Chapter 275 (1/2)

“I think it’s gonna pour.”

During the morning, when they were shooting the street scene, the weather was perfect, but rain clouds started appearing after five o’clock, and now that it was past eight, it looked as though it was about to pour at any moment. Even the people who were watching outside the restricted zone started leaving one by one. There were people holding umbrellas as well.

“What do we do with the lights when it rains?”

The newest member asked his senior, who was smoking and drinking coffee next to him.

“Obviously, we’ll have to finish before it rains.”

“But I don’t think they plan to finish yet.”

“Then we have no choice but to get ready.”

The senior stood up after sucking on the cigarette for one last time. The newest member also followed suit. The lighting director was coming back after talking with the director.

“Hey, get the rainproofing equipment from the car.”

“God dammit, is it overtime?”

“The director is not satisfied so do you think he’ll end it here? That old sir is amazing too. He’s planning to stick with us until the end. Oh yeah, you over there. You know that we’d be doomed if the lights go out, right?”

“Yes, I do.”

“If the lamps break, we’ll get roasted as well. Look after the generator and the power supply. Let’s cover up the main light first. Also, get ready to pull out since he said we’d be pulling out if the rain starts getting unbearable.”

“Aren’t they making us do too much work?” The senior grumbled.

“Hey, they give us the money at least. Don’t complain and start working. Oh yes, you, once you’re done, then come to my side. You were interested in movie production, right?”

The youngest member brightened as he asked back,

“Can I really?”

“Just make sure you do your job properly.”

The lighting director returned to where the main camera was. The youngest member inwardly rejoiced, clenching his hands.

“Don’t you think you joined a good team? There aren’t many lighting teams that take care of their new blood. I’ve visited a few places but every single time, their new recruit just ran errands. But he’s different. He takes care of people under him.”

“I’m a lucky child, then?”

“That’s right. You’re lucky that you entered this team. Well then, let’s put on the rain covers and clean up the cables. Don’t forget to dig drain passages so that water doesn’t pool. You did this in the military, haven’t you?”

“Of course.”

He then took out the rainproofing equipment from the car and installed them. The shooting scene became busy. The other teams were also preparing their equipment just in case it rained.

‘This is how movies are made?’

“How many times are we doing this again?”

“That was the fourteenth time.”

“That’s insane.”

The script supervisor’s voice entered the youngest member’s ears. As the script supervisor was in charge of recording the progress and the order of events that occurred during filming, there was nothing more annoying than repeating each scene several times over. Even more so, because of the change in weather and the following change of equipment. The new recruit looked at the script supervisor who exchanged a few words with the director before quickly walking away. Just as he returned to the car and was cleaning the devices that got wet from the drizzle, the lighting director appeared.

“We’re changing the backlight. Get the one at the very back.”

“Yes!”

The youngest member took out the light stand and followed the lighting director. From how the actors were standing up and starting to exercise, it seemed that the filming would resume soon.

“Over there, hold the boom mic properly!”

The person that seemed to be the sound director suddenly shouted. The person holding the boom mic flinched and adjusted the directions of the boom mic.

“Director Kim, what did you do with engineer Park, and why is a newbie holding the boom?”

“Engineer Park got a ruptured appendix. He told me he’d be joining us after the surgery and sent me that guy, but he’s not up to par.”

“Just make it so that I don’t capture some fur on my camera. It was drooping down before too. Why don’t you hold it?”

“I’m not lowering myself to hold that.”

“Quit your yapping. Director Choi Joonggeun is in a bad mood, so let’s be careful.”

“That dude gets in a bad mood on a whim though. It’s nothing new. Oi, director Choi! Stop being so angry!”

The youngest member supported the lighting director as he listened to the conversation. When he first came to the filming scene, he didn’t know what to do. People were calling each other from places, but he couldn’t understand them properly and wandered around without knowing anything to do. Sometimes, he helped out a team that wasn’t his own and was scolded because he didn’t do his own job. Though, he got used to the job now and there weren’t any more problems.

“Everyone on stand by!”

The youngest member of the production team shouted. Seeing that person checking up on the state of every actor, the lighting team member cheered for him inwardly. Let’s do our best as the youngest members of each team.

“Hey hey! It’s starting to rain.”

“Don’t let the outfits get wet!”

“Watch out for accidents!”

It started raining, but not enough to put up umbrellas. However, that only applied to people, as even that amount of rain was fatal for the equipment. As such, the filming location became more bustling. Despite that, there weren’t any big accidents thanks to all the preparations they had done before.

The youngest member of the lighting team approached the main monitor in secret with his senior. They saw that the director, the script writer, and the camera director were frowning. They were clearly giving off the unapproachable aura. They were retaking each scene many times. Seeing wrinkles on director Joonggeun’s forehead, he gulped.

Moonjoong was sitting on a bench in the streets, and on the other side were extras that would just pass by. This was the main character’s soliloquy scene. When Joonggeun signalled with his eyes, the assistant director gave the signal to the youngest member of the production team.

“Get the clapper ready.”

With the assistant director’s signal, the youngest member of the production team stood in between the camera and Moonjoong, holding a slate. He waited with the slate open. After the recorder gave him the signal, a small electrical noise sounded throughout the scene. Then, the vice-director gave him the signal.

“Three dash two dash fifteen!” He shouted with the slate.