Day 1

Whew! What a day! Seems like I've been saying that a lot lately. Still, today was a long day of running around and trying to tie up loose ends. But never fear, we made it through okay. We started shooting right on time (if not a bit early), and our actors (who are both teenagers), turned out performances like pros. I couldn't be happier. On top of that, the crew was great; taking care of things that my brain doesn't have the ability to grasp at the moment. My ability to pay attention to multiple things has drastically diminished, both because of fatigue, and because of how much attention I want to give my actors. In my experience, actors work best if you remember that they are people, and since these kids are on the young side (first film for both of them!), I want to pay double attention to make sure they are comfortable and understand exactly what is going on.

Anyway, we shot in the afternoon, and caught some beautiful 'Golden Hour' light. I just can't say enough about how wonderful it is to shoot at that time of day. The light just catches everyones eyes and skin and hair in the most beautiful way. Why wouldn't you want to shoot then? I wish the whole day was lit like that. But alas, the sun only gives us a short time each day to look absolutely beautiful. Still we managed to get what we needed in that short window of time, then move on to the darker shots we needed as well. All in all, I would say the day is a success.

Tomorrow is the big day of shooting the stage scene. I can't wait. It's going to be a bit hectic, but I'm hopeful that because I have such a great group of people around me helping me do the thinking and heavy lifting, that we'll get through it all without too much trouble. Here are some pictures of the day!