The Blustery Day: 2nd Day of Shooting

There are always days on set that are hard. This day started out rough. We got a lot done but it was rough and these days will happen on set.

We started the day out late. Darn you daylight savings. Kris and I pulled up to the set and we had no actor. He forgot to bring nice shoes and thought he could buy some in the morning. Well he didn't find any came back and then we had to send him back to Wal-Mart to buy shoes after he finally got back and in costume we started two hours later than we had planned.



We finally were able to wrap all of the cellar scenes, which was nice because the cellar was cold and it took a long time to get everything right. Then we moved on to the library.

We were so behind at this point we took 2 hours in the library. Something that everyone has to remember is that emotions always run hot on a set especially when things are not going right. In order to try and lighten the mood I started to write funny sayings on the bottom of the slate. Everyone enjoyed seeing what the bottom of the slate would say next.

Even though it was a long day we still had fun we got coffee and started over. We  shot the last of the bedroom scenes and created a cool way to fake tearing out a base bored by using a cardboard box and a piece of wood.

We finished the day out with the funnest scene of the show, dropping a dummy from the banister. We named the dummy Costello and he is a dog. We had fun during these takes and it was a fun end to a long day.

If there is anything I have learned from this experience it is that patience is key on long days. I still got some great shots of the day!

Keep watching for more of our South Carolina adventure!

Anne Orban 

Blogger and Photo Journalist 

Ipsum Films