A Message from Dylan Chapgier
By Dylan Chapgier grip, boom
It’s 6:14 in the morning on Saturday the 12 of August. Today, or Friday night, was an off day, and i have recently been informed that Saturday night will also be a night off. We have filmed for nearly a month and a half. It is exciting to hear that we are nearly complete with the film. I must say that at times, it is really hard to say that I enjoy making this film, especially when we have to begin and end the day unloading the truck with extremely heavy lights. But, at the end of the day, or at least after watching the daily’s, i must say that i feel proud of the work the crew and cast has pulled off.
Since this was my first time on a movie set, I had no idea what to expect, and boy was I surprised. When you watch a movie, you don’t realize the work and pain that went into making each individual shot in the film. As mentioned before in Rachel’s blog, setting up lights for each scene can take hours of labor. We usually don’t start rolling film until 11 at night, and the crew comes on set at 6 to start working. It’s a lot of back-breaking labor that, in my mind, the crew should receive more credit.
For this reason, I will take this opportunity to introduce you, the reader, to some of our crew.
Kenny is our key electric. He is in charge of the distribution of electricity along the set. This is a very tough job that he excels in very well. He’s in High school and loves to go long boarding. He’s done a bunch of other films and knows a lot about the technology used in the film-making.
Porgie is key grip. He has a this great talent of getting himself injured. His leg got stuck in our grip truck’s platform and recently had a 2 x 4 beam fall on his head, just to name a few. When he’s not hurting himself, he is an awesome guy to chill with.
Ichiban is the gaffer. His job to assign all of us jobs and make sure the scene looks pretty. He has blown me away with his knowledge of film making, especially at the age of 19. He has a great sense of humor and makes all of our jobs easier when he talks about his relations with our mothers.
Cody is boom. He took my job because he is more interested in sound and editing, and I am more interested in the photography and lighting of a shot. He is a great guy to have on set, especially when talking about the superiority of apple computers (if you can’t tell, I’m a mac owner myself).
Luis was on our team. He had to leave early because he needed to start making money on his own, and couldn’t keep up with both a day job and a night job. He is lives close by and is a great person to chat with. I wish we could still have him on set. He made our lives easy with the music played from his cell phone to the walkie talkies.
Vince is a great guy to have on set. He is super tall and has a belching ability that rivals that of Brad’s. Having him burp on the walkie-talkie gets me through the day. He also decided to leave early, but came back, and has been a great helping hand.
Rachel is AC 1. She has worked on a lot of other films and is quite experienced in film making. Being one of my house-mates, I usually give her ride to and from location everyday. Usually when we come back from location, we like to watch an episode of our favorite show, Arrested Development. She is a super-awesome person who has an equally awesome music selection.
Matt is AC 2. Like me, this is his first film shoot, and is doing a good job loading film magazines and running errands for both Rachels. Just like Georgie Porgie, he also has an extraordinary ability of getting himself hurt. One day it’s a door that falls on his face, another day he hurts his hand somehow. The crew recently pitched in to buy him a helmet, but for some odd reason, he doesn’t want to wear it.
I have had such a great time working close with these people. I only hope they enjoy my stupid jokes and annoying awkwardness. And i also hope i didn’t just embarace them.
It’s 6:14 in the morning on Saturday the 12 of August. Today, or Friday night, was an off day, and i have recently been informed that Saturday night will also be a night off. We have filmed for nearly a month and a half. It is exciting to hear that we are nearly complete with the film. I must say that at times, it is really hard to say that I enjoy making this film, especially when we have to begin and end the day unloading the truck with extremely heavy lights. But, at the end of the day, or at least after watching the daily’s, i must say that i feel proud of the work the crew and cast has pulled off.
Since this was my first time on a movie set, I had no idea what to expect, and boy was I surprised. When you watch a movie, you don’t realize the work and pain that went into making each individual shot in the film. As mentioned before in Rachel’s blog, setting up lights for each scene can take hours of labor. We usually don’t start rolling film until 11 at night, and the crew comes on set at 6 to start working. It’s a lot of back-breaking labor that, in my mind, the crew should receive more credit.
For this reason, I will take this opportunity to introduce you, the reader, to some of our crew.
Kenny is our key electric. He is in charge of the distribution of electricity along the set. This is a very tough job that he excels in very well. He’s in High school and loves to go long boarding. He’s done a bunch of other films and knows a lot about the technology used in the film-making.
Porgie is key grip. He has a this great talent of getting himself injured. His leg got stuck in our grip truck’s platform and recently had a 2 x 4 beam fall on his head, just to name a few. When he’s not hurting himself, he is an awesome guy to chill with.
Ichiban is the gaffer. His job to assign all of us jobs and make sure the scene looks pretty. He has blown me away with his knowledge of film making, especially at the age of 19. He has a great sense of humor and makes all of our jobs easier when he talks about his relations with our mothers.
Cody is boom. He took my job because he is more interested in sound and editing, and I am more interested in the photography and lighting of a shot. He is a great guy to have on set, especially when talking about the superiority of apple computers (if you can’t tell, I’m a mac owner myself).
Luis was on our team. He had to leave early because he needed to start making money on his own, and couldn’t keep up with both a day job and a night job. He is lives close by and is a great person to chat with. I wish we could still have him on set. He made our lives easy with the music played from his cell phone to the walkie talkies.
Vince is a great guy to have on set. He is super tall and has a belching ability that rivals that of Brad’s. Having him burp on the walkie-talkie gets me through the day. He also decided to leave early, but came back, and has been a great helping hand.
Rachel is AC 1. She has worked on a lot of other films and is quite experienced in film making. Being one of my house-mates, I usually give her ride to and from location everyday. Usually when we come back from location, we like to watch an episode of our favorite show, Arrested Development. She is a super-awesome person who has an equally awesome music selection.
Matt is AC 2. Like me, this is his first film shoot, and is doing a good job loading film magazines and running errands for both Rachels. Just like Georgie Porgie, he also has an extraordinary ability of getting himself hurt. One day it’s a door that falls on his face, another day he hurts his hand somehow. The crew recently pitched in to buy him a helmet, but for some odd reason, he doesn’t want to wear it.
I have had such a great time working close with these people. I only hope they enjoy my stupid jokes and annoying awkwardness. And i also hope i didn’t just embarace them.
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