Something I should note – When I say, “Day 1″ it is mildly misleading. Most productions have 12+ hour days to film, but because of our unique arrangement with our office location (meaning people need to actually get work done and can’t have a film crew around all the time) we will be filming closer to 4 hour stints.  While that keeps the actors and crew happy…producers are in panic mode. Let’s just say, there’ll be a lot more “hurry up” and a lot less “wait” on our set.

Today was everyone’s trial run. Our first day in the location. Erik’s first day as Alex. Our crew’s first chance to work together. Jenny’s first time looking at all the ties Erik and I collectively own. My first time directing behind a camera. It was a fast 4 hours, but we got 90% of our shots. We expected to get off to a slow start so we chose all the little pick ups and moments of Alex working and living around the office for tonight…and I’m glad we did. It was thrilling to realize that it was all actually happening and I was disappointed when our time was up – but a hard out is the best 2nd AD in the world! Everyone has a few days until we film again, so plenty of time to organize and prepare for battle.