Harbour Rats

I always wanted to do some filming along the harbour side and today that dream came true... But at a cost. The weather was pretty bad for most of the morning, leaving most of the crew soggy and shiney like river rats. We threw up tentage and did our best to keep dry, then when the rain died down the wind picked up... and almost picked me up as I clung onto a marque for dear life. The shoddy forecast gave everyone a common enemy though, we were galvanized by a very British July day so spirits were high while hair got damp. We're also aligned again with some normal working hours - I got a few hours of evening to enjoy for a change which was incredibly welcome.

Let's Go X Slate

The crew muscled their way through an odd day by all accounts. We were here, there and everywhere shooting bits, leaving scenes and coming back to scenes. In the midst of the frenzy I got a chance to supervise my first X Slate of the job which is a responsibility I always take with pride. 90% of the time those are just shots of leaves in the wind or cars going past, but it still needs the eyeballs of someone in continuity to monitor. Tomorrow should be a more concrete day though so I'm looking forward to that.

A Morning on the Truck

 The nature of the morning meant I actually had nothing immediate to do so I got to sit in my old favourite place: the Production Truck. I did some practice prep work - doing a hypothetical script breakdown which was actually a great exercise. Once I got back to set the day itself was pretty easy breezy and the crew had a chance to have a little laugh together....

 That's because we all knew tomorrow was going to be a bit of a rough trip up to our location. Wr can commiserate though.