Tomorrow I shall be filming and, to be honest, I'm kind of worried.
This will be the first time I've worked with an actor and I'm not too great with new people. I usually hold back on being myself incase they don't like who I am and I don't want to unintentionally patronise them either when directing.
I know I'll feel bad if they don't quite nail the scene and I have to ask them to do it again or if critique their performance but this is the purpose of director though; I need to try and get over this if I can. Hopefully doing those things will actually make me get used to it and not worry so much the next time round.
On top of this I also have to think about the framing, lighting, sound and the continuity along with any sudden decisions I may have to make. When filming my instinct is to go straight to the camera to see how the shot looks: I like being on camera and to have to try and put trust in someone else is tough.
Luckily I have Mike on camera duties so I can relax a bit more knowing he can handle it but I can imagine I'll be taking quick walks back and forth between the actor and camera.
Also: priorities. I feel I tend to mix my priorities up. I like to set the camera and lighting up and then direct the actor but it would be smarter time-saving wise to talk to my actor whilst everyone else sets up.
I do have my storyboard which is half the battle won already; plus I have the shot category list and tick list ready.
There's also the worry of weather: I'm filming the ward inside a shed and if it rains (before it's supposed to in the poem) then the audio may be affected. I have checked the forecasts and between 12am and 3pm it goes from 70% chance of rain to 40%. If it does rain then I'll film the subconscious scenes instead. I do have the camera and crew for 2 days so I shouldn't worry too much: there's less than 10% chance of rain on Thursday.
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