So last week we wrapped up filming on Lee's film Suspicions, which I was the 1st AD on.
Leading up to the shoot my first task was to wrangle Lee's four page shot list into something a
little more manageable. We also had to work around the availability of
our actors, locations and Vehicles.
The Original Monster Shot List.....
I worked up a schedule then tweaked it until we had something that would work. I made sure to over-schedule which was lucky since we ended up started about an hour to an hour and a half late every single day of the shoot, but still managed to wrap on time.
I'm still settling into the on set side of 1st AD'ing even after having the role on the group project. It would be really valuable to actually see a 1st AD in action :)
UPDATED: Just to say that the extra hours gained on this Internship will be used towards my personal development hours!
I have some great news! I've completed my Internship hours! For my last few hours I Interned with Sit Pro. Our first task was to help out on Fungi's music video for their single 'My Friend'.
I helped out with Art Department but ended up doing other things like watching gear during the shoot. My Art department contribution included sourcing a saw, using cardboard to level the phonebox, and finding the correct screws.
There were lot of Interns on this shoot so there wasn't a huge amount to do but we were there as an extra pair of hands in case they were needed. This shoot emphasized for me that sometimes even if you don't feel that you are doing much small contributions are still valuable and help keep things running smoothly.
This is the final music video.
After this I worked with SIT Pro on a TVC.
Once again I helped out with Art Department and was also an extra at times. My first job was to source relevant books from the library to place into the bookshop scene.
I also tracked down Laptops and Stationary for the classroom scenes and did other odd jobs.
I felt like I contributed more in to the TVC then to Fungi's music video, probably because of the smaller crew. It's really nice to see a good crew working together and how things flow.
As another benefit it was really nice to have a chance to get out an about around Southland and see places that I wouldn't normally have a chance to.
On a more disappointing note, I always forget to get photos while on set :(
