Didn’t manage to get out of bed before 9 again which is a bit embarrassing when everyone else is up so early (and there have been a few wise cracks) but it’s tough when there’s no daylight and we’re still jet lagged – although technically that oughta help since UK is nine hours forward!!!
Spent the day logging our rushes (or checking out our footage) – the loading and the rolligon ride look absolutely amazing and should be OK to dramatise and edit – even the interviews with the knackered rolligon drivers came out OK, which was suprising.
Spent the rest of the day filming half of the 150 ft derrick being unloaded from a rolligon (JCB with tyres spinning on ice and two fork lifts lifting from the sides before the massive metal structure finally shot off the loading ramp on its pallet, like a giant out of control sledge nearly wiping out the JCB which was reversing down the ramp as fast as it could..)
Met the rest of the team who’ll be putting the rig together out here – and there’s a few good characters in there. We mic’d up the promising ones and filmed the whole crew piecing together the derrick, the two parts of which telescope together. They used a fork lift and two JCBs again – which looked great with a back ground of blue sky and gently falling snow flakes, massive tungsten lights making the whole dusky scene as bright and vivid as daylight. Took an hour of gentle manipulation with the massive machines, before it finally fell into place nearly taking one guys fingers clean off. (Metal expands in this temp so fitting the pieces is quite tricky and may continually prove problematic as the rig has never been assembled at this cold a temperature.)
Still can’t get over how sharp everything looks at these temperatures, its almost as if I’m used to watching a TV that’s been slightly detuned, and suddenly its all in perfect focus for the first time. Literally, crystal clear.
Had dinner in our own camp now the galley’s up and running, and spent the evening writing up my diary. And so to bed…..
Spent the day logging our rushes (or checking out our footage) – the loading and the rolligon ride look absolutely amazing and should be OK to dramatise and edit – even the interviews with the knackered rolligon drivers came out OK, which was suprising.
Spent the rest of the day filming half of the 150 ft derrick being unloaded from a rolligon (JCB with tyres spinning on ice and two fork lifts lifting from the sides before the massive metal structure finally shot off the loading ramp on its pallet, like a giant out of control sledge nearly wiping out the JCB which was reversing down the ramp as fast as it could..)
Met the rest of the team who’ll be putting the rig together out here – and there’s a few good characters in there. We mic’d up the promising ones and filmed the whole crew piecing together the derrick, the two parts of which telescope together. They used a fork lift and two JCBs again – which looked great with a back ground of blue sky and gently falling snow flakes, massive tungsten lights making the whole dusky scene as bright and vivid as daylight. Took an hour of gentle manipulation with the massive machines, before it finally fell into place nearly taking one guys fingers clean off. (Metal expands in this temp so fitting the pieces is quite tricky and may continually prove problematic as the rig has never been assembled at this cold a temperature.)
Still can’t get over how sharp everything looks at these temperatures, its almost as if I’m used to watching a TV that’s been slightly detuned, and suddenly its all in perfect focus for the first time. Literally, crystal clear.
Had dinner in our own camp now the galley’s up and running, and spent the evening writing up my diary. And so to bed…..
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