Film-making Hell
After finally finding a few days to get the filming of AR2 started we were suddenly troubled with the discovery that both of our potential camera operators were not going to be available for the weekend. Doug Stewart, because of bad work hours and Fred Melanson because of an injured foot. Therefore the planned film session was put at risk once again. In order to solve the problem temporarily a fill-in camera man was found to temporarily work on the project. This person was of course Rob Balser, a film enthusiast attending BMHS.
With our new found camera man and everything else ready, we were ready to film. Unfortunately, the shit was about to hit the fan as the next few days wore on we found ourselves struggling to make progress with the cluttered film location and frequent interruptions from NBCC staff and maintenance workers.
At the end of the two days the footage was dumped and cut together on imovie to reveal some trivial issues involving lighting and choreography. It was also discovered that many of our best shots had unintentionally been taped over during rushed filming and that only the second best shots were available in some cases.
On top of that, the time remaining to finish the filming is growing less and less and the film locations being used are changing in appearance or being demolished!
Our only options at this point are to either call the entire project a write off and cancel it all together, or somehow film early in the mornings before work begins while a camera man is available.
Sorry for the bad news,
Richard
