Big Bear Shoot

So yea

Big Bear is really awesome!

I'm working on an independent feature called "Silent Night"

I don't know if it's gonna be a great movie, but it sure is great to be on set again and the crew and cast I'm working with are pretty great

I don't think I had this much fun at ICF.  All we do is shoot movies, eat, sleep, and drink. This morning call time was 5AM. We wrapped that night about 10PM.  I'm totally exhausted, my feet hurt, I don't get to shower a lot, and I'm bailing on a lot of other responsibilities. And I feel great about it.

I feel a little strange. Some of the students there are graduates or senior students at Fullerton. And a lot of them are interning as PAs

I'm an 18-year-old, college freshman who barely drives and is a little clumsy. I'm a grip. I'm not far up the totem pole, but I outrank the PAs.  I really hope this leads to me getting jobs in the future.

The DP is SUPER awesome. He's this guy Ian, and he's pro. He really knows his shit and he knows so many little tricks. I'm learning a lot just by following him around and doing what he says.  Me and Erik can almost tell what he is going ask for, we get all the shit ready.  Then he'll go and do something crazy and make the shot even better.

Hopefully I'll be able to take these experiences and chock them up to good times and general filmmaking experience.  I just wish I could think better. Like more creatively. I really feel inadequate in that way. I feel like I just don't have the storytelling ability to  really use my technical knowledge to it's full potential.

I hope to be putting up more blogs and pics from Big Bear before I leave for sure on Sunday. It doesn't give me much time.