Camera Team Weekend

I still have one more show of the weekend, but I think I might hate it, because of my job. So, for now, I'll go on about Director of Photography and 1st AC.

DP was the job I was originally most worried about. Lighting terrified me. But after Crew Drills, I thought it was really fun. And as it turns out, it is really fun.

I was DP on Friday, and it was definitely one of my most favorite jobs on set. I told my cinematography professor what kind of lighting I wanted, and he told me how to get it. It worked out perfectly, and I couldn't stop smiling when I turned the camera on and looked through it. I was so impressed.

I also had a blast framing shots, riding on the dolly, and doing crazy camera stuff. This crazy dolly shot the director, Kendall, came up with was so much fun, and our directing professor told her it was cool, so that was really exciting.

I had a great working relationship with Kendall. She and I got along so well, and nothing went wrong. Literally, nothing. All day long, everything was great. The set was so much fun, and I was really proud of my camera work. 

I can't really describe how great DP was. If I were a production student, I think I might be a cinematography specialist. Oh, and now I'm noticing all of these amazing shots and lighting in movies. I went to see Skyfall the other day, and I kept thinking, "Look at that great OTS!" and "Those lights are so great!" 

Film school will do that to you, I guess.

Today I was 1st Assistant Camera, which is pulling focus. We did this awesome dolly shot-- yes, I do just love all dolly shots-- where we pushed in really slowly. I pulled focus on it while standing on a sidebar and kind of surfing along on the dolly.

I was able to keep the focus detector green and yellow the whole time until the very end. It was great, because it's really difficult to get the focus detectors green and yellow. Even when in focus, they are still usually red. So that was awesome. 

More to come! Although we're almost done with D1s. Next Sunday will be my last day of work on set, but I'll be working Monday on my roommate, Dana's set, as well, as official set photographer/volunteer. 

Stay tuned to find out how horrible Key Grip was, which I'll be doing tomorrow.

 Me as DP, framing up a shot.

 DP on the dolly!