Sunday, March 16, 2008

Pre-shoot prep

Looked at the scenes I'm shooting today, doodled on the script for blocking, camera angles, etc, so I don't have to start from scratch on the spot. We'll go with the flow, of course. Changing one kitchen scene to somewhere else in the condo for variety. Need to decide on a couple exterior locations on the road, away from the condo. Will leave early so I can do some scouting.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This has to be the fun part, watching your story come alive.Enjoy!

susan@hypercompendia

Charles Deemer said...

Yes, indeed. I love working with the actors. But in a sense, the most fun for me, and certainly the most challenging, is editing, including adding the music. I ordered Band In A Box so I have more versatility in the latter efforts.

The real challenge today is shooting some moving car scenes (interior) because I don't have all the tools the studios use. At the same time, my camera is so small (I use The Flip minicam), I can reach out and get a variety of one-handed angles that wouldn't be possible with a larger camera. I think I can even reach out the back window and shoot in through the front window! It'll be fun to try, at any rate.