Just finished shooting the Amish sex movie today. All in all, I have to say it was a good shoot. The crew was very organised and hoopy. We started on Friday with the opening scene at the director’s apartment. The shoot was done with two cameras, which seems to have worked very well. Everybody was really on the ball. Yesterday, we shot the bulk of things at the Lakewood historical heritage somethingerother on Wadsworth, which stood in for an isolated Amish community. We even shot one of the scenes next to a perfect classic red barn which looks exactly like you imagine a red barn ought to. There were a few items here and there which gave away the fact that it wasn’t actually run by Amish, like the occasional padlock and the like, but I doubt anybody watching the final product will notice. Besides, the Amish never actually refer to themselves as being Amish, so I guess they can’t be held accountable for a few modern conveniences. One of the scenes we shot yesterday is the “streamlined scene,” a.k.a. scene 3. Jon has already edited it, and said that it turned out well, so I’m hoping the rest of what we shot works out similarly. The streamlined scene contained a bit of improvisation between me and my co-lead, so I was worried that editing it would be just a mess, but Jon said it wasn’t too bad. If I recall correctly, there was only one camera for that scene because the other camera was in the barn with the Amish folks when we did it, which I expect would have made editing a little less convenient than if there were two cameras on the improv parts. Anyhow, the streamlined scene will probably wind up being a good chunk of my demo reel, so I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Then, today we shot the remaining two scenes in the car. Driving there, and then the very last scene which takes place as we drive back home. These were shot all with one camera just mounted on the hood, with no auxilliary angles of the dialog. So, the whole last scene may just wind up being a single long shot. If not, then the only cut aways will be exterior shots of the car.
The film will be submitted the a film school shindig which takes place on May 10th. Unfortunately, the bastards running it don’t release a show list ahead of time, so I won’t have any idea if the film actually made it into the show until I get there, which seems unconscionably stupid and arrogant on the part of the organizers.