The Year of Archetype: Day 42

It's not that I'm reticent to talk about last Saturday's shoot. It's simply at a point where you'll see what transpired when the film is finished.

It was pretty much like every shoot I've ever done. I was prepared and so was everyone else. We got the job done an hour early. There were happy accidents and compromises and mistakes. We ran into snags that were usually resolved within a matter of minutes.

I designed the day to be logistically simple, which actually wasn't given we changed locations about six times, but we managed to get it done with myself, Maria, and Kyle. And barring the cast, the three of us can make this entire movie.

Now I'm prepping for tomorrow. Already prepped, really. Went to my co-lead's house last night and confirmed his wardrobe. Gear and tapes checked. Everyone notified and in possession of the most recent schedule. Everyone more or less prepared for shooting outside all day, which might completely backfire and get picked up on Sunday if we're too miserable to work a few more hours.

Some slightly odd things on today's docket: Scouting the wooded location and bringing a shovel to try to carve some paths for the crew in light of the recent foot of snow; buying snacks and energy drinks because we won't have a lunch proper and will instead just ingest crap all day; entertaining background fears that some dog-walker will stumble upon our shoot and be a bit nonplussed to see me, in a military jacket, poised behind a sniper rifle. I'll have to brief the crew tomorrow - who are all okay with the shenanigans I've planned - to shout "PINEAPPLE" if they see a pedestrian intruding upon our locale, at which point we'll hide our weapons and smile goofy and dur wur makeing a moovy fur skool. Works every time.