Producer's Log: Production - Day 1
5:00am - Run out to Dunkin Donuts to grab the crew some coffee. Wake up Brett, our sound mixer, who's taking a catnap in my guest bedroom, having arrived in town at 3:30am. Pick up Zach, our Camera Assistant (who remarkably lives three blocks from my apt), and we begin our drive to Brackney. The night is morning is foggy and the country road dark. I'm paranoid that a deer will dart in front of my car and set-back the film.
5:30am - Brackney Inn. The Brackney Inn is a true road-side bar. Apparently it used to be a brothel back in the day for wealth Philadelphia doctors. Now its a local watering hole, and with its old wood and grime, one hell of a location. Lot's of history in this bar and it shows. We unpack the gear and begin setting up.
7:30am - Nothing like starting a shoot with a dolly shot. We're still setting up. Not exactly a well-oiled machine. But that's to be expected during the first day. Extras start showing up. Al's tuning his banjo. We're almost ready to pop off the first shot.
10:30am - Getting some fantastic material. Al is giving some great performances. Our extras are well cast (a happy accident, I'm the first to admit). A bunch of them are regulars at the Brackney and give it that local "flava" (i'm such a tool for writing that).
Okay, done now with Al. Move to the dining area and setup for Johnny's reveal. Nat's got a great shot planned. We're moving faster now. Feels good.
12:30 - Company move to ______, Johnny's house. Break for lunch. Everyone's tired and buzzing from the excitement of the first day's shoot. It's a nice overcast day - very even light. Hopefully this will speed things up. We've got a lot of shots to burn through.
3:30 PAINTBALL GUN! with the special "bullet-hit" pellets. John, our firearms wrangler, has the task of getting those pellets as close to Dmitri as he can. Awesome!
5:30 Wrap sound. Done with the shootout scene and following Al/Dmitri conversation
6:30 Wrap for the day. Pretty tired. Everyone is. Excited but a little concerned we might be over our heads. We'll see what happens.
5:30am - Brackney Inn. The Brackney Inn is a true road-side bar. Apparently it used to be a brothel back in the day for wealth Philadelphia doctors. Now its a local watering hole, and with its old wood and grime, one hell of a location. Lot's of history in this bar and it shows. We unpack the gear and begin setting up.
7:30am - Nothing like starting a shoot with a dolly shot. We're still setting up. Not exactly a well-oiled machine. But that's to be expected during the first day. Extras start showing up. Al's tuning his banjo. We're almost ready to pop off the first shot.
10:30am - Getting some fantastic material. Al is giving some great performances. Our extras are well cast (a happy accident, I'm the first to admit). A bunch of them are regulars at the Brackney and give it that local "flava" (i'm such a tool for writing that).
Okay, done now with Al. Move to the dining area and setup for Johnny's reveal. Nat's got a great shot planned. We're moving faster now. Feels good.
12:30 - Company move to ______, Johnny's house. Break for lunch. Everyone's tired and buzzing from the excitement of the first day's shoot. It's a nice overcast day - very even light. Hopefully this will speed things up. We've got a lot of shots to burn through.
3:30 PAINTBALL GUN! with the special "bullet-hit" pellets. John, our firearms wrangler, has the task of getting those pellets as close to Dmitri as he can. Awesome!
5:30 Wrap sound. Done with the shootout scene and following Al/Dmitri conversation
6:30 Wrap for the day. Pretty tired. Everyone is. Excited but a little concerned we might be over our heads. We'll see what happens.
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