Went for a rehearsal down in Buda for the movie shoot. What a great time! It’s so nice to get a rehearsal and get an idea of what we’re going to be shooting. I’m really grateful to not have to hit the ground running tomorrow night with setups, cameras, and unknown actors/lines. There will be 20 principle actors and 30 extras, a prop dept, an extras wrangler, a continuity person, script supervisor, director, sound dept (me), AD, DP, and even a “greensman” (who I conscripted to trim some trees for me so the boom wouldn’t hit branches). All in all, a very professionally run operation (I even got the first half of my payment- joy!).
After the rehearsal the technical crew sat down for 30 minutes for a full on crew meeting to resolve last minute issues and make sure we’re all on the same page, so to speak. The director, AD, DP, producer, props, and other departments had a final check before we do the double overnight thing.
It’s really going to be a slog but I can’t wait. Everyone seems extremely professional and knowledgeable. I’ll post in a few days.
*UPDATE* I forgot to mention that I got to try out my new AT 4073a microphone tonight. LOVE. It’s a huge improvement over the old ME66 I was using. It was about half the price of the standard workhorse 416′s, but (IMHO), 95% the sound. Just a wonderful mic with an extremely long reach, great rejection, nice air, and lightweight (a good attribute when you’re holding it overhead for a few hours)