Today was slightly more eventful than yesterday. The crew is starting to gel more everyday and things are going well. We shot four scenes today using mostly handheld and some shots on sticks, the Steadicam, and one jib shot (which I was able to pull off...more on that later). All of our scenes today were exterior and three of the four were dialogue. We were shooting in a open air market and so there were lots of extras and animals running all over the place. Thankfully everything went smoothly.
Ok...here's the scoop on the shot I took. The Red Camera (www.red.com) was set up on the end of the Jimmy Jib (www.jimmyjib.com) which was built out to twenty-four feet. The Director and DP (Director of Photography) couldn't agree on what angle they should use so the decided to do two takes, one the Director's way and one the DP's way. The shot ran something like this. First take: A high locked off shot, nothing interesting. Second take: The DP wanted a little more motion so I started out high with the actress staged under me. As she moved up the street, I boomed down to about eye level during their conversation. Toward the end of their conversation, she and another actress begin to move toward the camera and then run out of the frame, under the camera as I boom up. The shot was simple, but should cut nicely into the final sequence.
So there you have it. The second day of the shoot and my first shot. I am getting some pictures from a friend on set who has a camera, but until then, here are some pics that dad took on his phone.
Me, resting the camera.
As 1st/2nd AC part of my job it to take the camera from the operator at the end of each take to allow them to rest and focus on the next take or shot.
Today's quiz: 1. What are sticks? 2. What is a Put-Put?
Yesterday's answer: The Martini shot is the last shot of the day. We were thinking of calling it the grape juice shot since this is a Christian film, but that didn't fly.
6 Comments:
Are the camels man and wife?
The camels look like they're smooching! Congrats on your first shot!
Are the camels man and wife!!! I think not. They're eying each other to see who has the bigger hump - which makes them two guys.
Either that or they're checking out the other camel's halter to see who has more bling - which makes them two girls. :-)
Sorry, Matthew, I'm hijacking your blog post, which had nothing to do with camel gender!! LOL
Uh, hello, "sticks" would be referring to HOCKEY. Duh. "Shots on sticks" can only mean that. I mean, like, hello, like making a goal with a HOCKEY STICK. What an easy trivia question. You can send my Coldstone Prize Certificate to Ohio, thank you very much!!
Second day on set and you are already working a camera!!! WOW, I'm following you on twitter, good luck and have fun.
Being a photograhper, I would think that "sticks" would be referring to tripods...right?
As far as Put-Put...I have not the slightest.
Glad to see that you are getting right in there and making the most of your time down there. Best of luck!
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