I think this will be lovely but right now it’s Ronin this and Gimble that and is the lens the right lens and why is the director insisting on that lens when it’ll cost us over £300 a day because it weighs so much we can’t pull focus on the ronin we have? Tristan met me after work and put his finger on it. “Director is insisting on the crap lens to make sure everyone jumps when he asks them to jump.” Of course. Expensive ego trip. The DoP seemed to have a workaround, but this director is super chilled in person I’m told, but he’s Cali. So he exerts his thing via equipment instead of shouting. I can buy into that, to be honest. I’m just here to help it all get made. Let them have their battles. All I care about is that it is efficient and pleasant when we actually start.
Today has been inventory and getting to know the team. The focus puller is ALWAYS OCD. This guy is no exception but its like he wants to live in the production office, and he listens to a load of YouTube videos that contradict the lived experience of the DoP. I like him. I have skin in the game though as I booked the DoP so I want him to be brilliant and loved so it reflects back on me darling.
The DoP lost my happy imagination traction when he started being heavy handed. I love him lots but he was shouting instead of talking today. Sometimes there are actors on lovely jobs who somehow reckon they are “better than the job”. Honestly my dears, if you’re better than the job, don’t do the job. Stet. Unless you’re willing to be gracious. There’s always someone else who will be happy to have the job. Either do it fully and kindly or go sit in front of Netflix.
Behind me there’s a storm. It came in slowly with hard static. Now there’s hard rain. I really hope we aren’t under the gun for the outdoor shoots. Not tomorrow, I don’t think, but soon. We are about to cover a lot of ground.
Tristan drove me home cos he needed a self tape reader for two tapes. We did them both. Then I cooked for us both. God we ate well but I’ve had no down time whatsoever but for that twenty minutes in the car. And now I’ll sleep with what is currently a crazy loud storm noise outside the open window. I could close the window but I’m pretty sure that this storm will end up chased by more heat. I’d prefer to wake naturally than to boil into my early start. But I’m gonna drug myself with Actifed. Night fun friends! zzzzx
AlBarclay 