Phew, after a couple long (but super fun) shoot days, we’re done filming! Yay!
Still feeling super lucky that I got a group where the dynamic is so light, collaborative, and supportive. Love these humans.
Filming yesterday went a lot smoother technically, but these scenes were definitely more complicated, so we had to spend a good amount of time making sure we were on the same page as far as flow/consistency/timing went. Not to mention having to run around Clinton Hill the whole time haha. I was really eager to do a scene where I would trip over a bunch of trash bags, but forget that I sprained my shoulder recently (my dive-roll shoulder!!) so I’m really glad that when David shot it we got it in one take… Or rather, that the first take worked enough, because I couldn’t do a second one, lest I suffer another shoulder injury or another cut in my foot. Note to self: look before you leap (in the trash).
Major questions/issues I’ve been thinking about:
I keep thinking about the timing of all this — I mean, since this is more or less a comedy, seems like our number 1 priority should be timing. Unfortunately I think that sort of had to take a back seat to just getting it done, but I’m excited to see how everyone’s scenes work together. Just worried it’s going to be obscenely long, since the scenes I edited (3 and 4) are already 3 mins total…
Also worried a bit about continuity, specifically with the camera as a character. We came up against this a little in the first three scenes, but especially with the chase scene it was hard to get shots that were both fun and made sense (both in the context of the narrative and just spatially in the frame).
Overall though, I think we did a really good job with the shots, and I think with feedback today (and actually editing the audio in my scenes), we’re going to end up with a great final video. Even if we don’t, I’m sure this project will still be one of the highlights of my first semester, if not my whole time at ITP.
