It's a good thing that I have already accepted the idea that Murphys law runs a film set, because when we had a massive water leak, less than 2 hours before we were scheduled to shoot, when one of the apartments above incorrectly hooked up a washing machine, I managed to take into stride. My only panicking happened when we couldn't actually figure out where the water was coming from and not being able to stop the water from pouring out.
I was actually quite impressed with how calm I remained. Yes, it was inconvenient, but it wasn't worth getting worked up over. In fact, it was much easier to take a deep breath and laugh about it. I do have a few loads of wet towels to wash, but no one got hurt and there was no other damage. The emergency clean up guy got the water all sucked up and he was walking out the door just as everyone arrived for today's shoot. As a bonus, I'm even going to get my carpet cleaned for free, so it all worked out.
In fact, today's adventure probably helped me stay calm before the filming began. It gave me something else to think about, something I had absolutely no control over and I just had to remain zen about it.
Over the last several weeks, I've been thinking hard about what it would be like to act and direct at the same time. I'm used to being behind the camera and it was really hard to be in front of it. Talk about motivation for me to get some weight off, but at the same time, I really liked it.
A lot.
Even more than I expected to. I really do want to play the cougar in just show. I think as long as I am very nice to work with, open to suggestions, and have a strong vision and sense of where I want to go with it, this will work.
A few weeks ago when I talked to S, he told me a story about how he had just shot something with the director also acting in it and what a horrible situation it was to be in because she wasn't nice to work with. I have already determined, that is not going to be me. I want to get a reputation as a great person to work with.
As I have gotten older, I recognize that my most genuine, authentic self is when I'm being nice, goofy, having fun and making others feel good. I have also learned that getting worked up over things I have no control over isn't going to help my emotional well being. This isn't to say that I don't replay things over and over in my head, wishing I had done something differently, but letting go is so much better.
Anyway, enough about the drama.
Today, it was all about comedy and filming. Which was really, so much fun. I got to play opposite a really cute kid, it was weird, doing the whole, me being a love interest, but pretending to almost kiss him and then fall over worked. I may master physical comedy yet.
I met some new awesome crew members and just generally had a fantastic day. It really just reminded me of what I love to do. Which is good, because there have been days when I've been extremely discouraged about things, especially with my job and schedule and the only thing keeping me going was the possibility of shooting. Really doing it was just a blast.
And like any addict, once you get a taste of your drug of choice, you can't wait for your next hit.
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