100 Days, 100 Doughnuts

Closed out the week on a high, I juggled a lot of small requests and other bits, towards the end of the day my head was swimming with the amount of little things I had to keep track of, but I tied everything off in a near bow, completing the important stuff while leaving the other bits til Monday. It also happened to be our 100th shoot day (blimey, the time went quick there) so many crates of doughnuts materialised, and we patted ourselves on the back - let's keep on going! 

Weapons

Pulled a lucky number out the Callsheet lottery so I got to walk to work today! Got the blood pumping before I manically started catching up on old emails from yesterday. By lunchtime I had cleared my backlog so after that I was back on track to do my actual work for today... Which I was trying to do quickly so there was enough time to get back to my house after work to host a movie night with my colleagues. Tis the spooky season and we were all joking about watching Weapons a few months back, but we're all too chicken to see it in theaters. So there we all were, huddled round my telly with me on the floor, all hiding our eyes at the prescriptive scary bits. There was a real energy to the viewing though because it was a pitch perfect horror for tonight. Tense jump scares to start with, then gory action to end with a real sense of dark, designed humour. It was a certified horror romp.

Doggie B-Roll

Slung my iPad over my shoulder once again to act as the 2nd Unit Script Supervisor. All the old steps and elements slowly came back to me and by the end of the day I was flying. I was mostly helping shoot a mountain of Dog B-Roll which I am incredibly excited to see in the final product. I submitted my notes, did the rushes and got home and now my eyelids feel like they could slam shut any second so I'd better get some kip.

The Tap

Glided into one of the easiest 2nd Unit Days I've ever worked on. It's a well oiled machine now, everything flows smoothly, people are happy and we get the days done. The only thing easier than today will be tomorrow's 2nd Unit... That is right until I got the tap on the shoulder to Script Supervise for it. I said yes immediately of course and the day itself is remarkably simple so no stress there, but I had to dust off my old software and remember how to bring all the elements together. I'm blessed with a very supportive team too who helped me do my homework - just want to make sure I do them proud tomorrow.

Raising A Glass

Alarm went off, I instinctively went to hit the snooze button, which as a result of a recent software update has put the 'stop alarm' button right next to '5 more minutes'. I woke up again with only a handful of minutes to do my whole routine yet I still got in before all my colleagues.

A couple hours after I settled into the day and email hit my inbox, in fact it went to to the inbox of everyone on our production. It informed us that Dame Jilly Cooper had passed away. It naturally came as quite a shock to all of us, just a month ago several people attended her annual garden party and she frequently came to visit on set. To honour her memory we arranged a toast on set, real champagne out of real glass flutes were handed out to crew on wrap as the execs came down to give a small speech. Amidst glum faces, we raised a glass, then smiled as we told stories and anecdotes about Jilly. It was like a funeral and a wake at the same time. It was surreal being all together in that moment, but comforting to be amdist a network of people who have been touched by her wit and her work.

The Girl with the Needle

Another Sunday come and gone, yet I feel a bit numb to it all. Tomorrow will come around but that's fine by me. Monday will be all well and good, things seem a lot more stable at present and stresses are evaporating. No doubt I'll be batting away curve balls, but I'm good at that now.

I think I absorbed a numbness today from the film I watched - The Girl with the Needle. Lordy it was bleak. Highlight of my day was sitting with the cat on the sofa as we watched the movie. Her fur felt a bit cold to the touch so I layed some blanket over her. Normally she hates that but she let it happen today - bless her cotton socks. That was the glimmer of warmth I needed to get through the film.

Sleep Withdrawal

Back to the classic Saturday headaches after getting an actual full night's sleep. It like I'm getting withdrawal from from being exhausted... Not entirely sure how that one works but we roll with it. A couple of coffees later and I'm on track to veg out - Rebecca was out this morning so I caught up on movies and games. Later on we did an Arts Trail, an opportunity to snoop around local front room and admire their decor. We didn't end up buying anything but it's a good warm up for the big one in November.