‘S late and I’m bone tired.
Two items of note today –
HODs’ MEETING – Wow. So this is what happens when pre-prod goes the way it’s supposed to. Our 1AD has sorted out a tentative schedule where we shoot out the cast members whose availability shrunk when the shoot dates moved. And the various HODs got to say what they needed, find out what their fellow HODs needed, and more often than not, through the two degrees of separation because of the small industry here, provide solutions to problems, concerns or needs. I want to hug everyone; I refrain.
WORKSHOP – Blocked some scenes with the actors. Didn’t have time in the forty-eight hours since the reading/workshop to revise the script like I’d hoped but the blocking and workshop was just brill’. “Ah,” I nodded to myself in whatever scene, “so that’s why she does that.” It was nice to see the pages brought to life – even at half-energy ’cause we’re just workshopping, y’know – and to have the opportunity to shape the scenes. And always find new things that the actors bring to the roles and the story.
Not that it was all sweetness and light. Some scenes turned out to be exceedingly short. Some snippets of dialogue were painfully long.
But it’s fine – I’ve got a bit of time to revise the script. Maybe not work the revisions through with the actors before the cameras roll. But when they’re done, they’ll be an improvement on what I think were already pretty strong bones.
Okay: optimism is high but measured.
High because I’ll admit I’m a little bit excited by this venture. (The moment’ll pass.)
Measured because I’ve just realised that I’m overdue to sort out post-production workflow. We shoot in six days. Four of those are the long Easter weekend.
I think it’s time to start delegating.
