tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post1679918689854286437..comments2024-03-28T00:18:19.640-07:00Comments on Dollygrippery: FreeballingDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-46633336478100943272010-04-09T20:33:59.667-07:002010-04-09T20:33:59.667-07:00I dropped by the set of D's show a few weeks a...I dropped by the set of D's show a few weeks ago to see some friends and saw exactly the kind of stuff D is mentioning. I was talking to the mixer when the wardrobe guy announced matter-of-factly "We're in the shot."<br /><br />I just picked up a drink glass and pretended like I was an extra.<br /><br />I would imagine the good side of freeballing with these two directors is that they realize that they're flying by the seat of their pants and can recognize that they're forcing the camera team to become part of the improvisation.Drewpropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016315071844030689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-2590693731028623882010-03-27T14:51:52.317-07:002010-03-27T14:51:52.317-07:00I'm with ya on being torn on this issue. Somet...I'm with ya on being torn on this issue. Sometimes I like it when we have definitive places and marks to go to because I love to see perfect camera shots unfold perfectly, and on the other hand, sometimes I like it when it's up to me to compose good shots no matter what the actors do. The problem I have with the latter scenario is that directors and DPs are getting away with this fly-by-the-seat-of their-pants style which, as people like us know, is just them passing he buck and not doing their own jobs. It pains me to watch a really good camera operator do the director's job all day long and not get credit or payed appropriately for it. That's the only part that bugs me. But I do like it when, like you said, they look back at me behind the dolly and say, "Good Luck...you get us in the right place and I'll frame it up!...or...So are you ready to do this?" and I always reply, "It's gonna be great!!"GHBnoreply@blogger.com