That's a Wrap
I finished shooting tonight at 1 A.M, two and a half grindingly screamingly out-of-the-question hours into overtime. Or so I was made to feel. Fact is? They probably have it in the budget.
When I look back at the first day of shooting it feels like something that happened in third grade. Like years and seasons presidencies have gone by between my first "action" before a shot of a truck passing by as seen through the spider-web draped windows of a rusted, abandoned car to my last "cut" after a shot of a menacing intruder's pov of a moonlit cabin the woods. But the whole crazy wonderful tense uncertain adventure only took four weeks. In my trailer when I went back to base camp tonight there was a package with some framed photographs of me directing, including one of me and La International Star, and one picture of me sitting on a ladder in the woods reading the script and looking very intense, and on the back of the picture were signatures and notes from the whole cast and crew--very moving and uplifting. And I need uplift because I'm feeling both good sad--that sweet nostalgia of saying good bye to great new friends who feel like family, like on the last day of summercamp--and also uneasy about the next steps of cutting, scoring, actually making it a movie. But when will I learn? When will I learn that I panicked about casting and ended up with a full house of dream actors? And on and on and on?
How about if I learn right now?
I did it, folks. I shot the movie, and it's looking good.
Onward!
When I look back at the first day of shooting it feels like something that happened in third grade. Like years and seasons presidencies have gone by between my first "action" before a shot of a truck passing by as seen through the spider-web draped windows of a rusted, abandoned car to my last "cut" after a shot of a menacing intruder's pov of a moonlit cabin the woods. But the whole crazy wonderful tense uncertain adventure only took four weeks. In my trailer when I went back to base camp tonight there was a package with some framed photographs of me directing, including one of me and La International Star, and one picture of me sitting on a ladder in the woods reading the script and looking very intense, and on the back of the picture were signatures and notes from the whole cast and crew--very moving and uplifting. And I need uplift because I'm feeling both good sad--that sweet nostalgia of saying good bye to great new friends who feel like family, like on the last day of summercamp--and also uneasy about the next steps of cutting, scoring, actually making it a movie. But when will I learn? When will I learn that I panicked about casting and ended up with a full house of dream actors? And on and on and on?
How about if I learn right now?
I did it, folks. I shot the movie, and it's looking good.
Onward!
posted by Tom at 1:16 AM
4 Comments:
great job on getting through that shoot.
i'm anxious to hear what you think after editing.
YEAHHHHHHHHH!!Congrats and thanks so much for sharing it with us!
(((STANDING OVATION!)))
Way to go, Tom! Way to go!
I had every ounce of faith in you and am proud that you forged on through any difficulties you encountered.
~Shannon~
BTW: Your success makes me feel as if I am capable of making my dreams come true!
If you so desire, hopefully it won't be years until your next shoot.
Of course, we're waiting to hear the woes of editing.
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