This past weekend I had the opportunity to work on a
couple of commercials. I've done documentaries, live events, promos,
and short films. But I've never done commercials before now. I must
say, it was quite a lot more fun than I'd anticipated. Of course, any
time you get to strap an actor into a stunt harness and spend the
next two hours watching them get pulled down a hallway and then cling
for dear life on the corner of the wall...well, lets just say it was
pretty exciting.
For a long time I've been avoiding working on
commercials. For some misguided reason I felt that I'd have to
sacrifice some aspect of my supposed creative genius. Now, before I
get too far along on this post, let me make it clear that I was just
an intern on this shoot (the production company's trying me out,
seeing if they like me with the potential for future work), so my
creative input was minimal. Still, I had a really great time working
on the project and, for my part at least, I feel I accomplished a
fair bit.
As I've always said, it pays to know all the different
aspects of film making. I was primarily there to help out the Line
Producer, as my goal is to move up in that path. However, on the
second day their gaffers were getting swamped by the extra demands of
the stunt rigging. Back in school I learned all the different trades
I could and so was able to step in and help out as an extra gaffer.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they couldn't have managed without
me, it just would have been a bit slower and/or more aggravating.
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