The good news first. The camera is OK. After its traumatic
shut-down during the blizzard scene, it reset itself overnight and is now
working fine. But will it function next time we try to shoot during a blizzard?
There's only one way to find out...
Wednesday morning. There's a strong wind blowing through
Igloolik. It's not quite a blizzard - there's reasonable visibility - but the
air is full of snow, and it looks like it's getting worse.
Shooting a film inside an igloo poses some unique
problems. Movie cameras are delicate pieces of equipment. They need to be kept
dry, secure, and at a constant temperature.
9pm - I
arrive at Norman Cohn's house Tuesday evening for the first night of shooting.
All the streets around his house have been sealed off by Francis Choquette and
his team. They will remain sealed until the shoot finishes.
An archive of radio stories transmitted from the set during the making of The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, Igloolik Isuma Productions' second feature film and part of The Fast Runner Trilogy.
