Sunday, January 22, 2012
Locvid Filming Day 1
School is sucking up so much of my time. Yesterday we did filming for our Locvid project, "The Cure For Pain", and it went by with many blips. In the morning when I woke up, after washing my face and getting dressed, I checked my phone and saw a message Danial sent to the whole group. It says:
Jan 21, 2012 12:26 AM
Hey, guys. I'm not sure if I can come down for the shoot tomorrow. I injured the same leg in the same manner again while going down the bus steps. I'm on my way to the hospital now. Sorry :/
Obviously, seeing that message got me pissed. He is so irresponsible. If you know you have filming at 9 AM the next morning, why the hell are you still out at 12 AM the night before? I didn't realise he was out until Theo mentioned it. Apparently, he was out with his girlfriend lololol. With his broken leg, he can no longer be the Sound Recordist, because it requires hours of standing while filming on set. The last time he broke his leg, he almost did nothing at all for our projects. He has not contributed much in our past projects either (be it paperwork, editing, etc), yet he always wants a big role. Most of the time, I'm just trying to stop all the profanities that are swimming around in my head from going out of my mouth, trying to stop myself from directing those words towards him. I swear to God, I will never work with him again.
I thought filming would go on, because there were still four of us and we could do it all by ourselves. But then Theo sent out a message saying that filming has to be postponed because the sound kit was with Douchebag Danial and without sound, we cannot film. I forgot that he took the sound kit with him. The worst thing is, RIGHT before I received Theo's message, I went to put on my contact lenses. And they are dailies, so I couldn't remove them, so it's not like I could just go back to sleep. I was already in my t-shirt and jeans and ready to go out. I believe Michelle was pissed too because she posted two messages on her Twitter in swift succession: "Wtf" and "Just because of one person everything is postpone [sic] wtf why".
Theo was pissed too because he snapped at me in his replies. As if I wasn't pissed enough with Dan already, I got annoyed at Theo too. Although I know it's not really Theo's fault. And it's not really Dan's fault for breaking his leg but he's so irresponsible, blaming him for everything just seems so easy.
I sat on the living room sofa and sulked.
Told Theo to get the sound kit from Danial, and we managed to, so filming was back on. Met Vanessa for breakfast at NEX's Yakun Kaya Toastwich (she was late and I had been there for over half an hour and the auntie serving the toasts kept glaring at me). After Vanessa put her bag down and sat down across me, I got the Butter Sugar Toast set again (which consists of 4 slices of Butter Sugar Toast, a drink and 2 half-boiled eggs). It didn't taste as good as last week. Theo came with his friend Lester and we went to help Sheryl buy a drink from Hockhua Tonics. She arrived late, apologising profusely, and we told her it was okay. At least she feels guilty when she's late, unlike fucking irresponsible Danial. I don't really want to swear but when it comes to Danial, there is no other way to express my intense frustration towards him.
We took a bus to Serangoon Gardens, went to Theo's friend Benjamin's house (56 Bridport Avenue), started filming in a while. Sheryl was so helpful and nice and sweet. As usual, the problem we face during filming cropped up again (will talk about this in another post) but whatever. We managed to finish all the outdoor scenes, I really hope we won't have to reshoot them.
Ordered Mac delivery, it cost over $50 and Van paid for it. Of course we will be splitting the cost and I told them that Danial would have to pay too since he's part of the group. After lunch, I left with Sheryl and Van because I had to go home and prepare for Chinkiat's OCS Commissioning Ball. Sheryl got a major stomachache when we were on our way back to NEX, I guess it was the McSpicy from lunch that caused it.
It started to rain afterwards and because of bad lighting, Theo said filming could not continue, so they didn't manage to finish the indoor scenes for that house, so we would have to go back again next week.
In closing, based on the first day of filming, I think I can safely say I won't be satisfied with our final product. Up against powerhouses from the other group like Dynn and Josh (hahaha sounds so dramatic but it's true la), I honestly think our group doesn't stand a chance. I don't think our product would even be near to their standard. I think we'd make a decent film, but it wouldn't be one I would feel excited about or emotionally connected to.
Vanessa's friend Jasper is our male lead, and I feel a bit cheated after watching him act for us yesterday. During the screen test, he seemed so enthusiastic, like he really wanted to land the role. To me, he wasn't how I envisioned John (the main character) at all. His only saving grace, to me, was how he seemed like he really wanted to get the role, his enthusiasm.
I don't think he's handsome (although Theo and Michelle would say otherwise. And I would like to clarify that although I don't find him handsome, he's not bad-looking either) and I found him too skinny for my liking. But because Theo wanted him and because Theo is Director (and hence has final say over just about everything), I just went along. After yesterday's filming, I would say Jasper's acting is actually pretty mediocre... (But again, Theo would say otherwise.) He didn't seem too keen to really get into the role too, unlike Sheryl who kept peppering us with questions about Sarah (her character) and how to say her lines. Sheryl also kept practicing her lines and trying to remember them, while Jasper just sat at the side looking bored lol. Whenever we did a bad take and I instructed Jasper on how to act for the next take, he would give me looks that seemed to say, "You are asking for too much." Maybe I really am :( and maybe he didn't really feel that way and I'm just being oversensitive like I always am.
Am very pleased with Sheryl though. Love people like her who always try to give their best in everything.
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