We are doing our test shoot for two sequences tomorrow already. I decided to shoot it really as a test, rather than shooting with the real actors in the real locations with (gulp) the real equipment.
So this is how we’re managing it…
We’re using the video equipment and lights of our production house, Eccena Inc. We’ll be editing there as well.
Edwin found us two theater actors who are game to play the parts of the lead and his wife, for a minimal fee. Edwin himself will play one of the parts.
Yesterday my sister, Liz, went searching for temporary locations for our test shoot. She found a couple in the vicinity of our mom’s house in Marikina. (Yey convenient!) I checked it out, and we decided on one that happens to be the house of another theater actor. (Small world.) The owners were happy to let us use it for a couple of hours.
Today, I’m meeting with Pao and Liz to talk about the logistics and the shots.
Unfortunately, our production designer won’t be able to join us tomorrow for the shoot. She’s got a lot on her hands, what with 2 Cinemalaya entries, and probably some rackets.
Oh well, the sequences are simple anyway. I was fortunately allowed to shoot just 2 sequences instead of 3 so hopefully it will be short and sweet.
