Shooting Days 4 & 5

After shooting 14 hours on saturday with a 5 hour turn around into sundays 8 hour shoot, we are all still standing.  We shot night for day on Saturday's shoot, so Kelly and I tented all the windows and doors, allowing no natural light to fill the set. It was long and intense, but we got through it and we made the day.  If I didn't have a pocket full of granola bars I probably would have died.  I can't say all of us were in the best of spirits as 1:00 A.M. rolled around and we were still shooting, but the important thing is no one gave up. Pulling onto campus at 8:00 A.M. the next morning and seeing some of the crew already beginning to congregate at the meeting place was a great feeling. This was one moment where I knew that there were others in the crew that were as dedicated to TMC as I am.  To see the commitment and dedication of others in the crew really makes me feel great about this film.  In terms of creating a shot list, Cody and I have gotten better at visually expressing where the shot will be set up to one another so that there is no confusion on set.  Communication as a whole on set is getting better, not quite there completely, but getting better.  Every shoot we get more efficient as a crew, and thats what counts.  Overall I would say it was a successful weekend.  I learned a lot, as I do every shoot.  We are holding a meeting today with the heads of every department to discuss how we can do better next weekend and eliminate any "opportunities" that we had last weekend from popping up again.