THE OPENING CREDITS
Even though filming on ATHLETE wrapped a few weeks ago, there are still a few things I need to shoot during post production. One is a small little piece called the opening credits sequence, which I shot most of early Sunday morning in the city.
To be honest I was pretty nervous going into it. After spending an entire year of just turning on the camera and letting reality happen, it was challenging to have to plan out every single detail for this shoot (which is what I've been doing for the last four weeks). Important things like where the camera needs to be, to scouting the right locations to film at the right time of day.
I think what also made this nerve-wracking was the idea of filming seven different scenes on the streets of New York in the early morning hours; when anything can happen between the weather and unruly club-goers (drunks). Fortunately, after a gruelling four hours, I managed to get some terrific shots without a single incident.
Of course none of this would have been possible without the amazing Nora, who is a part of athlete Artie's Achilles team, and played the role of "everyday female athlete" in the shoot. And there was our incredibly patient driver Ali who drove us around the city and waited for us all morning long. Thank you both very much!
DLM
To be honest I was pretty nervous going into it. After spending an entire year of just turning on the camera and letting reality happen, it was challenging to have to plan out every single detail for this shoot (which is what I've been doing for the last four weeks). Important things like where the camera needs to be, to scouting the right locations to film at the right time of day.
I think what also made this nerve-wracking was the idea of filming seven different scenes on the streets of New York in the early morning hours; when anything can happen between the weather and unruly club-goers (drunks). Fortunately, after a gruelling four hours, I managed to get some terrific shots without a single incident.
Of course none of this would have been possible without the amazing Nora, who is a part of athlete Artie's Achilles team, and played the role of "everyday female athlete" in the shoot. And there was our incredibly patient driver Ali who drove us around the city and waited for us all morning long. Thank you both very much!
DLM
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