Today was our last shoot of Human Resources, and the last work I will really do on the project, as I am not involved in post-production. Like Monday, today was really efficient and successful. Once again, I was proud of my planning and proud of us all for being so productive. I probably should have allowed more time for rehearsal because some of the scenes were slightly complex and it would have been good to run through them a few more times before shooting. Ah well, I still think they will look good.
It was an absolutely splendid day, as we shot in Kings Domain under the trees and nestled in between ponds and blooming flowers. We were scared about the heat but it turned out to be fine in the park. Really warm, but not too warm. Something that was an issue was the insane amount of pollen that you could see being blown around by the wind. Luckily no one had really bad hay fever or was asthmatic, but everyone was still coughing and sneezing more than normal. We made sure we had lots of cups of water available for everyone and I ensured everyone could take a break if they needed it.
Unfortunately, we’ve just heard from the editors- Jen and Amber- that the lens of the camera looks dirty or foggy in all of the shots in the park. This is a pity because it will take away from the quality of these scenes, but again, not much we can do about it now. Gianella took the blame- but I definitely don’t think she or anyone is really to blame as such. I’ve never thought to clear the lens of any camera, and I’m sure it wasn’t noticeable when shooting. We reckon this was actually pollen in the air, maybe sticking to the lens. Just another thing to learn- make sure lens is clean!
I was only doing the job of the first AD in the first half of the morning (it was a half day), because Bridie and I swapped half-way through. Apparently, there were some issues later because there were a lot of people in the park having picnics and milling around, getting in the background of our shots. As frustrating as it is, there probably wasn’t many always around this. Any park would have had people in it on such a lovely day, and this park was the most convenient as it was so close to RMIT.
Like on Monday, we really had a fun time today. In our break, Bridie was doing some tarot card readings and we were all happy lil relaxed workers laying under the breezy canopy on a lovely day. It was a really nice and pleasant way to end all of the hard work we have done together.