Borrowing equipment to make a short film is stressful for me. It fills me with anxiety.
I don’t want to break anything.
That was a major concern of mine while we were shooting The Climb.
It was bad enough we had to deal with weather concerns all weekend. I know I can’t control the weather but there is something I can control…
I never touch the camera.
What’s the point? I’m not a camera man. Ask me to jump in an edit session and put some clips together and I’m all for it.
The crew continually laughed at me because I wouldn’t go near any equipment. Dominika eventually stopped asking me to hold the camera between takes. I made it perfectly clear that I was uncomfortable holding it.
Here’s why…
I may or may not drop things from time to time. I’m a normal human being after all. I figure the less I hold the camera, the better chance it has to survive the shoot. It makes sense to me.
It was still funny to the crew. I’m happy to entertain.
At the end of the day, we shot everything we needed and I didn’t break anything.
The system works!
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