22.11.12
This dry run was a good chance for me to try out
some scheduling techniques and learn from failure. Although a lot of things
went wrong during the shoot, I learnt something from each one.
We had some issues with sound at the start which
meant we started behind schedule. I made a note to increase the setup time for
the next dry run.
I noticed that I had not scheduled enough time for
the tracking shots. I discovered that it took a while to set up the dolly and
after that lots of rehearsal time is needed. I made another note to increase
all tracking shot times.
After the dry un, I also decided that the minimum
time we would have for setup changes is 10mins as 5mins was just not sufficient.
This is enough time to get to the next setup and set up the next shot, ready
for cast and director.
I also had to cut shots because we ran out of time.
Peter looked quite sad about this so I said he could choose one more shot to
film as long as it was done in under 5mins.
The shot he chose was the best shot of the entire
short during the screening. Although we struggled a little more than unit 1, I
feel like our end result was better than theirs. Maybe as a unit, we work
better under pressure. It's definitely something to consider
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06.12.12
First I'd just like say
"I MUST BE AN EXTREMELY DEDICATED STUDENT"
I didn't go out for my own 21st birthday because I
didn't want to be hung over for this dry run !!!! I deserve an award or
something for that J
As usual, the dry run did not go smoothly. I think
I'm getting used to the fact that we will always have problems. I just have to
deal with them to the best of my ability. We had scheduled a jib shot but it
proved harder to execute than we originally thought it would. It takes 2 strong
people to manoeuvre the jib well. Stef (grip),
was too small to handle the weight so Tony took over. It took a long time to
get the Jib shot done. I didn't ask Peter to move on because it was something
we needed to practice. I would rather we went over time and mastered the jib
rather than finishing early and struggling with the jib next time on an actual
shoot day.
Overall I think my performance as AD today was quite
poor. I can' explain it but I felt down and I'm sure it showed. I was extremely
quiet when I should have been loud and assertive and kept to myself. I think I
need to find a solution to get me out of bad moods else we'll all struggle on
set. I'm thinking sweets as they usually make me happy and energetic so I'll
need to make sure I have a stash of them for every shoot day.
17.01.13
I understand why Chris wanted us to shadow each
other today but I think it was done the wrong way. If he wanted to use this method, both units
should have had the dry runs on different days. This would have given us more
time to shadow allowing us to actually learn something.
Unit 2 were shadowing in the morning and we
basically just stood around and watched. It was extremely cold and a lot of us
found it hard to concentrate. Hannah was not there so I had no one to shadow.
Chris advised that I shadow Anthony so I tried. Didn't really learn much but
noted down that I need to be loud and clear when delivering instructions.
I was extremely angry that unit 2 members had made
an effort to wake up in the morning and stand in the freezing cold to shadow
unit 1 but the majority of them didn't show up to shadow us.
One thing I learnt from this dry run is that at
times we'll be in locations that can't accommodate for the whole crew,
therefore I'll need to pick people who are needed on set. These are the people
who will stay on the set for the whole period while others go back and forth.
They are:
Webster
Peter
Kiran
Me
Jack
+ Joel
Louis
Overall I think the dry runs were quite useful and I
learnt a few things which helped me develop my AD skills. I'm disappointed we
won't be having a cast dry run as I was looking forward to testing my entire
routine with everyone present to see if it was suitable for the main shoot. I
guess I'll have to prepare as much as I can and hope for the best.
