Today was shooting entirely in Seattle and it started out on the wrong foot :( A staffer at the location, though acknowledging that we were "fine for today" decided to lecture the cast and crew on where in Washington State we can and can't shoot legally. This not only put me on edge (I am, sadly, not someone who responds well to know-it-all lectures) but made the kids uncomfortable and uneasy. On top of this, the location, which had previously been devoid of visitors, was literally swamped with people -- none of which were interested in waiting five or ten seconds (literally) for us to get a super quick setup shot. *sigh*
But the show must go on!
In the spirit of the ageless saying, "Roll with it, babe," we're working the situation. Actually, we're building the situation :) Instead of returning for two more days of shooting at the location, we're building the location in our ample (albeit 40-degree) yard. A late night trip to Lowe's, more than two decades in combined construction and stage craft experience, and a hundred personal bucks later, we're a go! The money spent on rebuilding the location is equal to the funds we would have spent in transportation costs. Sweet :)
Yesterdays stats were: 40 shots, 80 takes, six script pages. 2:1 scorecard ratio. Hm. I need to not let helpful workers and bustling crowds get the best of me :) That's a 1.77 average for the entire shoot.
Jennifer
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