i probably should have gotten a plate with a 90* bend since this horizontal orientation will make things complicated if/when i want to use this for directional light? but the nice thing is these plates are all standardized sizes so if this one turns out untenable in that respect i can drop $15 on the bendy plate and swap it into place. can't go wrong with two beaver boards tbh
not a bad price for such a versatile kit but definitely too pricey for my purposes. maybe if i reach a point where i'm actually making something that might be considered Films
unfortunately just one black flag (realistically the kit i'd get the most use out of) is like $50, so i'll be keeping to the industrious grip's solution of duvetyne, coat hangers, and binder clips. all i really need for shooting indoors anyway
sometimes i think about investigating the indie film scene here in seattle. would anyone get some use out of a former G&E swing who hasn't worked on a set in six years? would i be too old and weird and slow to fall in with the college crowd? too out of experience to fall in with the professional set? do i even WANT to go back to film production? 12 hour days of intensely demanding physical labor 5-6 days a week for months on end. if it's what you do it's all you do, no room for casuals. sigh
i miss film work a lot. it's a job i'm good at, a job i enjoy, a job that i genuinely found fulfilling in a way no other job ever was. but it left no room for other interests. no room for video work, for writing, even for a social life outside the crew of whatever your current gig is. the industry is full of predators and jackasses, it's exceedingly rare for you to work a gig you actually care about in any meaningful sense, it's just a lot of STRESS.
but i miss it anyway. i dunno
lmao look at THIS pack of peanuts. those ones in the front with the shapes cut into them, that's called a cucoloris. like a cuckoo, or a cookie cutter (both are cited). i didn't actually know this term until just now, because i only ever knew them as a branchaloris-- where instead of making a cutout you'd just go find a branch covered in leaves, stick it on a c-stand, and blow a fan into it to create leaf shadow. actually got a picture of one from one of my sets here...
@sarahzedig this all feels like my relationship to engineering. i used to love modeling shit for my classes and extracurriculars, i even designed like a folding guitar stand just for fun, but idk if i could do it again at this point. could i handle the time sinkiness, even for STEM money? could i hack it at all? do i just miss making stuff? it's complex feelings.
@sarahzedig coincidentally i too have been out of the game for 5 years at this point lol
@sarahzedig I’m in a Seattle jobs group and occasionally see IATSE looking for people but I think they mostly do live events here
must admit i really miss having access to my university's student film production club equipment. i was such friends with the professors in my dept that even after graduation they let me check stuff out. not that i ever took them up on it unless someone *else* was making a movie. SIGH