The Big Filming Weekend

Well! This was quite the weekend. Two weeks ago we had our expert interview with Rick, and it went smoothly I think. Despite him having trepidations about appearing on camera, all in all I think it was a successful interview. I was extremely pleased with the way the interview looked on camera, possibly the best thing I've ever filmed. Rick was framed by the beautiful palms that surrounded his house, and we were able to shoot the entire thing on his front porch!

This past weekend was rather entertaining, Friday was devoted to our upcoming indigogo campaign. The majority of the money we're trying to raise will go towards music in post production. We each gave interviews detailing our views of the film and why it was important. I must say, it was kind've awkward having the camera pointed at me for a change. Saturday was spent riding around with Rick in his Jeep, something he does with his clients. We had him mic'ed up the entire time and he seemed much more comfortable. The footage from this weekend I thought turned out well, and all in all was a very smooth shoot.

Expert Interview

Wow. What a week this has been. I'm thoroughly impressed by all the progress on the film that's been made over the past week or so. Two weekends ago we all met in the dark on Carolina Beach in an attempt to film the sunrise. Sadly, it was way too cloudy for this, and instead the day turned in to a b-roll assignment. However, as this was the first time that all of us met our subject Rick, this was far from a wasted day. Some of our footage was hurt due to the lack of a polarizer, but we still managed to get some decent footage. Even more importantly, we learned how kind Rick was, and open and flexible with his time. Without his willingness to participate in our film to the level that he has engaged us so far, it might not have even happened. So it was a successful day in all.

That brings us to this Monday. I was extremely nervous going into this interview because, well, I'm not exactly known as being an amazing cinematographer or anything of the sort. However, it was all a collaborative effort and I think our interview wound up looking very, very nice on camera. I'm extremely pleased with how it looked visually. Audra was amazing asking questions and engaging Rick on camera, and I'm so happy that he was open with us, and we got some amazing answers to our questions. No doubt this will help drive our film forward as we now turn to filming other things. The rest of the afternoon was spent gathering more b roll, driving shots, beach shots and the lot. At the end of the day we filled up both memory cards and leave refreshed, but also excited to continue the task of finishing this film.