Today was our second day of shooting for LIGHTBULB, a short written and directed by Rob. I've had the privilege of being 2nd AD (Assistant Director) on this production with an amazing cast and crew.
On Friday we wrapped past midnight, but we were back on set Saturday morning at 8am. The team worked all day, and I finally started heading home around 7pm at night. Working on set is INTENSE. I am extremely exhausted, but I've been having so much fun that I can't wait to get back on set tomorrow.
Being 2nd AD is quite an experience. Half of the time I do "important jobs" such as taking notes on the shots or calling actors/crew to make sure they know their call times. Other times I do "go fetch jobs" like going on a coffee run, driving an actor to another building, and picking up lunch for everyone. I also got to be PR for a tour group that came through the building! That was pretty fun. Overall, I'm loving this shoot.
The cast and crew are so much fun to work with. The actors are great at acting, but I love it when they get bored because they do crazy things that keep everyone laughing. (handcuffing himself to a bar, beep boxing, dancing around on set, making weird faces, making fun of each other, and trying to light a cigarette while it's stuck in his nose) They all crack me up. Everyone on crew had a great attitude, and no one slacked off on the job. The more experienced crew were nice about teaching us newbies about flags, the boom, the jab, and all the other weirdly named but essential equipment. And of course, Trey's slow motion dancing kept everyone entertained.
I love working on set! I just can't tell you how fun it all is. You just have to be there and experience it.
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- Rosalee
- "There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears." Philippians 1:6 (The Message)