I had the opportunity to work as an electrician on Scorned last week as a one day fill in. I am hoping to get the call to drive out for another shift or two before the end of the shoot. However, due to the contract I signed, I am not able to take any pictures of the set to share. Even though I cannot show you any of the awesomeness from set, I will be excited to see the finished project. This will also be my last post on the subject, as I do not want to let any secrets loose now that I know more about the story than Google could tell me!
Scorned was both my first paid gig and my first feature length movie set. I saw many lighting designs that I have only ever read about, such as bounce cloths, 12K lights, and a DM 512 control board working in action. Despite the bulk of some of the equipment, the results are really awesome. Even with my basic knowledge, I definitely enjoyed the learning opportunity. After all, kindergarden taught us that we need to learn something new every day!
And speaking of lessons, another lesson I learned, is that it is not a good idea to drive two hours to a job, work almost 12 hours of labor intensive work in the summer heat, drive two hours home, and go to your day job with 4 Monster energy drinks in hand. When the opportunity presents itself again, I hope that I will have a little more notice so that I can plan more for a crazy work schedule.
Nothing bad happened during my extended day, but I was very very tired by the time I went home. After being up for nearly 32 hours (19.75 hours of paid time between both jobs) I most definitely deserved the solid 11 hours of sleep I slept that night.
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