Word: jeeped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...through, however, went great. When Tommy shifted into reverse, the jeep nearly slid off the road, made a hell of a screech, and kicked up some dust. Tim looked at Eric and smiled; Eric returned with a big grin...
...once the real takes began, the problems came out in force. Not only were there long periods when no cars appeared, but when they did, the drivers more often than not looked into the camera, ruining the shot. Once, a car ahead of the jeep stopped to give Nora a ride...
...DROVE to another road to film the end of the scene--a conversaiton between Tommy and Nora in the parked jeep...
...roped to the front of the jeep, and, with the camera mounted in front of him on the hood, would shoot a conversation between Tommy and Nora as the car sped down the highway at 25 m.p.h. Eric would crouch in the back of the jeep with the tape recorder, holding the mike below the range of the camera...
...looked bad. The cold was increasing and the imperceptibly increasing greyness told us that it was getting late. We were behind schedule. It would take time to tape the camera to the jeep, rope Tim, wait for the right highway conditions. And Nora and Tommy were still unsure of their lines...