Fortunately we mostly shot inside today as the weather was mostinhospitable. Apparently, at higher elevations there was some pretty major snow accumulation. No snow for us though. Just a cold, dirty, dusty wind. While David was get blasted and burried in his new tent from Pop’n'Work Jeff & I were inside the house double booming. No wires today…we were ‘being bold’. It felt good to be surrounded by the focused intensity of the scene, practicing the mystical art of boom fu. It was a sharp contrast to what was going on outside. Going out required donning goggles (at the very least) & pulling a bandana over my face. This was just nasty. Even with the tent the gear got covered with dust. Btw, did I mention the location was a buried over landfill? Presumably, this explained the large quantity of plastic tampon applicators scattered everywhere. Maybe it was part of the set dressing though, hmmm…
The scenes seemed to go well. They were fast paced, hand-held camera jobs, requiring Jeff & I to move quickly and hand people off to one another. I couldn’t help thinking how surreal & unlikely it was that I would be here, booming such major talent, so early in my career. Jeff helped out a lot (as Cole always had) by giving me tips on position & whatnot. But when the camera rolled it came down to walking the thin line between acoustical instinct & cinematographic paranoia (ie. staying out of the shot). We stayed out of the shot & David seemed happy with the sound. I felt pretty good about it. Would have liked to get a little closer to Eli & Solara as the walked out the door, though.
When they handed out call sheets we discovered there was no call for tomorrow (Friday). I guess the impending storm freaked them out. As it turns out, since they called it (Murphy’s Law being as it is) the storm barely touched Albuquerque. Oh well, another long weekend (only 3 days work this week though…).
Not sure if the nastiness of the dust filled wind comes through but here’s a picture.
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March 27th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Awwww ‘Boom Fu’… I’d almost forgotten. Had a lot of laughs with Cole and Jimi on ‘Valley of Elah’ coming up with various plot episodes for … cue martial arts music and bad dubbing… ‘Boom Fu’.
March 30th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Not one single day has been easy. There have been a couple of days when I know he’s watching us because some unexpected things have happened & I look up and thank him. I know only Cole could make that possible. I am so glad this website is here. Reading about your daily lives, how things work on a set & just everthing that is written makes me feel right in the middle of what Cole loved so much. I will continue to read & hope that it will help heal my heart someday.