I don't know if it's serendipity or destiny, but doors seem to open for me, and I can't believe some of the crazy situations I find myself in (always with camera in hand). Yesterday on the movie set, one of the photos I took was of the director and director of photography (dp) discussing a scene between takes. As soon as the shutter clicked, the director looked over at me and I heard her say to the dp "Maybe Jody can take the photos..." or something along those lines. The dp chuckled a bit and mumbled something back to the director that I couldn't hear. I thought she was talking about the continuity photos (* See definition below) and my secret insecurity about my photography surfaced, making me think he didn't like my work for some reason. So imagine my surprise when the director approached me a few minutes later and asked me if I would play a small part in the movie. You could have knocked me over with a feather! Just goes to show you that the old saying "When you assume you make and ass out of u and me" is true. Lesson learned.
* Continuity photos ensure that the action in the film is consistent. For example, if a character is wearing a bandanna a certain way in one take of the scene, the bandanna needs to be exactly the same when viewed from another angle. This can be problematic when scenes are shot at different times, with breaks between them. The script supervisor keeps notes on general continuity, and the various departments (wardrobe, hair, makeup, and props) take their own snapshots to ensure continuity.
Here's a photo of some of the crew members and me acting as stand ins for the lighting crew while the cast was in wardrobe getting ready for a scene.
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