Fucking Chris
So, we are reshooting the split screen stuff that I screwed in the face. In order for this method to work, everything has to stay the same. The props can’t move and the camera can’t move. So, we are getting ready for the LAST shot and Chris casually sits down, grabs the beer on the table that he’s not supposed to move and just sort of holds it just for the hell of it. I see what he’s doing and yell “Chis! You’re not supposed to move that beer!” He realizes what he’s done, looks at it, and then quickly puts it back. Only at that point it was too late.
Caine went in to denial:
“No! That won’t matter! It’s fine!”
Chris tried to fix it:
“We can look at the old footage and line it up! It’s fine!”
I just put my face in to my hands and said the one thing that is appropriate for every screw up on the planet:
“Fuck! God damn it Chris!”
Then they all accepted it.
Caine said:
“No…..we…….can………Shit.”
Chris Said:
“I swear to God we can fix it! We just have to line it up! We can………..Shit.”
Then I said:
“…….Alright, lets do the first scene……. Again…….. Thanks to Chris!”
All in all though it actually worked to our advantage. I had gone through the adjustments and everything by that point and everyone knew what they were supposed to do. So we pretty much shot the entire thing all over again in roughly 30 minutes. Pretty much every shot was done in one take. Plus now I have something to hold over Chris’s head for the rest of his God damned life. Even though, I think the takes after the fuck up were better then the other ones, it’s still something I can get on his case about.
Tags: carl keitz, fucking chris, john q. phats, screw up, short film, split screen