Second Day on set!

My arms hurt. 

We have to carry our equipment- all of it- to wherever we film. Everything, most notably the tripod and the light kit, is heavy. 

I was the AD today- I feel like I wasn't as successful as my peers who were ADs, but I think I did a fairly decent job of resolving some of the problems on set and keeping it cool. The shot lists totally changed, and lighting was difficult as always, but the shoot went well, and the director said she was happy with it, which is great. 

I am back to sound tomorrow. I'd really like to do camera at some point. However, my friends are putting their more experienced peers on camera, because set isn't exactly the best time to troubleshoot or admit you don't know how to do something. Not to mention there are fifty billion (more like seven) steps you have to take whenever you change locations and before you hit record, and I'd probably forget them. 

I learned a lot about lighting today, and ways to make lighting less harsh but equally powerful. 

Sorry this is a sporatic post... I handed in another draft of my script, and i'll really want to finalize that tomorrow, and i'm on set all day, so I need to get to bed so I can work tomorrow. 

The days feel long again, which is actually great, because I don't want this to end. 

-Molly