Finals Weekend

So this weekend was really a blessing for me because Zach allowed me to spend minimal time on set to get work done. On Friday night we did the pickup scene at the shadowy house and I accomplished my first Conrad Hall set (no visible lights/cords but it's all magically illuminated) I was really proud of it. Once I had the first set up done, there were only minor tweaks for the other shots. After that scene, me and Zach did some cut ins/establishing shots which were fun to light.

On Saturday I had the day off, and I wrote the first 20 pages of my prompt book for directing. This saved my life, I would have never ever have finished otherwise. I went back to set once they got to the classroom scene and everyone was excited I was back but alas my second Conrad Hall set...not by choice. In order to save time, they left the overheads on, it looked really ugly and I didn't have to set up any lights except for like 3 shots..maybe. Quite unfortunate.

Sunday, I woke up at the crack of dawn to go to a freelance-esque job with France Productions. I was really nervous at first because it was obvious they didn't really need my help too much and I didn't want to step on their toes. They also didn't realize I knew anything, so I started talking about the equipment they had and what not and then they opened up to me. I learned some audio stuff and got more familar with Kinoflos. The gaffer, Tim, also used negative fill inside which I had only ever done with exterior shots, so that was good too. I had to leave a few hours in with the promise that they would be in touch to get me back on set more often. I then went to my directing final for the rest of the day.

I talked to Zach afterwards to see how everything went and I was very proud that he survived on his own without me. I was also kinda sad because he's learned so much this semester that he doesn't really need me too much anymore...which is good but I liked being needed.