Ms. Director diary

Guess this will be my 1st and only diary of Miss director.
At least i have a chance to understand what is the feeling of being a director .

Pre-production,
A week before production- Relax....fooled around....

4 days before production- Weird feeling started to overwhelmed

The day before production- Stressed up. Lack of talent + search for location + paper works + bla bla bla.....we are called the 'last minute fans'.

First day of production,
Totally stressed. Afraid things didn't go smoothly, keep on reminding group mates, end up becoming the most nagging director in the world. Worst, rained.....a few outdoor shoots screwed up. Crisis management. Conclusion, everyone's tension state boost up to 110% .

Second day of production,
3.30am thunder storm rain. 1st thought, damned it! Woke up and keep praying for rain to stop. Waited until 6.15am, supposed to depart to location at 6.45am. Woke my project manager for crisis management. Delayed shooting time to 9.30am. Rained stopped...it's the perfect sunny morning :) . All shots are good. Re-shoot some shots screwed by the rain the day before. Everything goes smoothly. Conclusion, our state of tension decrease to 20%.

Third day,
All indoor shots. Most challenging shots of all the shots. Some disagreement.....feel reluctant. Meditate myself. We try to take everything easy, try to forget about tiredness and exhaustion. 4.30pm last shot and wrapped up the whole production. 1st thought, isit over?! State of tension drop to -0.1%. Lepak at producer's house + starts acting crazy. Director of photography belanja us the meal. Seems that everyone is so happy and relieved. Project manager passed me the 2 tapes of the whole production and keep reminding me that the tapes are with me...hmmm....haha.

I reflect myself that night. A lot of challenges and crisis management though, but i really am enjoying everything.

Currently, left with post-production. 1 more hour to go before i enter the editing suite with the tapes. Kind of exciting to see the result but worried as well.

Awaiting for the 'new-born-baby'.Countdown 6 days to presentation day.