Here's a short video sample of what I have been living with that no one else ever gets to see.
It's a very strange phenomenon that is a part of editing most people don't think of: the editor is not only in charge of finding the good stuff, but also watches everything else, including what happens when the scene is cut, but the camera keeps rolling. There is less of this when using "real" celluloid, because film stock is golden/expensive, but with mini-DV, we regularly (not constantly) let the camera roll. So I could not enumerate how many between-take semi-conversations I have heard the snatches of over the last few months -- R.J. perplexed by why he stayed up so late for no reason, Christine talking about her stigmata dream, Rachel O gushing about her love of doing the slate, Kevin giving Greg pointers about the lights. Mostly it's just the actors, because they're on screen and the mics are pointed on them, but occasionally I hear a voice from off, and I realize, Oh! Erin was there that day! or Sean! Or Cynthia! Jack's laughter is pretty clear in this particular clip. I'm working on an outtake reel.
To me, one of the funniest things about this clip is the dead pause
after RJ says "We should go ask," because no one knows what the heck he's
talking about (he's responding to something I believe the sound
recordist has said to him that is inaudible to us). The various
individual perspectives, moments and interpersonal dynamics are funny too, when looked at independently -- like
the fact that I can only barely smile at the explanation of the noise because
I'm trying to keep up morale, but I'm really quite bummed out, aggravated and embarrassed about the whole thing. And hot. Maybe "funny" isn't the right word. We were all hot here - does it show? But this is only 14B, so it's nothing compared to 14C, 14D, 14E, 14F, 14G... Christine eventually eschews an offered bobby pin because she can just stick her bangs to the side of her head with sweat. But here, we're still able to laugh -- at least they are.
5 comments:
Oh, maybe that's Greg's laughter... ?
Actually I think it's both, my laughter running over Greg's. You can compare it to a more recent instance of mine here.
My take is that R.J. is suggesting "We should go ask" our hosts about the source of the sound, perfectly timed just as the mystery is revealed.
Priceless for me: in the last few seconds, as R.J. leans forward, you can see the cat stalking off having finished its business, obviously thinking "You people..."
Actually, _I_ think RJ is suggesting we go ask the neighbor if they need to be doing their construction business in the driveway -- Greg suggests "sawing" as a reference to the neighbor's occasional noise that was something of an issue. As I recall, we did eventually go ask them if they could possibly wait until Whenever, and they were nice and agreed. Hard to believe it wasn't you, Jack, that we sent over there... ? Also - I haven't seen the cat! But RJ does address her with some admonishment as she walks by, I think - her name is "Molly."
My sister's cat has one of those. It scares the crap out of me every time. lol
Ha ha - funny that you think of it as "My sister's CAT has one of those" (instead of your sister having it). :) I hope your sister's cat got a good deal on it and finds it worth the trouble. (Nice to hear from you, Joy!)
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