Alas, Mr. Doodles is no more. It seems he slithered between the pages of a magazine (effectively hiding himself) and I accidentally squashed him by setting a couple of books on top of the magazine. It's a bummer and I felt sad for the little guy.
I shot the footage I needed for my film this weekend. The weather was perfect (thank you Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and looking at the dailies everything turned out very nice. Of course, as usual, I planned everything down to the last detail, stressed heavily about it on the days leading up to the shoot, then the actual shoot went great. A few of the shots I got a lot more than I was hoping for. A few I got less (typical).
The kid I was working with was great. Very natural and easy to direct. I only had to give him limited directions and he was able to grasp what I was looking for instinctively. Great energy, too. A lot of the time he would just run around and I would follow him, filming him. It was a lot of fun.

I had a few more animals that I used for the shoot. Three baby snakes (Larry, Moe, and Curly) all of whom I released after filming.
I also bought a scorpion I named Claude for one scene that turned out beautifully. I still have Claude. I know if I just let him go he'll be dead in no time. He's an African Emperor scorpion. Here's a very cruddy picture of him:



Observing him the past few days, I never realized how remarkably vulnerable scorpions are. They're basically small lobsters that live on land. They're quite slow moving. They don't seem to camoflage too well (at least I don't think they do). They're very low to the ground and crab-like. It's no wonder they were given such a large and menacing-looking tail. They have no other way to defend themselves. I feel a little bad for the guy. Right now I'm trying to find someone who will be willing to take care of him.

that's about all that's going on. I have no more scenes to shoot, concentrating...

Alas, Mr. Doodles is no more. It seems he slithered between the pages of a magazine (effectively hiding himself) and I accidentally squashed him by setting a couple of books on top of the magazine. It's a bummer and I felt sad for the little guy.
I shot the footage I needed for my film this weekend. The weather was perfect (thank you Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and looking at the dailies everything turned out very nice. Of course, as usual, I planned everything down to the last detail, stressed heavily about it on the days leading up to the shoot, then the actual shoot went great. A few of the shots I got a lot more than I was hoping for. A few I got less (typical).
The kid I was working with was great. Very natural and easy to direct. I only had to give him limited directions and he was able to grasp what I was looking for instinctively. Great energy, too. A lot of the time he would just run around and I would follow him, filming him. It was a lot of fun.

I had a few more animals that I used for the shoot. Three baby snakes (Larry, Moe, and Curly) all of whom I released after filming.
I also bought a scorpion I named Claude for one scene that turned out beautifully. I still have Claude. I know if I just let him go he'll be dead in no time. He's an African Emperor scorpion. Here's a very cruddy picture of him:



Observing him the past few days, I never realized how remarkably vulnerable scorpions are. They're basically small lobsters that live on land. They're quite slow moving. They don't seem to camoflage too well (at least I don't think they do). They're very low to the ground and crab-like. It's no wonder they were given such a large and menacing-looking tail. They have no other way to defend themselves. I feel a little bad for the guy. Right now I'm trying to find someone who will be willing to take care of him.

that's about all that's going on. I have no more scenes to shoot, concentrating on editing now (yay - I despise editing)