Paul Gallagher
April 10th, 2007, 12:33 PM
Yesterday proved to me that a Second Camera Person is totally worth their weight in gold.
I had arrived at the Church 30 mins ahead of schedule, got everything set up and the cramps in my stomach proved too much so I had to go across...yes across the road to the country “restroom”. Upon finishing my business I proceeded to go out the door I had came in only to find I was holding the door handle in my hand...so a quick glimpse to the hole in the door where the handle should be and back to the handle in my hand left me back sitting on the toilet where I was earlier. I looked round to see how I was going to escape from this and opened the 1ft x 1ft window and stuck my head out through it to see if anyone was about and for the next 5 minutes there wasn't as much as a cow or a sheep around.
This then left me thinking about my Tripod, Camera and Microphones sitting in the Church over the road which left me yet again back on the toilet!!! It was then that I came up with the brainstorm to phone my wife who was at the Bride's House to come and get me asap. Amongst the tears of laughter and giggles I told her not to rise a scene as to where she was going. 5 minutes later she arrived at the Church and headed in the gates...I had to stick my head out and shout her from my small window to come across the road to the “restroom” and open the door from the other side. She came bent over with laughter across the road to get me and tried the door on her side but it wouldn't open.
Picture the scene...me in a small toilet...her on the other side laughing...my heart racing....so she shouts to me though her laughter “stand back”...I moved closer to the door and said “What”....and next thing I knew the door came flying open and hit me full smack on the side of the head and sent me flying back onto the toilet again....for me to look up and see her standing with her foot still in mid air after kicking the door open...
So I suppose what I'm trying to say is...If I hadn't a second Videographer I could still be there yet...and £4,500.00 worse off.
And another thing that surprised me was I never thought a 5ft woman could honestly kick down a wooden door...... and to top even that, while wearing a pair of high heels. So the next time she tells me to do something I will definately not argue with her, Karate kid eat your heart out.
I had arrived at the Church 30 mins ahead of schedule, got everything set up and the cramps in my stomach proved too much so I had to go across...yes across the road to the country “restroom”. Upon finishing my business I proceeded to go out the door I had came in only to find I was holding the door handle in my hand...so a quick glimpse to the hole in the door where the handle should be and back to the handle in my hand left me back sitting on the toilet where I was earlier. I looked round to see how I was going to escape from this and opened the 1ft x 1ft window and stuck my head out through it to see if anyone was about and for the next 5 minutes there wasn't as much as a cow or a sheep around.
This then left me thinking about my Tripod, Camera and Microphones sitting in the Church over the road which left me yet again back on the toilet!!! It was then that I came up with the brainstorm to phone my wife who was at the Bride's House to come and get me asap. Amongst the tears of laughter and giggles I told her not to rise a scene as to where she was going. 5 minutes later she arrived at the Church and headed in the gates...I had to stick my head out and shout her from my small window to come across the road to the “restroom” and open the door from the other side. She came bent over with laughter across the road to get me and tried the door on her side but it wouldn't open.
Picture the scene...me in a small toilet...her on the other side laughing...my heart racing....so she shouts to me though her laughter “stand back”...I moved closer to the door and said “What”....and next thing I knew the door came flying open and hit me full smack on the side of the head and sent me flying back onto the toilet again....for me to look up and see her standing with her foot still in mid air after kicking the door open...
So I suppose what I'm trying to say is...If I hadn't a second Videographer I could still be there yet...and £4,500.00 worse off.
And another thing that surprised me was I never thought a 5ft woman could honestly kick down a wooden door...... and to top even that, while wearing a pair of high heels. So the next time she tells me to do something I will definately not argue with her, Karate kid eat your heart out.