Behind the Scenes 2: Desert Wasteland

Here is a behind the scenes look at day 4 of Desert Wasteland:

 

Jade Diaz and Kasey Seats were all smiles for the dating montage

Our third day of shooting was for a dating montage between MJ and Steve (played by Jade Diaz and Kasey Seats) 

 Our challenge today was to effectively show the passage of time in one day of shooting.

One of our keys components of portraying this time passage was having movement in each shot. We began with a night scene on a sliding rack focus shot.

 

A morning breakfast scene

Stepney, also on sound today, finds a comfortable hidden spot for the shot

Rubio and Brindis set up a passage of time shot

We quickly moved throughout the day with actors changing wardrobe after each shot. Our most difficult shot included a pan showing the passage of time with the actors in different spots. While the actors changed wardrobe, natural shadows and lighting were quickly changing at an alarming rate. We moved as quickly as possible and were able to get our shot. 

MJ and Steve once shared love

The owners of a nearby horse ranch were kind enough to allow us to shoot a few shots there. Unfortunately, our AD Ronnie Stepney is allergic to horses, and had to sit this one out. 

Script Supervisor Melissa Aragon goes over daily notes

All in all, we had a successful day of production- which Camera Hogs crew celebrated with steaks afterwards... : )

Aragon prepares a take close to the ranch horses