Today started off well as we began the shooting of the last scene of the film. Weather seemed well since the rain should not fall until tomorrow. However, halfway through the afternoon it just all of a sudden began to pour! We all had to run out and begin covering equipment, electrical boxes, and the lighting instruments. It was quite an adventure. I'm excited to see the film and see how well we made it appear like a transition from day to night when we were actually filming day scenes at night, night scenes during the day, and even had thunderstorms and construction work making sounds in the background. Always an adventure. . .
It was a beautiful last scene! I am excited to see how the director finally decides to end to film and to see it edited together. We did several different possible endings and while I have a favorite, any decision the director makes will be so powerful! I am amazed at this script with the wonderful story that Barta Heiner wrote, the adaptation Tom Russell made for film, the design of of the director of photography, and the editing that will be done during post-production. This is one of the most amazing projects I have been able to work on. It will be sad to end, but also a relief to rest. I worked twelve hours today, from noon to midnight. I'm constantly learning new things, but I still wish I knew how to help with the lighting design. It's not really spoken as design, but to know where each light should be placed and how it needs to look on the actor. I'm still trying to transition over from theatre to film, it's difficult to see the slight changes the light has on skin tones and it is based mostly off the f-stop and other photography based information. It's been a few years since I've worked with a camera. Hopefully soon, I'll be able to learn enough to truly be confident in taking control when the key grip has to leave on another errand. There is so much to know when working with lighting for the theatre and film. I just prefer to work as a technician, but it is a wonderful feeling to know that I helped to assist in design.
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Stagehands have astonishing learning curves. It's not unusual for stage crews to have trucks full of unknown scenery arrive at a theatre on Monday, which we need to assemble and understand to open a show we've never seen before... on Tuesday night.
Most people, if confronted with such a task, would flatly say it was impossible.
Stagehands find ways to make it possible. We learn quickly, we draw upon years of experience, skills and training, and (all too often) we drink lots of coffee and work all night.
I've had one longstanding handicap in my career as a stagehand. I don't drink coffee.
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