That's a Wrap

Today wraps our last day of shooting for ‘Awake o Sleeper,’ and marks the first day of a long and fun, editing process. I’m excited to see this behind the scenes documentary come together. I will tell you one thing, when you’re on set with just one other girl, and about 20 guys, it makes for interesting conversations. What we thought to be a three-day shoot turned into three and a half due to weather set backs and some difficult shots we decided to add in at the end.

Friday was probably the hottest day of all out on set(I missed today's half day, it might have been hotter). The sun was beating down so strong and our drink supply was taking a big hit. I’m pretty sure we went through every color of Gatorade there is, each. With our first day of filming being cloudy and rainy and our second being light and airy, a third day of hot direct beating sun set our exposures for a loop. We used the blackout flag on takes that we could, and on others we just had to improvise. Whether that was with the black umbrellas we had on set, or waiting for the few clouds to cover the sun, we were in ‘make it work’ mode. Either way, the hurry up and wait game of photography was in full bloom. But, I am happy to report it was so worth the wait.

Now that filming is complete and we’ve made the magic happen, its time to let the magic take over. Like in everything, movie making not only takes talent and skill, but it also takes time and dedication. From here we proceed to load the footage, piece it all together, and be amazed.

So for now I leave you with the anticipation that is the magic behind ‘Awake O Sleeper’