Tails
“Tails” refers to the tail slate, the clap at the end of a take when things get flipped around—and this blog is just that: a flipped-around peek behind the scenes of my second feature.
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Filmed the opening scene of the film today. I think we covered it well. But we ended up having to push a scene from today to tomorrow. Now tomorrow looks a bit insane. Not sure how we’re going to get through it. I think the lead of the film trusts me. But I’m not sure…
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Today went really well. We were able to pick up a shot we hand missed before for another scene and we ended our day a few minutes early. We have a big scene to shoot tomorrow but I’ve storyboarded it with my DP (with the help of Artemis) in the space, so I’m feeling crazy…
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Miss my daughter like crazy. Filmed an insanely darkly funny scene tonight. Ended the night feeling so pumped about the scene we got. But also so sad about the time apart from my daughter.
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We captured some amazing scenes today. Somehow ended the day feeling like a couple of crew hate me. Stressed about the budget.
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I think today went well. We didn’t quite get everything we need. It does feel like we’re tiptoeing around the school to not anger them further. And people in different buildings seem confused and surprised when we show up to film even though we’ve been told that everyone has been notified. It’s not fun to…
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Filming went much better today. We made our day, grabbed the scene we didn’t get yesterday, and I came up with a new scene on the spot that we were able to jump outside to film. My creative problem solving flowed much better today. We’ve made some schedule changes that the location definitely hates. Helping…
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Long day. Crew really hustled. Lead actor was relentlessly positive. Didn’t make our day. Had to punt a scene to tomorrow. Fingers crossed we can squeeze it in. Filmed some really special moments. Had to compromise on some other moments. Hopefully the movie ends up being more special than compromised overall. Tried to text an…
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I think I messed up the days in my countdown timer. But I can’t really go back now. I’ve been thinking – I don’t really have the ego that is normally required of people who are directors. I worry that is setting me up to fail. But I’m not sure what else I would do.…
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Lead actor got on the plane. I honestly feel like a judgemental ass now for panicking about people not responding to me. I’m so comfortable with silence when I’m with someone in person, but apparently that does not apply over text. Currently, I’m staying up late to greet her and make sure she gets settled…
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I told my lead about the fire. Tried to keep it neutral and informative since that’s all that it truly was. Now I’m a bit worried she’s going to get on the plane to fly here. Closed on most of my other actors today. Amazing casting progress. But only helpful if I have a lead…
Tails 