shoot day

We just had our second shoot day for the new short film. Everything went VERY well. Let's see. What went right?

1) The home made camera boom nailed the shot. The movement was smooth and it looked great on the preview screen (we'll see how it looks once I import it for editing).

2) The faux legs I made out of plaster? They also looked awesome! They were heavier than I thought they'd be, so it took some steady arms behind the scenes, but darned if they don't look like someone floating past behind the star actress. So cool!

3) The stunts went over great. First we did the shot where Ray pulled Amy down the hallway by her hair, she spins around, and kicks him off. Then we did the shot (sequentially before he pulls her down the hallway) where he pulls her back off her chair, by her hair. It was awesome. The actors both did what they needed to do and I think it'll look great. I loved it!

4) The actors were great. The tag-alongs that came with one of them were also great. The people, all around, just nailed it. Heather helped with setting up a scene that was giving us trouble. Mary Beth, who I'd never met before, totally came up with the idea of padding the ground so Valerie didn't hurt herself when she went backwards over the chair. Just all around the people made it happen. It was just perfect.

I'm really happy with how well today went. Just awesome. Thanks to everyone!