Day 1: First Night

I'd like to say that everything about the first night of filming went fantastic and that we got a lot done.

The reality of the matter is that we had camera issues and actor issues.

Quinn, the actor who had promised to give me his best performances and a great work ethic, launched into apologized and stumbled over lines and stopped takes several times to inform me that he could do better.

Thanks to Hank, we had a camera. But, as he'd informed me when he gave it to me, he wasn't entirely sure what the life of the battery would be. Once camera batteries get old, they're ability to hold a charge just isn't the same. We managed to get two good takes from inside the car.

Having watched dailies, I went from angry to frustrated to feeling triumphant for getting two great takes in a four hour shoot. Two.

Once Quinn gets going, I think he's right on the money. But if I have to wait that long to get him going, there might not be a place for him in this film. And then I'll really be pissed.

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