So the SILA crew is back after three days of no Internet!
Maybe it was a shift in the magnetic pole or a sunspot, but our local
connection has been down for the last 72 hours.
Today, the cast and crew have a much deserved day off!
While there is no action on the set, today SILA gives you a quick tour of
Igloolik, the location where we are shooting The Journals of Knud Rasmussen.
Finally! The day before shooting starts on Isuma's new
film The Journals of Knud Rasmussen. We're the same team that made the
award-winning feature film Atanarjuat The Fast Runner, but this time we are
collaborating with an international cast and crew.
My traveling baby Hector and I left the filming camp at
Siuraarjuk late last week. A two-day break was called for cast and crew, so we
prepped ourselves for another qamutiq ride back across the sea ice to Igloolik.
The Internet has been down in Igloolik for days: no access
at all. That's why we haven't been posting anything new on the site this week.
But a lot has been happening - and here's some of the backlog!
Wednesday, late afternoon. We're shooting in the biggest
igloo, right in the centre of the Snow Palace. As I walk in, my first thought
is that it would make a great party space - and that's exactly right, because
tonight we're shooting a party scene.
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.
