White Wally's Away
September 12, 2005 @ 3:40pm
Finally, White Wally is complete - some 6 months after conception I've finally managed to get off my behind and get White Wally filmed and edited - and shortly off in the post to Cobrabeer.
It was a pretty overcast day, but that didn't stop us from getting up there and plugging away.
Julie was (again) a star - stood up in the middle of the beach dressed in a ridiculous white outfit with make up that made her look like the living dead.
Andrew managed to land himself two parts, even though he said before Urban Ninja he never wanted to be in one of my films again - good for you!
With the help of Steve's long arms to film, and few other friends (used as backs of heads and various other crew jobs) we managed to get all the filming done in around 2 hours.
The directing went pretty well - even though I still managed to miss a couple of shots, the final product, I think, still works without them.
Things I learnt this time around:
- Always make sure you're completely prepared before the shoot, though the shots were worked out, and the costume was made, Julie ended up driving 70 miles the hours before filming to get the 'fake blood' and face paint.
- Storyboards work very, very well - they're worth every hour spent on them.
Next projects: I think we should get back to Bad Pipes - but definitely need to re-think the script and re-shoot the stuff already done. Next after that, perhaps something bigger...Steve's working on a script for a horror story, around 20 minutes long, and there's always good old Arrowarp.
Stay tuned kids.
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