Well today went good and bad. On the good side I was able to film the Gilman game and stream it live successfully. It was fun but tiring. The bad side is that the drive took way longer than I expected and I had too much to get through when I got home so I was not able to make my second game which was the Good Counsel one. It was a combination of fatigue and the fact that I couldn't go from game to game since I did not have enough gas. I am really mad at myself but it was an hour drive and once I walked into my house I wanted nothing more than to just relax for a little bit.
Now I am chilling at home conforming the Gilman game in Premiere Pro which takes waaaaay too long and I am sitting on my bed next to my faithful dog Lexi! I knew it was going to be another tough weekend but jeeze it is only the second of four days of non stop work and I am done. Tomorrow I gotta get up at 5 am to get ready for The Cat day 3 filming up in Darlington, Md. I am bringing my camera and taking pictures on set, hope they don't mind. Also I am going to be booming more!!!! Yay!
Then on Sunday it is the final day for Love is Undead!
Wish me luck,
Daniel Hess
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Another Crazy Weekend
So this weekend I had another hectic schedule to say the least. On Saturday I helped out on set of The Cat from about 9 am to 4 pm, which was a lot of fun. I did sound and odd jobs here and there. I had a lot to bring to the crew such as my lens and various other equipment. However I learned a lot from the experience. More than I think I have learned from any set so far in my film career. It was a fast paced style however it was extremely professional and easy going. It was the best of both worlds, extremely relaxed but at the same time amazingly productive.
So I am going to go on a rant for a second and say some nice things about these guys. The director Zach Myers and Cameraman/DP Everett Glovier are two amazing dudes! They are only in Community College but yet they already get how to make a film. They have been able to pull together some great actors which thanks to the help of Craigslist has become very easy and they have all the right equipment. I mean had I been able to get over my social anxiety two years ago and use actual actors instead of myself and friends I may have been at their level a long time ago. I consider them much above my level of expertise and I know these guys if they can stay together as a team will go places. I hope to keep working this well throughout The Cat with them and to for sure work on future projects.
As far as Saturday night I had to go to Archbishop Spalding High School to film the MIAA championship soccer game (Gilman vs. Mcdonogh). It was my first ever time filming a soccer game and it was a tough one between both teams. Very good defense which lead to overtime. In overtime Mcdonogh got a crazy lucky goal to win it 1-0 over Gilman. The worst part of it however was the fact that it felt like 0 degrees at the top level of the press box. At the end of the game literally everything we had sitting out was frosted over because of the extreme cold. After the game we ate and went to bed around 1 am.
In the morning today I got up at 5 :45 am in order to get ready for The Cat day 2 starting at 9 am again. Today we got through a lot more and our actors again put in a great performance, and again I worked sound which seems to be my go to job on set lol. It was fun, free pizza, and a fun chill time. They had some amazing on set effects and Everett seems to be a genius of everything from production to post lol. Even though he is on set douche...just kidding.
Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess
So I am going to go on a rant for a second and say some nice things about these guys. The director Zach Myers and Cameraman/DP Everett Glovier are two amazing dudes! They are only in Community College but yet they already get how to make a film. They have been able to pull together some great actors which thanks to the help of Craigslist has become very easy and they have all the right equipment. I mean had I been able to get over my social anxiety two years ago and use actual actors instead of myself and friends I may have been at their level a long time ago. I consider them much above my level of expertise and I know these guys if they can stay together as a team will go places. I hope to keep working this well throughout The Cat with them and to for sure work on future projects.
As far as Saturday night I had to go to Archbishop Spalding High School to film the MIAA championship soccer game (Gilman vs. Mcdonogh). It was my first ever time filming a soccer game and it was a tough one between both teams. Very good defense which lead to overtime. In overtime Mcdonogh got a crazy lucky goal to win it 1-0 over Gilman. The worst part of it however was the fact that it felt like 0 degrees at the top level of the press box. At the end of the game literally everything we had sitting out was frosted over because of the extreme cold. After the game we ate and went to bed around 1 am.
In the morning today I got up at 5 :45 am in order to get ready for The Cat day 2 starting at 9 am again. Today we got through a lot more and our actors again put in a great performance, and again I worked sound which seems to be my go to job on set lol. It was fun, free pizza, and a fun chill time. They had some amazing on set effects and Everett seems to be a genius of everything from production to post lol. Even though he is on set douche...just kidding.
Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Never a Dull Moment
Well yesterday was day 3 of filming Love is Undead and on one hand it was the best day of filming so far, on the other it was a bit of a let down.
The good news is we got another like 1/4th of the movie done which is awesome!
The bad news is we did not get done which was horrible, because of one little incident. During filming we were about to go on lunch break and the kitten we are using the film was in the garage with us. One of the actors that was filming with us opened the doors without remembering the cat was in there with us still. When the owner of the cat (Ashley) came back she thought it was gone because we couldn't find it anywhere. For the next two hours we looked and looked. After that I had to let everyone go because my actress had to find her cat and we weren't going to be able to get anything done.
After 6 hours of searching I let my dog out in the garage again to see if she could sniff out the cat and she started freaking out. Lo and behold there is the cat still in the garage somehow and somewhere hiding. So just as we were giving up we got her back which is awesome but we have to schedule one more day of shooting.
This film I feel will turn out well but I just wanted to get it done like yesterday. But we can't win them all and that is why there is never a dull moment.
~Dan
The good news is we got another like 1/4th of the movie done which is awesome!
The bad news is we did not get done which was horrible, because of one little incident. During filming we were about to go on lunch break and the kitten we are using the film was in the garage with us. One of the actors that was filming with us opened the doors without remembering the cat was in there with us still. When the owner of the cat (Ashley) came back she thought it was gone because we couldn't find it anywhere. For the next two hours we looked and looked. After that I had to let everyone go because my actress had to find her cat and we weren't going to be able to get anything done.
After 6 hours of searching I let my dog out in the garage again to see if she could sniff out the cat and she started freaking out. Lo and behold there is the cat still in the garage somehow and somewhere hiding. So just as we were giving up we got her back which is awesome but we have to schedule one more day of shooting.
This film I feel will turn out well but I just wanted to get it done like yesterday. But we can't win them all and that is why there is never a dull moment.
~Dan
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