It's April and that means the A to Z Blogging Challenge!
This year my theme is film terms.
When filmming, the words "Quiet on the set!" will be heard just before the
camera rolls. The scene is being performed and everyone needs to be quiet.
All attention is focused on the scene. Between scenes there is a lot of commotion.
Setting up cameras, costumes and makeup being checked, questions
being asked, direction being given, food being eaten.
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| Director Kathryn Bigelow on the set of Zero Dark Thirty (2012) |
God forbid you should have to sneeze in the middle of a scene if you're crew!
ReplyDeleteLOL. Just do another take. What amazes me is the way different directors work. Some will no only one take or two (Woody Allen), others do several takes on a scene. As a director, I lean toward fewer takes. However, I've worked with actors who like to try different things so I let them.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you have to do a lot of takes to get what you need from the actors. There's nothing worse than having too little footage to work with when you get into the editing suite. Having to go back and shoot pick-ups is always a nightmare.
ReplyDeleteKate, absolutely! I learned that the hard way. I make sure I do a lot of cutaway shots, too.
DeleteHard to get those planes overhead to quiet their engines, though.
ReplyDeleteGail’s 2016 April A to Z Challenge
Theme: The Fun in Writing #212
Gail, so true. Shooting outdoors can be a challenge.
DeleteThis made me think of something funny that happened when I was a Production Assistant for a short film. We were filming at a little log cabin located in a historical park. A small train circled the park that people could ride on while the tour guide, using a loud speaker, described each area they passed. The personnel agreed that whenever they approached the area of the cabin, they would not toot the train's horn or use the loud speaker.
ReplyDeleteWell, we were about to film a scene outside the cabin, the director called, "Quiet on the set!" and within a few moments we heard the loud speaker announcing, "WE HAVE TO BE QUIET IN THIS AREA...THEY ARE MAKING A MOVIE."
LOL! I love this!
DeleteSaying hello from A to Z, Luana. I worked as a movie extra for Memoirs of a Geisha when it was shot here in the Bay Area, and I remember hearing "quiet on the set!"
ReplyDeleteCynthia, thanks for stopping by. I know that film. It's a beautiful story.
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