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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Shoot Date- Ren's Studio - day 7
April 2, 2010
Shooting without the other actors, I focussed on getting the footage of Ren for the scenes which were otherwise mostly complete. On previous days I had to focus on getting the shots of either Gordon or Julie, leaving out the shots of Ren due to time constraints. I knew I would come back to shoot the shots of my character later.
Now it was time for me to do some acting, unfortunately without the other actors present. Having gone over the scenes extensively already with them, I was ready to perform even without them in the room to perform with me.
I had extensive shot lists planned for the scenes of Ren, since being in front of the camera poses additional challenges to the directing process. We got a lot done this day, but there is still much more to be done in order to complete these scenes to my satisfaction.
I'll be going over the footage soon to see what I've missed and what else I need. Until then, I'm pretty happy with the work that is so far complete. We got most of my performance for these scenes, but there is still more to be done. In addition to my performance, I am planning to get extensive amounts of pick up shots, and "B-roll" footage on later shoot dates.
Shooting without the other actors, I focussed on getting the footage of Ren for the scenes which were otherwise mostly complete. On previous days I had to focus on getting the shots of either Gordon or Julie, leaving out the shots of Ren due to time constraints. I knew I would come back to shoot the shots of my character later.
Now it was time for me to do some acting, unfortunately without the other actors present. Having gone over the scenes extensively already with them, I was ready to perform even without them in the room to perform with me.
I had extensive shot lists planned for the scenes of Ren, since being in front of the camera poses additional challenges to the directing process. We got a lot done this day, but there is still much more to be done in order to complete these scenes to my satisfaction.
I'll be going over the footage soon to see what I've missed and what else I need. Until then, I'm pretty happy with the work that is so far complete. We got most of my performance for these scenes, but there is still more to be done. In addition to my performance, I am planning to get extensive amounts of pick up shots, and "B-roll" footage on later shoot dates.
(photos by Gary Kaplan)
Shoot Date- Gordon's Apartment - Day 6
April 1, 2010
Shooting with Julie and Gordon.
We got some great stuff on this day. I'm very pleased with the performances and way the scenes are coming to life.
I decided to shoot the scenes mostly hand held, which will make sense in the story, and it helped speed up the production process. I was able to get a lot done in a short period of time using this method.
Shooting with Julie and Gordon.
We got some great stuff on this day. I'm very pleased with the performances and way the scenes are coming to life.
I decided to shoot the scenes mostly hand held, which will make sense in the story, and it helped speed up the production process. I was able to get a lot done in a short period of time using this method.
(photos by Gary Kaplan)
Shoot Date- Ren's Studio - day 5
March 28, 2010
Last day to shoot Gordon's scenes in Ren's Studio. This was an all day shoot.
Very productive day, we got quite a lot done- there was also quite a lot we didn't get done. The scenes in Ren's Studio are turning out to be quite an undertaking, with more details than any other location. I knew that going in, but the reality set in as we enter production. Things were going ahead of schedule until this location, which has brought the production back to my original estimates for completion time frames.
The complexity of the scenes in Ren's Studio have been humbling, my crew has been minimal, with much less help than I had hoped, compounded with the fact that I am acting in these scenes- so needless to say, directing in these circumstances has presented a heightened challenge.
(photos by Wilfredo)
Monday, March 22, 2010
Shoot Date- Ren's Studio - day 4
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Shoot Date- Park Location, Gordon's Apartment - day 3
Saturday, March 20.
Alamo square to shoot the Park scene with Anna, Julie, and Gordon.
I shot the scene handheld, and we got a lot done in a short amount of time. Since we were outside, there were no lights to deal with. This is the fastest way to shoot. We got the entire scene done in about 2 hours. Lunch at a nearby cafe, then a few more shots with Gordon and Julie in the park. We had to charge the camera battery while we had lunch.
Later, we went to San Mateo and finished one of the scenes at Gordon's apartment.
We scheduled one more apartment scene with Julie and Gordon for Thurday, April 1.
Alamo square to shoot the Park scene with Anna, Julie, and Gordon.
I shot the scene handheld, and we got a lot done in a short amount of time. Since we were outside, there were no lights to deal with. This is the fastest way to shoot. We got the entire scene done in about 2 hours. Lunch at a nearby cafe, then a few more shots with Gordon and Julie in the park. We had to charge the camera battery while we had lunch.
Later, we went to San Mateo and finished one of the scenes at Gordon's apartment.
We scheduled one more apartment scene with Julie and Gordon for Thurday, April 1.
Shoot Date- Hallway Location - day 2
On Friday, March 19, the plan was to shoot Lenny and Gordon in the Hall, then go to San Mateo with Lenny and Gordon for the scene in Gordon's apartment.
Rebecca (Julie) also came to re-shoot a few of her shots from the first day.
We got the rest of the hallway scenes done.
I decided to reschedule the Gordon's apartment scene. We settled on April 10.
Rebecca (Julie) also came to re-shoot a few of her shots from the first day.
We got the rest of the hallway scenes done.
I decided to reschedule the Gordon's apartment scene. We settled on April 10.
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