Penguin August 21st, 2008
Tuesday was our first day of shooting Red String Theory. It was weird just being the camera operator. I did my best to just follow instructions and give suggestions as necessary, but I didn’t want to be a backseat director. This was Jesse’s shoot.
We started the shoot half an hour behind schedule but still managed to make our day early. I’m used to barely making my day or running a little over. But then again, I usually only have about 2 hrs to shoot.
There were plenty of shots I wish I had either a jib or a dolly. After watching a lot of great films, I realized one of the big things that sets cinema apart from amateur films is the camera movement. They just LOOK expensive.
Our second shoot is Friday, and hopefully, we’ll be able to wrap it.
-Penguin
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Penguin August 18th, 2008
After a few delays, we’re finally going to start shooting Red String Theory today. I’ve been itching to make stuff. Even though I won’t be directing, it’ll be nice to put something together.
It should be a quick shoot. 15 pages over 2 days.
-Penguin
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Penguin June 24th, 2008
It looks like Red String Theory has been put on hold. The director didn’t bother to tell me that she would be in NYC during our two shooting days. Since I’m ramping up to do Irreplaceably Precious in August, this small window is all we had.
I was looking forward to doing RST too. Maybe it’ll still happen sometime this fall. We’ll see what happens.
-Penguin
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Penguin May 12th, 2008
After numerous revisions and almost a complete rewrite, followed by scheduling conflicts, we have all the major pieces together for our next short film: Red String Theory. It’s written and directed by Jesse Zhu who I’ve been encouraging to really pursue film. This is a going to be a great learning experience for her as it’s her first time directing and editing.
I will be producing and doing the cinematography. Principle photography begins in July.
-Penguin
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