CONSIDER ME LIT
BY LINDSEY BLACK, CHANDLER, ARIZONA, USA - As I was driving down Power Rd. today, I saw the set for MIAMI VICE. It was so awesome to see. Then I started dwelling on how awesome it is going to be on the BAD TIMING set. Granted, we don’t have half buildings that look like a town, but a set is a set and it is as real as any other Hollywood movie.
Today was a well-informed meeting on lighting. The equipment we have is incredible! We are set up as professional as they come. The demo made it very clear on how important lighting is and how much better the scene looks. The biggest challenge was getting it back in the box the way it came out of the box. So I also learned that if it doesn’t zip easily, it is not in right. Hmmmm…all these years I just sat on top of my stuff until it zipped.
We also talked about the culture and etiquette. Pam's friend, Darrin, came to speak to us about the experience he had for the four months he was in South Africa. It was great to hear some advice from an informed American who had already been there. He showed us how close people stand in line, how long they will continue to shake your hand while you talk and how to properly greet someone. I learned that we all definitely need to pop our personal space bubble and be prepared to get close. I am just so excited to see this culture. To me, I think we are going to experience a culture that continues to be based on a lot of moral values that America has abandoned.
The last week has been rough for me because I wasn’t sure I was going to go due to my son's birthday being right in the middle of when the shoot was planned. Now we are leaving the day before his birthday and I am convinced that it is okay to have his party the weekend before and celebrate it then. I will miss my kids and husband so much. We have been spending a lot of time together and it is going to be hard on all of us. Jett has a hard time of me leaving for only a couple hours…what is it going to be like for three weeks? I think we will all appreciate each other more.