Oh hi.
Well. We had another shoot on Thursday night that proved successful, despite some minor setbacks. Time is never on our side. Especially mine...but that's a whole other blog....
Let me tell you about this last shoot. We had a bonfire scene in a remote, country setting. The weather turned out great! Kudos to Ms. Mother Nature. Also, we found a handful of extras that were more than willing to be cooperative and stick it out even though we were behind schedule. For that, I thank every single one of them.
But--here's what I really want to get off my chest--the single take in which we had to capture a baseball bat breaking a car tail light was so intense! I'll be straightforward here. I was nervous. First off, it's my fellow director and good friend's car so that was enough to be nervous. Secondly, anytime you have a one-shot deal there is pressure. There are just so many variables that could factor at any moment to make it go wrong! However, despite the looming variables, the single take was taken with excellence. I was physically behind the camera (hand held) for this take, and I literally jumped up and down after it was done. (This is a common occurrence for me, though.) I felt exuberant and exhausted all at once.
So, if you are wondering at all how something like that can be pulled off without 8 separate cars and multiple camera angles, here is our dirty little secret--confidence. We had no choice but to find it within ourselves (actors, directors, camera operators, boom op, etc) to know we had to get the take that time and we would do it. Yes, we had takes before the 'break take' so we all knew the movement and timing of the scene, but there is still a lot riding on one take. We took a deep breath and said, "Ok, we can do this." And, sure enough, we did it. :)
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