Journal #7580
Posted 12 years ago2012-01-16 23:01:11 UTC
Edited yet again with Day 4. You won't see much of Archie over this week because I am currently working as 1st AC on a high-budget production being filmed in a full studio lot (Scotland's equivalent of Hollywood.)
It's a horror film, so there are loads of night shots and as such the hours are crazy. Some days I'll be sleeping at the studio.
I'll be taking photos every day.
It's so surreal. There's an entire fictional Glasgow street built here. It looks totally believably until you go in the houses and just find plywood.
Here's one of the studio buildings. There are six of them and each one has anywhere up to 30 different "room" locations inside. From pubs to bedsits.
Let me know what you want to see in the comments. I have not had to sign an NDA (this is the first production I've worked on since I started making money in this industry that I can show you everything).
DAY TWO
"- Inside views of indoor sets."
"- More shots of that good looking blonde. :P"
Also, we're shooting in 4.5k. HD is 1080. An xbox360 is 720. 4.5 thousand.
I was really busy today so I didn't get a spare moment to go around other departments, sorry Captain Terror.
More tomorrow.
DAY 3!
Crazy busy today. We were behind schedule due to heavy rain, so I've been non-stop for about 10 hours. So tired ;_;
It's so much easier to work in rooms without ceilings.
This little thing was awesome. Basically a jet engine to rapidly heat the room. Literally.
It wouldn't be a horror film without a mad lassie cutting up a paint canvas.
Big 300mm lens on.
This was a rehearsal. The mat had to be removed for the take. I do not envy this guy having to lie in rainwater in temperatures of around -2 C.
The 7k bulb returns.
DAY 4!
It's a horror film, so there are loads of night shots and as such the hours are crazy. Some days I'll be sleeping at the studio.
I'll be taking photos every day.
It's so surreal. There's an entire fictional Glasgow street built here. It looks totally believably until you go in the houses and just find plywood.
DAY TWO
More tomorrow.
DAY 3!
Crazy busy today. We were behind schedule due to heavy rain, so I've been non-stop for about 10 hours. So tired ;_;
DAY 4!
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Congrats sir, sounds exciting! =P
I'll do my best, but it's a different department so I don't know what sort of access I'll have.
Just nitpicking, but a few windows should be lit inside! If only one or two, for added realism. There's always someone that leaves a light on at night.
I'd love to visit such installation, it's a shame I'm probably not allowed in
Just wondering, will you be sleeping in indoor bedroom sets? heh heh.
What I'd like to see:
There's about an inch of actual stonework on top of a wooden skeleton to make sure texture and reflectivity are correct.
"a few windows should be lit inside"
There were. Lighting wasn't even close to final when I took the street photos. Just for you technogeeks, the really bright one next to The Tall Ship pub is a 7000W.
"will you be sleeping in indoor bedroom sets"
I'll be grabbing a few hours wherever I can lie down. Literally.
"Hooking up with any of the chicks?"
I'm currently already seeing a girl, so no.
I can easily tell that those environments are fake. They look just too artistic - too perfectly dirty.
I dunno. Sounds like a spot on description of Glasgow to me.
Too tired to update tonight, guys, but I got some great photos.
I've been to glasgae plenty of times and I was shocked when archie said it was fake - I doubt you could easily tell it was a fake environment.