Lo-ong weekend

Was AD on Jeff Bruyere's film, Tread Lightly, this weekend. Five locations and a car scene in 2 days. 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, and 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Great crew and cast - the community here is great for that. Everyone kept their sense of humour, even during the long days, and even though we don't get paid!

Some amazing scenes! Strongest memory is a giant hand smashing through a window and glass flying around the actor and then directly at me. Felt like slow-motion. Amazing. The sound was incredible. And very fun to watch cars at the bottom of Westview Park braking to see what we were up to with a Saskwatch howling on top of the hill. Or before that, when the fog machine made it look like Garbage Hill was on fire.

Good experience as an AD. Lots to think about and plenty to try to help plan ahead of time and figure out on the day, just to keep things going smoothly and moving along.

Notes for future reference:

- When using a generator, have an extra can of gas at the ready
- When shooting outdoors in Manitoba in October, have a campfire scene so you can go warm up, and provide hotdogs and marshmallows for all!
- When shooting a cabin scene, try to make it someplace you can get for free instead of having to pay by the hour. Ouch!

Now to start editing my own film! Finally!