Filming- Weekend 1

So, filming has officially begun on Slange Vang and right off the bat, it went great. We guerilla'd like wild men when we lit the first scene with a rechargeable spotlight, wax paper and a match. With no power on set, it's borderline impossible to do anything the legitimate way, so we inappropriately, yet efficiently lit a campfire with the most makeshift equipment known to man, with success. Next we lit a dramatic montage/jump cut/freakout scene with the same spotlight and wax paper combo, a lantern, and an iPhone. With equipment like this, how can you not have a good time?

Saturday morning with the day with a bag of bears, busting out a mini jib and a rockstar four legged, maned beast named Leo, playing the part of ' Gert die perd'. After we welcomed him on set, he threw a tantrum, running his trainer, Kathleen out the way and high-tailed it back to the stables. After this incident I knew I was going to need to adjust the script in a dramatic way. But we got him back up and once we got him going he brought it on like true rockstar, doing what he does best, with style and attitude.

Much credit to the cast and crew who wielded their weapons of choice to the best of their ability and having me reap the reward. From my(director of R0 budget films) viewpoint, it is an amazing feeling to have a crew to manage the technical side of my vision. My first time that I'm not doing something technical like sound, camera, lighting, rigging etc. and I've got to say I'm loving it.

Respect to Eugene Pieterse portraying the main character. It's amazing to see a non-actor understand a character this well. It's amazing to see what Eugen comes up with when I describe the scenes to him. I'm starting to think that he knows the character too well, and when the film is done, all will see why we should be scared.

Take note that all this action happened amongst the foul stench of rotting flesh. Something died close to where we are shooting and I noticed that the apples taste different than at the stables.

So all in all, a great weekend of filming. From an optimistic director, thanks for reading.