Warm Milk

Slap bang in the middle of our night shoot week now and thankfully, my body clock is just about in keeping with my working hours now. I did get weary at about 1am today, sitting in a warm, dark room... It was like sitting in a bath of warm milk. I got a second wind though which I'm still riding high on. No doubt the moment I feel pyjamas on my skin I'll remember it's actually 6am right now and I have a lot of sleep to catch up on.

Early, Early Morning Mess

I thought having some practice at night shoots earlier on this job meant I would be alright working til 4:30am. Turns out, everyone just turns into a big tired mess around then. Time to slap on a sleep mask so I'm ready to do it all again tomorrow.

Silent Hill Follows Me

 Though I spent most of the weekend playing Silent Hill, I thought I had escaped the fog once I shut the game down. Turns out, the fog followed me to work today... And it really screwed up a lot of our plans. My 2nd unit day was at the mercy of the mist all day, it was especially frustrating for us because we were hopping around lots of different scenes for shots of cars but very little of the material matched. It became clear at midday that the fog wasn't lifting so we tried to make the most of it. We shot the day, whether or not the horror-movie fog will stick around is in the hands of the Edit.

Moist Chill

Flicked on our dehumidifier for the first time this year to take the 'moist chill' out of the air. Without sounding like a boring adult, that thing has been a real godsend for our damp little house. It feels all the more humid when it's just me sitting on the sofa by myself. Thankfully, Rebecca returned home from London with enough time for us to spend some weekend time together. My old regret was not making a cottage pie tonight since the weather certainly invites warm meals - maybe next weekend... 

Going into our final week of block 2 as of tomorrow. Just five more days til we can all have a well-deserved but of time off. After that will be the comparative madness of our final block, but I'd rather not dwell on that for too long. Instead I'll enjoy the moment.

Cemetery Man

The cat went a little hungry this morning on account of me sleeping in after a late, late night yesterday. My head wasn't feeling too grateful either so I took it slow all day. I popped out for a bit to get some more carpet samples and supplies then sat and watched movies all day. Did a double bill of graveyard themed flicks: Cemetery Man, a 90's dark Euro comedy with zombies and The Body Snatcher, a classic Gothic film with Boris Karloff. Both very cool for different reasons and are slowly saying my appetite for all things spooky this season.

Tail Light

 Only as I write this, I realise I've been awake for 22 hours. But the good and bad of mankind reared it's head to me in that shortened cycle of the Earth around the Sun.

First up the bad. Some bozo smashed into our car, taking out a bulb and the glass housing for the car's brake light. In the midst of doing my job I was constantly bothered by the damage but ended up getting a chance to go out and resolve the issue at a nearby Halfords. I guess we'll foot the bill for the repairs...

On the flip side, tonight was also our crew drinks back in Bristol. A big tab was put behind the bar but only 11 people turned up so we just rinsed the money, over and over again. An old work friend from Production was there and invited us to an after party in town to a venue her boyfriend was DJ'ing at. Turns out, tonight was a big deal for the boyfriend because his mum was up all night to support him - well into 2am. 

So, while my tail light was punched out, my undying optimism shines through - humanity is indeed worth fighting for.

New Boss, New Me

Met my new-new boss today for the first day on the job and we already get on extremely well. I on boarded a new style of working pretty quickly and legitimately offered them plenty of help in the day-to-day which in itself felt rewarding. The only thing looming over us was the sudden cold turn the weather took, a stark reminder that Winter is indeed coming, and it will surely hinder us going into our final block. I'll be digging out my wooly hat and gloves sooner than I had expected...