Ever drink so much that you can't exactly remember what happened the day before? Maybe little pieces pop-up in your head but the context is a bit blurry--or maybe the context is there and it's the details that are lacking. Well anyway--that's what it's been like with filming for the past two days.
Blurry--not drunk.
So yes, I love my Canon 5D. And yes, it does have its limitations. But no, I don't care.
The past two days have been about playing catchup with our new actress. We filmed for a full week with the previous lead when she had to drop out. We then waited almost a whole week to find a replacement. So we're reshooting that first week, while making up what was missed, and trying to fit in what's supposed to be shot right now.
So it's like doing the 48 hour film project everyday. Yesterday involved grabbing a lot of "bedroom" scenes. Things moved pretty quickly as I already knew my angles and lighting setups from our first go-around. But I had to make some adjustments for the new camera. (I should really review the footage.) I'm trying my best to keep us from going over a 1000 ISO (which I've heard is a sweet spot.) So I'm having to light differently than when we used the EX3 and 150.
Speaking of lighting--I've been doing way too much work. I'm so used to doing everything myself that I forget I have 2-3 people designated to my needs. So today when I started feeling a bit tired, I just laid on the floor and spat out orders until the scene was ready.
I did say "thank you" when we were done.
Our new PA/Grip/2nd AC--Amber--has been great. She's done some theater work so is falling right into place on set. Sure, she doesn't know our cool codewords like C47 and Pam Grier, but she's learning. We've become so accepting of her that we decided to give her a nickname: Boo-Berry--as in "blueberry" on the account of her short, blue hair.
She's close friends with the lead actress, Chelsea--and has apparently been corrupted by our dirty-minded, mean-spirited, I'm-just-kidding attitude. She's also introduced us to this great Copy-Paste game that will hopefully replace the "That's what she said" jokes that run rampant on set.
I showed my parents footage of us hitting the dummy spliced in with the actor's performance. My mother screamed with surprise. I had only spent about five minutes trying to make it work. I know that it can be improved, but on a 15" screen, everyone has been quite impressed.
Tomorrow we're supposed to reshoot the shower scene. If the first time gawking at a naked girl in 1080p wasn't awkward enough--I got to do it again, except for this time with a feminist that hates the concept of a patriarchy and female-objectification. Maybe if I whisper "I'm sorry" the whole time I shoot it won't get uncomfortable.
...I'm sorry.
...I'm sorry.
...I'm sorry.
...I'm sorry.
Yeah--it's not working out even in practice.
We need to avoid our actress's tattoos. I'm not exactly sure why--I think Jack wants to portray her as uber-innocent. So that may mean closer, tighter shots (which are my preference). I think it makes things more intimate and with the shallow depth of field this camera brings us--intimacy is magnified!!
I meant emotionally...
...I'm sorry.
-Mr. Zach
is that scene early in the day? that seems like it would be a bit too awkward for me.
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