Well, almost. We didn't get everything done we wanted to today, but damn, did we get some beautiful work done.
It was pretty obvious as soon as we left campus for filming that we were probably going to run late. And we did; we were roughly an hour behind schedule the entire day. Thankfully our first scene was not that difficult; it is footage for a montage later in the film, intercutting between two locations during a monologue. We whipped out the Steadycam for it and the footage looks absolutely amazing; too bad I can't show you guys...
In case you missed the Facebook updates, our camera did not come back on time as Sony had promised. However, Nathan knew a guy named Grayson Murphy who just happened to own exactly the same camera we normally use. I met with him yesterday and he's an awesome guy: funny, creative, laid-back, and enthusiastic. He was glad to let us use his camera for the shooting this weekend while Sony takes their sweet time, despite having never read the script before or even knowing anything about the project. He and his girlfriend were on set all day, holding out through long rehearsals, acting exercises, and technical setups. Grayson really helped out with our equipment and technical issues too...I can see him being a great working partner in the future.
Speaking of rough times on set, there was a particularly difficult shot today that we NAILED. It is a first-person sequence done entirely with the helmet cam that runs for around a minute. It took us fourteen takes and three hours just to get this one shot. We were all frustrated, hungry, and dehydrated, but then that last take came...and it was money. Pure money.
I must also speak of Daniel and Zaque. These guys communicate to actors in a way I cannot understand. I don't want to spoil too many details, but let's just say they work as translators for what I can't express in words. There were some incredibly intense moments on set, to say the least.
Our grip roles today were primarily filled by associate producer Melissa Raver and film clubber Timothy Snyder, who was happy to lend his hands and his pickup truck for transportation. Grayson's girlfriend Sophia was also pretty boss.
I unfortunately don't have any access to the production photos we took today, but I can instead offer some snapshots of the most beautiful footage we got today. Note that these are all spoiler free.
The second day of production is this Monday, September 6th. The schedule says we're going to start at 9:15am, but we'll see how it goes once we actually get on set.
Greatest day of my life,
-JD.
Principal Photography: ~15%
Video Editing: ~2%
Audio Mastering: 0%
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