The shoot was very surreal. It started with the agency lashing out on my cinematographer.

We were setting up a shot with my cinematographer. He is very young and I like his lighting style. Hell I like anything that’s new.

He lights the scene and asked me

CINEMATOGRAPHER: “ Direk, what dya think? “

I look at the viewfinder.

Looks like a bleached bypass shot. Not bad.

FLIM: “ Yeah…let’s do it! “

I go back to the monitor. The agency girl looks at the view finder and goes to the cinematographer.

I watched from my vantage point. She returns. She’s huffing and puffing.Sensing something strange I go back to the camera.

CINEMATOGRAPHER: “ DIREK! I’M QUITING!”

FLIM: “ WHAT? WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE ? “

CINEMATOGRAPHER: “ SHE CALLED ME AN AMATUER! SHE SAID THAT THE LIGHTING WAS TERRIBLE AND THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN THE PHILLIPINES! “

FLIM: “ LAST TIME I CHECKED WE ARE IN THE PHILIPPINES! “

CINEMATOGRAPHER: ” THAT'S WHAT I SAID! I ASKED MY ASSITANT TO GET THE KODAK CINEMATOGRAPHER’S CALENDER! I SHOWED HER MY PAGE WHERE I WAS FEATURED! BUT SHE DIDN’T EVEN LOOKED AT IT! I CAN’T TAKE THIS! I’M WALKING OUT!

FLIM: “ THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! WHERE’S THE LINE PRODUCER? “

Line producer walks in and she asks what’s the matter and tried to placate the really angry and disturbed cinematgrapher

CINEMATOGRAPHER: ”I HAVE BEEN LIGHTING FOR 5 YEARS…AND NO ONE HAS EVER SAID THAT TO ME…, AN AMATEUR! I DON’T NEED THIS SHIT! “

This is what I miss?