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Dramatic Lighting

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FADE IN:
INT. STAGE – FRANKIE’S LOFT — EVENING
The crew settles. WIL and MAUREEN take their marks. A BELL RINGS and the crew falls silent. The CAMERAMAN, a serious, artistic Spaniard in his 30s speaks.

CAMERAMAN
Hold the roll, please.
(to the gaffer)
Would you please close the doors a bit on the key light?
I want to light this more dramatically.

The GAFFER begins to work. Wil gets a mischievous glint in his eye, and dramatically takes his mark, stomping his foot on the ground and presenting his hands, upturned in front of him.

WIL
(grandiose)
Dramatically? Perhaps I could act it more dramatically!

The crew LAUGHS.

CAMERAMAN
(beat)
Oh, let me just do it with the light, please.

WIL and MAUREEN collapse into giggles.

FIRST AD
Okay, everyone, very quiet please, here we go…
FADE OUT.
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4 November, 2002 Wil

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70 thoughts on “Dramatic Lighting”

  1. Sunidesus says:
    5 November, 2002 at 1:04 pm

    You’re a goofball!
    And Brandon: I sympathize! I’m the director/graphics creator/video library logger/editor/crew supervisor…..

  2. Pat says:
    5 November, 2002 at 1:55 pm

    That’s funny! It’s even funnier to me because I just went through something similar to that this weekend. My brother is a film major and asked me and his friend to be in his film.
    So,we’re shooting, at 9 in the morning, and it’s 45 degrees outside. Me and my brother’s friend just kept dancing to keep warm and singing songs.
    “slide to the left(slide, one hop now ya’ll (hop), two hops ow ya’ll (hop hop).”

  3. Pat says:
    5 November, 2002 at 1:56 pm

    That’s funny! It’s even funnier to me because I just went through something similar to that this weekend. My brother is a film major and asked me and his friend to be in his film.
    So,we’re shooting, at 9 in the morning, and it’s 45 degrees outside. Me and my brother’s friend just kept dancing to keep warm and singing songs.
    “slide to the left(slide) one hop now ya’ll (hop), two hops now ya’ll (hop hop).”

  4. Zander says:
    5 November, 2002 at 2:18 pm

    Your blog is great Wil, I wish mine was half as interesting and funny too.

  5. Candace says:
    5 November, 2002 at 3:01 pm

    Can I have your job?Its sounds like alot of fun and all but I know the work is hard and can be grueling.. πŸ™‚

  6. Courtney says:
    5 November, 2002 at 3:20 pm

    My bad, I usually associate “Camerman” with Camera Operator, yes. A D.P. is a D.P. to me… That which we call a D.P. by any other name would smell as sweet. Or something.

  7. Maureen says:
    5 November, 2002 at 5:25 pm

    awwww Wil i find that so cute

  8. LuzerWWDNfan says:
    5 November, 2002 at 6:28 pm

    First! yay/….
    you so fun! *hehe* Why everytin’ you do so zany wakkydoo doo? LOL LoL.
    wow wil. looks like all of yuor movie actin i s paying off! What kewl job you have. Yer the smartestest guy on plenet. hehe. I wundr if wesley like drama hehe LOL. oH, and GURPS and magic cards an d your cooler than ohter acters. and cuter hehe πŸ™‚ wonder what gordie lachance would do here LOL when the leech on his willy LOL.
    I luv it thats yer able to be a fambly man with anne and get all naked and stuff ….and rite about it here. good luck being person with blog. Yer lucky guy wil ! my Luzer hat off to you ! *looks at wil photo and get all gigly hehe*
    bein in movees loks lik hard werk but nice to. I luv you watch trek. Wesley rule. Yer cutie!!1! email me….. oh yeah an sign to my blog….
    http://www.fucking-idiotic-teens.com/MyFuckingWorthlessRamblings
    πŸ™‚
    LuzerWWDnFan……

  9. Larry says:
    5 November, 2002 at 7:02 pm

    When I watch the movie if my friend says, “Hey, Wil’s not acting dramatically enough!” I’m going to say, “It’s not Wil, it’s the lights! And you’d know that if you had read Wil Wheation dot Net! You wet end!” Yeah, that’ll get him. Whanker. Bad mouthing Wil like that. Maybe I won’t even watch it with him.
    I got your back, Wil.

  10. wade says:
    5 November, 2002 at 8:16 pm

    OK. And what exactly are you trying to say?

  11. Ken says:
    5 November, 2002 at 9:01 pm

    Oh for *fuck’s* sake, people.
    Could just *one* day pass without someone here commenting on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION? Or, if the gremlins here can’t manage that, may I ask politely that you stop shamelessly kissing Wil’s’ lily white ass? This is an awesomely entertaining blog, folks, but Christ, it ain’t *that* funny or *that* blazingly insightful … or even *that* movingly honest. The level of teen-level worship I read here daily is sickening. Are the only readers of WWDN twelve-year-old D&D fans? I mean, try to come with an intelligent comment once in a while. Believe me, the boot-licking is embarassing to all who read this site, and, well, Wil doesn’t give a shit about any of you, beyond your status as a test market for his “acting comeback.”
    I’m not really expecting a miracle here — just a modicum of fucking perpective is all.

  12. Shawna says:
    5 November, 2002 at 9:04 pm

    Sounds like your having a great time.

  13. Rilana says:
    5 November, 2002 at 10:43 pm

    I just popped in to say hi. I am such an idiot. I have visited here a handful of times and never realized…you were Whil Wheaton from Star Trek TNG. Ooopsy. Well, you have a very nice website. πŸ™‚

  14. furitsu says:
    6 November, 2002 at 1:30 am

    NO WAY!!!! You were Wesley?
    But… but… you’re a funny guy! How… how…
    ggggg…
    gg..
    rrr..

  15. Zander says:
    6 November, 2002 at 5:57 am

    I take exception to the comment above from Ken. (about four posts up) We are not all D & D fans, I never played it in my life, and I beg your pardon, I may look 12 in my pictures, but I’m 15, so there! As far as ass-kissing, well, I’m sure you have a little of your bosses shit on your nose sometimes. LOL I love WWDN, it is funny, and a look at making movies nobody ever gets. Thanks Wil, most big stars don’t take the time.

  16. Ryan_W says:
    6 November, 2002 at 1:31 pm

    What? Someone on a set made an offer to act??? I thought directors had to fight to get them to act. Man, any wonder they offered you the part Wil ;).

  17. dancinlo says:
    6 November, 2002 at 3:18 pm

    Ken is way too uptight!

  18. michael says:
    6 November, 2002 at 6:33 pm

    (*psst* Ken… I think they noticed the thumb up your ass)

  19. Connie says:
    7 November, 2002 at 2:28 pm

    Lol…makes me wanna become an actress just by reading how much fun you have!

  20. Patrick says:
    12 March, 2003 at 9:09 am

    Shut up Wesley!

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