April 10, 2009
Heavy Set Construction, day... something

Set Painted Purple
I started on the set at 12:00pm and left around midnight. But the lights are hung, so life is good. We started the day by taking some film footage needed for the TV monitor in the lab. I quickly through a scene together in the dressing room where several people in the cast posed for a few minutes of video. Naturally, it took much longer then expected. After that, a lot of work had to be done with lights. I wanted a lot more blue, so I hung several Fresnel interments. It took a bit of experimentation to get them to work right--the set has several things that fly in and out, and I found they could end up hitting the lights if the lights were not placed correctly.
Then it was on to my first special effect: cross fading tree silhouettes. Gene (the director) had just got in 4 gobos, each a different tree pattern. My plan was to shin the patterns on the walls to the left and right of the stage. There, two patterns would alternate and give the effect of movement through a wooded area. It took a fair bit of setup time to get the lights setup, but it worked and look pretty good.
I would have liked to have had the lighting cues programmed--but that didn't happen. So that is first thing tomorrow.
Then it was on to my first special effect: cross fading tree silhouettes. Gene (the director) had just got in 4 gobos, each a different tree pattern. My plan was to shin the patterns on the walls to the left and right of the stage. There, two patterns would alternate and give the effect of movement through a wooded area. It took a fair bit of setup time to get the lights setup, but it worked and look pretty good.
I would have liked to have had the lighting cues programmed--but that didn't happen. So that is first thing tomorrow.