Hello everyone!
I'm currently importing all of the footage from the SD cards we had in the camera and camcorder. Since we shot so much (and in a very high resolution as well), these transfers are taking a WHILE. At least that gives me a little more time to talk to you guys about how today went, am I right!
Overall, everything went pretty smoothly. All of the "crew" (Kim, Wade, Sammy as well as myself) were all at my house about an hour before the shoot, making sure everything was set up. We got the equipment ready, polished the interview space, and waited for Sabrina to get there, which took a little while but nothing too crazy.
We started around 10:30 AM or so and kept going. From what I could tell, the interviews went well, especially with so many difficult being asked back to back. The only annoying thing was my air conditioning, since it kept turning off randomly and I couldn't turn it off, only put a specific temperature so that it eased out faster (why don't AC's have off buttons? it seems kind of counterintuitive to me, but whatever).
After the interview, Sabrina had a doctor's appointment, which allowed the crew to eat and get the set ready for the B-roll. We got to relax a little before the shoot which was nice. Honestly, I'm really glad we asked them to be a part of it - if I'm being completely honest, Kim and I definitely needed the help (especially with so many props to move and equipment to handle).
B-roll went well, too. The set looked cool, Sabrina was into it, and overall the energy was pretty up there. The only issue is that as the light moved from on top of my house to the side of my house (due to the angle of the sunlight), it started getting brighter and brighter in my living room (I guess the blinds and blankets were not enough like I thought). It got really annoying especially during 5:00 PM or so, but we persevered (especially since we didn't really have another choice). I just have to hope that everything goes well in post, I guess. Here are some stills:
After shooting, I also helped Sabrina film a scene from her short film. It's really nice to have a bunch of people from AICE Media to count on not just being in your projects, but also allow you to help with theirs. So yeah - relatively successful first day, I'd say? Excited for tomorrow's shoot with Maya, I'll check in with you then!
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