Whoah - what a mad day. We had a serious number of setups to complete yesterday as we were shooting all the scenes to link up the footage we had shot outside of DMU. At the end of the day we needed to nail all these scenes as we were to move to the Queens building for the next shoot. Multiple set ups take time due to lighting and this added to a goresome gore set piece meant we were tight for time.
Already in a tight schedule when a double whammy hit us. Prepared for a 2 camera set up we lost one camera due to a technical problem. Stuart - 2nd camera - had to lose his rig so Neill could use it. Secondly our lead actress's train was late and then she had to wait outside as we all had our phones off trying to get some cut away shots!
All this resulted in the shoot starting at 12 instead of 10:30. From this point my main concern was coverage and some shots had to be lost so we could shoot the scene. The day become one of setting the shots, shooting a couple of takes and moving on. Not the most relaxing day from a directors point of view - nor a DOP's - but the choice was made as a return to the building at this time would have thrown the shoot off schedule.
On reflection i learned a lot yesterday. Firstly having a second or even third camera is a must. Secondly to switch my phone on between takes! Thirdly to have a Floor Manager/First AD. A lot of my time was spent doing this job - getting people organised for times etc - which is a lot on top of directing.
End Note - as usual stay tuned for shooting stills.
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