So the Letus35 FE never ceases to amaze me. I just got my Canon FD 200mm f2 lens in and got to do some tests with it - edge to edge sharpness is really quite nice (though the longer the lens it would seem the easier it is to get that focal plane to flatten out, its not actually the case). Very impressed with the lens, enjoy the ability to select what exactly I want to see and show. great tool as a director!
On other news, had to re-shoot the Bart Crumbly scene - VERY happy with the results though. Quite a nice thing to have such wonderful actors to work with! The pacing of the original shoot was just too far off - all my fault as a director, but also my responsibility to fix, and the only way to do that? Re Shoot! You know they say in the real estate game "location, location, location". Well, same thing in film. And New York is a noisy city, Bronx is a noisy borough. So, while the location of the original shoot was great - it was also too noisy. So we moved. And you know what? It worked out just fine. The location is really just environment for the actor to play in and the camera to distract you with anyway. With good actors, any decent location can look like it is the only place where that shot will work... but its really the actors. They sell it for you.
I am worried that I have become a camera plunker. You know, the camera person that just sets the camera down somewhere and finds a nice angle - without really considering the real impact of the angle. Gotta watch out for that and keep my eye on the story.
Hopefully the SAG crap will be taken care of this week. We shoot in Times SQ this week! Ah hah! Niiiice! Medical pajamas, odd looks, subtle comedy. Should be fun!
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