Today I shot a green screen element for my friend’s short film. Someone else had shot the foreground element. I was shooting the mid-ground element of a man falling. Don’t try this unless you’ve very experienced at mountaineering as well as gripping – you or the actor can get very hurt if you don’t know what you’re doing.
: : preproduction notes.
: : in mid take.
We used two steel speed rail poles, C-clamped to the top of two 12-step ladders. Using spectra runners and a static line rope attached to the actor. He’s wearing a climbing harness and is supported at the shoulders with more runner material. Underneath his face are two fans and his tie has a thin line to have it fly about. Our poor actor was on and off the rig (mostly on) for nearly two hours – he was a great sport. One thing I didn’t take into account, was that the ladders flare out and creep in because of linear perspective. Fortunately it didn’t affect the shot but it’s something I’ll take into account next time.
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