Sunday, May 16, 2010

Principal Photography Day 1, Wrapped Up

There will be a (planned) total of three principal photography shooting days for my short film, and yesterday I wrapped up the first one for my female lead Ruth Jansen.


A screen capture from yesterday.

The days leading up to yesterday have been a pendulum of emotions for me, from excitement to apprehension. Yesterday practically meant the point of no return for this film project, and on one side I was washed with the realization that my first attempt at this may be too ambitious for my own good; not only do I not have enough experience in most of the tools at my disposal, I've never really shot a plot-driven film. On the other, I am excited that the ball's rolling and there has been some fruition to come out of all the resources I've put into this project to date.

One down, two more to go, and along the way, I'm having to learn to be competent in this whole thing.