Today is not exactly what I would call "eventful." We got up a little late and moseyed on over to the set where Christi made up our little Garden (which never made it into any shots.) I had a diet Mountain Dew--OH, the flags and nets came in!
They were sitting on the porch waiting for me. I was so excited--though disappointed we only had one single net...I found that odd. at least if there were two singles and one double, I could double up the single to make a double--right?
Anyway--I tried to work their use in today's scenes but it just wasn't happening. I decided to go with natural sunlight for the kitchen scene but since we needed to raise the levels in the room I threw the silk on top of the fridge and used it as a bounce board (which reminds me, I need to go to walmart.)
Later, the sun was causing all sorts of problems for outdoor shots so I tried to strategically use the silk and c-Stand in conjunction but it didn't quite work out...stupid sunlight! If only we had Benjamin Button's giant silk everything would have worked out perfectly!!!
I spoke to Melvin (camera op) about the lens adapter he bought for the EX3 and how unhappy I was with the lenses we had access to. He's been more-or-less convinced of my view so we may return it to get a few hundred dollars toward something more useful (pending Jack's feelings on the subject.)
Speaking of Melvin--we were shooting outside for about three hours with his glidecam rig strapped on. I kept trying to find excuses for him to take a break cause I could tell it was weighing down on him. We also had to do these semi-complicated camera moves and so we were giving Melvin a hundred and one different notes on what needed to happen on the next go. He was a good sport and got the job done!!
So I just got back from Walmart and have constructed two reflectors from foam board, duct tape, and aluminum foil (I'm cheap.) This will be handy when we shoot in the park tomorrow.
Let's hope tomorrow goes well--we have to lure a bird into a shot somehow.
Time for Bed,
--Mr. Zach
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