The show's value, and the obligation to maintain it, is not lost on those involved in the production. On the contrary, we feel a burden of responsibility. It doesn't weigh so heavily that we can't enjoy the work, but I think that we feel a real responsibility to make the show as good as it can be, continually interesting and taking off in new directions. What happened with SeaChange is that it has become something that is greater than the sum of its parts. It's a kind of alchemy that happens only occasionally.
Families can watch it together.
It has a really wide demographic appeal. Enjoying the work and appealing to the masses doesn't necessarily seem uppermost in the minds of the cast and crew as they sustain a brisk pace on a short day at the end of June. They want to get the 5.35 scheduled minutes of scenes from episodes 35 and 36 shot, and get in out of the cold. The maximum temperature has been forecast as 11 degrees and the south-westerly winds are whipping around Barwon Heads, the town unassumingly nestled on the Victorian coast that plays home to some iconic parts of Pearl Bay. By 5.10pm, the sun will set and that means that the succession of scenes scheduled for this chilly Thursday have to be shot fast by Lewin and director of photography, Dan Burstall.