I've Been Tired

AAAAAAAYYYYYYYY. I got all my filming done on Saturday and Sunday, and I'm now importing it to Final Cut. This represents possibly the easiest filming experience I've had- I got more or less the shots I wanted without any reshoots or rescheduling.

DAY ONE: SATURDAY
All the "performance" bits were done here. I had some help from Dad in emptying the shed (cheers for that). Unfortunately he wasn't about when I cut down my acetate to go on the lighting... burned me fingers, that light was stupid hot.
When Tom CN arrived he hadn't got his guitar amp- not a major problem, as we won't need any diegetic sound, although it made it difficult for the drums to keep time. Oh well. We had the idea of wearing various silly hats etc, with each of us wearing different ones for each performance take. Well, I've always tried to be receptive to spontaneous on-set ideas (or I've always been opportunistic, whichever you prefer). The takes were generally fine, though we had to be quick when using the acetate on the lighting. Because the light was so hot, the seperate acetate sheets would be melted together by the end of the take. The fumes were pretty righteous, too.
We got everything we needed, and it was in a happy frame of mind that I left to go out on the razz.

DAY TWO: SUNDAY
I wasn't feeling too healthy when I woke up, but pressed on to get filming done around 11/12. These exterior scenes involved my brother and Josh Mower dancing and fighting in ridiculous outfits. At least two drivers hooted at us as we went to our location.
We actually got these scenes done quite quickly, leaving Tom and Josh free to, in their words, go down the pub. I finished off some POV shots (this included a long walk to that big house outside Thurston, which was NOT fun), then came home, only to be badgered by my dad into completing a B and Q application. Kehrazy days.

I still need to import footage from one of the tapes, but after that it's five weeks of editing. I think the big Tom/Josh punch up and the take where we all swapped instruments will have to stay on the gag reel, though.