I work with the television station on the college campus, it's called KVIK, and today I was filming a segment for one of the shows that they produce called VTV. The segment basically comprised of my friend Ian, the interviewer, going around Red Square, a large area that is prime for social gathering, and asking people questions and getting responses. Pretty straight forward, not too hard to film and we couldn't have asked for a better day either. It was BEAUTIFUL! Not a cloud in the sky!
The only problem that arose once we arrived in Red Square was we didn't count on there being loud jack hammering and sawing going on in the construction site adjacent to this social gathering space. Me and Ian talked it over and decided it wouldn't be too much of a bother so we continued on.
As we were getting into the filming and having fun with it, suddenly and without warning at least 15 people walked into Red Square. Each one was carrying a large graphic picture of an aborted fetus. What they were doing there is pretty obvious.
We both were a bit taken back by the turn of events. We thought that today would be the best day for this kind of thing to be filmed and it was! The weather was amazing! Not a cloud in the sky! With the exception of the jack hammering and the aborted fetuses, it was a wonderful day!
I guess the point of all this is that, as a filmmaker who is filming on location you never really have that much control over the elements.
And with that expectation, Murphy's Law reigns.
But, having to work with these unexpected occurrences on set is what makes this work interesting.
It keeps you on your toes.
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