I just finished shooting some footage for my project. It has been such a beautiful day, so I decided to take the camera down to a nearby nature park to film, and get some sunshine in the process.
I walked down this path through the woods to the canoe ramp, thinking I would have the place to myself. There were 5 women laying on the ramp, sunning. They were probably in their 30s and 40s. I said hello, feeling like I was invading their space. One said, "I bet you thought you were gonna come down here and be alone, didn't you?" I shot around them. They were all very nice, asking questions. Do you want us to move? What are you shooting for? I told them I was working on a little film. What's it about? Is it a narrative or is it abstract? I said that it was something in-between. What kind of music will you be using? I told her mine. That's good. What do you play? Guitar. Electric or acoustic? Both.
People just seem to be friendlier in nice weather.
On the way back, I pulled over to the side of the road to shoot by a creek. For some reason, out of the blue, I remembered something my friend Chuck said (it's his camera): "Make sure it's on auto focus." It wasn't. Unless the button got turned off along the way, I've been shooting all this time without auto focus. It will be interesting to see how some of this stuff comes out. Of course, it may be rather sad, too. Lightning rarely strikes twice. Some things are a once in a lifetime deal.
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I thought for a brief moment that your film was going to turn into a porno! The music even started playing in my head.
ReplyDeleteYou know you can play those tapes back on your TV if you hook the camera up to it with the good old red-white-yellow cable and put the camera in VCR mode.
Nah. They were really cool, smart women. Definitely not the white trash I would have expected. They were just hanging out on a nice day. You'll hear them talking on the tape.
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