February 18, 2006
It did snow, briefly; but we didn't catch it on film.
We actually didn't catch much on film at all, due to a faulty camera motor that we spent 200 feet of film and five or six hours trying to fix. Eventually, we gave up on the first camera and loaded the unexposed second half of the roll into an old Eclair that hadn't been run in years, prayed that it was set at 24fps (there were no markings designating a frame rate, but it looked like it was moving at the right speed) and grabbed a few of the shots on my list before calling it a day. Hopefully, we'll be able to get together again next weekend, with a functioning SRII, to really finish things off. If we don't, then I might just have to be content with what I already have, because a quick coordination of calendars indicated that we wouldn't be able to shoot again until early April. I really don't like the idea of dragging things out that long. We're all just so damn busy.
I never get worked up or terribly concerned about problems on set (especially when there's a piano around to relaxe with). As the non-shoot wore on this afternoon, I thought about a story David Lynch tells on his Short Films DVD (which I finally sat down to watch with Marc last weekend). He had set about making his second short film, and spent two months shooting a roll of meticulous hand-painted animation. When it was done, he took it to the lab and had it processed, and afterwards was so excited to see it that he unrolled the first few feet right there on their front step. It was all a blur. He'd exposed the film wrong; none of it had come out. Two months of work down the drain.
For some odd reason, he said, it didn't really bother him.
That's a bit how I felt today. At least until I was driving home. The drive home is what always gets me, every time.
Posted by David Lowery at February 18, 2006 11:59 AM
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Don't worry. We'll get it done.
I think working with a tight-knit group of friends making constant sexual innuendo jokes makes things a little less stressful.
Let's roll!
Posted by: jmj at February 19, 2006 11:59 AM
I'm sure you guys will get the rest shot soon...
and don't worry----the drive always gets me, too....when we're left alone with the road and our own thoughts...:)
it's going to be great!!!!
Posted by: frank at February 19, 2006 01:11 PM