This afternoon I went down to the location with Craig Powell, Peter Nagy and Fraser Alexander. We took the camera with us to do some tests to help decide how much lighting needs to be involved. We’ll be filming using the Canon XH G1 and setting it on HD.

My goal with this film is to shoot the first 9 pages and have it look like a movie. When the character Brad agrees to let the girls film the renovations, that’s when the film will be shot as a documentary. Sharing this with Craig he basically told me to keep the lighting simple and just create some sort of ambience with lighting that is rigged to the ceiling. We decided to use Kino’s for many reasons. They are a softer light and seem like they would be easier to control. He told me to rig them in the four corners of the restaurant and slightly angle them to create a nice soft texture to help light the actors faces. I do know that he said the better the lighting = the better you can see the actors eyes = the nicer a film will be. This is a learning curve for me because I have never understood or lit a show. I usually would say go with my instincts however I am glad I have someone helping with more experience.

All in all it was a good day and Craig’s input helped to build my confidence and confirm that it’s alright to let the documentary part of the film look rough and dark at times. He said just have fun doing it. So tomorrow Fraser and I will be filming the first part of 5 spoofs with Brad. Wayne Doyle will be going down to the restaurant to help Brad with some of the renovations.

Stay tuned for up coming videos!