I’m off for the summer and it sure does feel great to be more focused on doing some recreational activities and some filming! Minimal school work though… (curse you summer school!!!)
Last Thursday, I met up with Frugo Productions to lay out some possible shorts to work on over the summer. Frugo has about two shorts they want to get done before the summer is over and us (tbh productions) are hoping to roll out two shorts ourselves. Nothing is confirmed but this is the direction we are aiming for.
Aside from our own filming, this past weekend, I volunteered to be a grip for Epic Level Entertainment shooting a pilot webseries called “Earth Force 5.” Let me tell you guys, it was awesome. It was my first time being on a set for something that is being shot professionally. I was very nervous on Saturday because I did not know what I signed up for was legit or not. Luckily, indeed it was.
I got to carry some professional equipments around. I was a clapper for the first day, then I begin to be tape boy the next. I helped out with set design. Saturday was a quick day for me because I was busy moving around stuff. Sunday was a bit slow and dull for me because it was purely filming that day. I have to sit around and wait until a scene was over, then I help move stuff around. Don’t get me wrong, I still loved being there. I’m glad to have endure that hardship. My legs and feet hurt like hell, but small price to pay for great experience.
The crew and casts were awesome. I expected I would get in the way and get yelled at. But these folks were very patience with me. Especially the grip crew. Director of Photography, TC, and his crew, Jane and Evan showed me the ropes and not once did they show that they were disappointed when I was confused at doing a task. I learned a great deal of information from them. I also found out TC works for Sony Imageworks, a company that does animations and special effects. He told me he got lucky and landed an internship for Sony Imageworks. After that, he was on the crew. His advice to me was “Be fucking awesome at anything they’d tell you to do. Even if it is small and pointless tasks. Then they will be like, ‘oh this guy will do whatever we throw at him, we should hire him full time.’”
Producers Cindi and John Frank were very great people as well. They kept me well-fed. The amount of snacks and drinks they have there were ridiculous! I drank some great coffee, ate some great donuts, and snagged a couple of Monster and Redbull.
The sound crew, which consisted of only two people, were very active guys. Eugene, the main boom operator, told me that I was lucky to have worked with this crew for my first time. And Jeremy, part time boom op and one of the main characters, was a very fun guy. At first, he looked pretty intimidating, like one of those badass motorcycle riders. But he was actually friendly and crack jokes all the time.
These people made my first gig very memorable. I wouldn’t wish to be doing anything other things than be on set. It was definitely a long weekend, felt like I was there for a week, but it was fun. I wish them success and hopefully “Earth Force 5″ will get sponsored so the real show can take off.
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