I was almost done my first short film, but the last three minutes couldn't get shot right. The DP said that her eyes were getting blurry and couldn't keep it in focus. Since I felt I could have done the last three minutes in half an hour, I went for it, just to get it done. I spent two months looking for a replacement actor, but now that replacement doesn't look like he'll be coming back to finish!
I have shot the the three minutes, but it's out of focus, some of the shots, and is too dark. I misjudged how dark the section of the scene, was, cause of the camera's view screen being brighter. I couldn't do all the shots, as I was also acting in it, and doing as much sound as I can. So I guess it was best to just call it a day, since my DP's eyes were screwy after working hard.
But if the actor doesn't come back, I don't have a finished scene, and the short cannot be finished. I don't know what to do. It would probably take another long while to find another replacement and reshoot the whole scene. Or is there someway, I can reshoot the last part, and double for the main actor, superimposing his face, onto mine in the shots that were blurry? I can reshoot wearing similar clothes, with his face on me maybe? Sounds bad, but I don't know what else to do. I still have some good close up's of him that should work as coverage. But I would have to push his face further away in the image, and superimpose it, to replace the out of focus shots.
Or I could just find another guy I guess. But one of my other actor's will not be available, in two weeks most likely, and I have to get it done by then. What's the best place to find a replacement within that time? I tried the University, and Craiglists, Kijiji, several times, before, but it still took two months. What do you do when you need a replacement right now? Or better yet, how do I convince him to come back, and give just as good of a performance?
I have shot the the three minutes, but it's out of focus, some of the shots, and is too dark. I misjudged how dark the section of the scene, was, cause of the camera's view screen being brighter. I couldn't do all the shots, as I was also acting in it, and doing as much sound as I can. So I guess it was best to just call it a day, since my DP's eyes were screwy after working hard.
But if the actor doesn't come back, I don't have a finished scene, and the short cannot be finished. I don't know what to do. It would probably take another long while to find another replacement and reshoot the whole scene. Or is there someway, I can reshoot the last part, and double for the main actor, superimposing his face, onto mine in the shots that were blurry? I can reshoot wearing similar clothes, with his face on me maybe? Sounds bad, but I don't know what else to do. I still have some good close up's of him that should work as coverage. But I would have to push his face further away in the image, and superimpose it, to replace the out of focus shots.
Or I could just find another guy I guess. But one of my other actor's will not be available, in two weeks most likely, and I have to get it done by then. What's the best place to find a replacement within that time? I tried the University, and Craiglists, Kijiji, several times, before, but it still took two months. What do you do when you need a replacement right now? Or better yet, how do I convince him to come back, and give just as good of a performance?
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