Yesterday was our first night shoot. We started the day at three o'clock in the afternoon and wrapped for the day at three o'clock in the morning. I prepared for this by staying up very late Thursday so I would sleep in Friday. I woke up around eleven thirty Friday morning so my body was rested up for another twelve hour day.
Shooting at night is actually a lot of fun. It's a completely different atmosphere. Since it's dark outside, everything we're shooting has to be lit so it's almost more of a party feeling on set. Smaller lights here and there, the big 18K (18,000 watt light) suspended from the crane about forty feet in the air...it's a whole different ballgame. I'll take some pictures Monday and you can all see for yourselves how cool it looks.
It cools down quite a bit at night, so everyone brought something warm to put on once the sun went over the horizon. Thanks to the cool weather, the bugs weren't nearly as bad as we were expecting them to be. We're in the middle of a swamp/bayou and we are literally surrounded by water, so if we do get some warm nights, it's going to get ugly.
Monday, we are going to shoot the wedding scene that takes place near the end of the story. It's going to be the toughest scene in the entire movie to light and shoot. There will be about 50 extras, plus the cast and crew so the logistics involved are going to be much greater than in the past. Hopefully everyone will be in a good mood and things will go smoothly. If things go well, it will probably be the most beautiful scene (from a camera and lighting perspective) in the entire series.
Okay...those of you who are wondering what a shower curtain is are about to be enlightened. It is a very thin piece of light diffusing material that is placed in front of a light to help soften the light.
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