Filming was... interesting. I've been the guy behind the camera for so long that I forgot what it was like to take direction and do multiple takes. I can't honestly say it's something I really enjoy, but seeing the finished product come together is such a gratiying experience that it's worth all the retakes you could possibly shoot.
Tonight we shot about 35 seconds of finished footage. I know that sounds like a ridiculously small accomplishment to show for an entire night's work, but those were an important 35 seconds. They not only serve as the opening shots of the video, but they allowed us to time the click track to the opening footage. I had never heard of a click track before, and what it is essentially is a copy of the song with sharp beeps added in time with the music. The beeps make it easier to synch what you see with what you hear in the editing software, meaning that now we can more easily drop in footage from subsequent shoots. If we were building a house, then tonight we poured a solid foundation and started framing one of the walls. Not too shabby for a night's work.
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