I once I asked my mentor, "Becky, what's a lesson you think would've helped you if you knew early on?", she responded, "people suck". Don't take Becky as a negative person, that wasn't a negative comment, it's true, sometimes people just suck. I keep finding myself quoting Becky, there are times were "people suck" and today was one of them. (Also, just making sure I set the record straight, Becky is amazing! Her lessons are raw, she doesn't try to sugar coat or hide things, that makes her a great mentor!!)
Short Version:
My actors were a no-show and we only had one shot to get it right. Now I have to resort to Plan B.
Long Version:
Today I was supposed to film the last scene of the opening sequence, the barbeque scene in which a white family and a black (African American) family can be seen having a good time as the camera slowly reveals a sign with the name of the community they're in, which has "Y7Y" on it, implying that the experiment had been activated. I asked my neighbors if they were willing to help me by being in the film opening, they agreed; I even waiting for Mr.Mang.. uh... let's call them the Guava family, yes, like the fruit... I even delayed the filming so that Mr.Guava could arrive on a trip and be in the film. Yesterday I spoke to the Guava's to make sure everything was fine with them and to confirm that we would be shooting today, they confirmed it all. Guess what? Nothing! They canceled and Mr.Guava (who, in theory, is a key part of that scene) leaves tomorrow morning. In conclusion, because I won't be able to record this scene I have to change part of my opening to fill the time that was meant to be used up for the scene. In addition, I no longer need to move forward on the licensing of the song, which sucks because I was really looking forward to going through the licensing process; I might just do it anyways to learn from the experience.
As you can probably imagine I'm frustrated and quite mad because I confirmed it twice!! But I also understand that plans change, it's just life. This little inconvenience is going to set me back which is exactly what I was trying to avoid, but I plan on changing gears quickly!
As you can probably imagine I'm frustrated and quite mad because I confirmed it twice!! But I also understand that plans change, it's just life. This little inconvenience is going to set me back which is exactly what I was trying to avoid, but I plan on changing gears quickly!
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