I worked on my film Contingency
most of the week. Some of the shots I had in the film were not as good as I
would have liked, so reshot them. During the first part of the week, I set up
or arranged the images I needed.
Wednesday I went downtown to pick up a camera from the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers.
They moved their office just before Christmas and it was my first time to visit
it. They have far less space now, but I think they have it more efficiently
laid out. I believe they plan for this to be temporary. Temporary can last
longer than permanent though.
I shot Thursday. It was a long day and slow work. I had to
move the camera and tripod around, but fortunately, I didn’t need to use any
lights. Even as it was, my cracked rib gave me a lot of pain. I tried to
reshoot my other film, Some Days . . .
, as well, but I’m not confident I’ll have a final version from that.
Friday I returned the camera. I sent the film to Niagara
Custom Lab in Toronto http://www.niagaracustomlab.com/. I hope I get it back in
time to get it ready for the festival. The time is tight though. In the past, I
knew Rick Doe, who ran the film lab here in Calgary, would give priority to a
project if you asked for it, but not for a 100-foot roll.
The $100
Film Festival accepted both Contingency
and Some Days . . . this week. I told
them that I didn’t think Some Days . . .
would be ready. I have a version of Contingency
that I feel is good enough to show, so even if the new film isn’t back in time,
I can show it.
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