Did you know that there are websites that will tell you the exact time when the sun will rise? Down to the hour and minute.Soooo... Why should it matter when the sun rises (or sets)?
For us, as filmmakers, it does. And the reason? It's all about scheduling for principal photography. Whether we need to know when it will be dark outside since we have to shoot a night scene... Or whether we want to shoot at magic hour...
On our last film, we wanted a sunset over the skyline of New York City. So the day was scheduled accordingly. We can only work our SAG actors for eight hours (plus a hour for lunch) before paying overtime; we try to stick to those eight hours.
So, yes, if we were shooting today, it'd be a good thing to know that sunrise is at 7:05 am (and sunset is at 5:13 pm), comes in pretty handy for us filmmakers. And that tomorrow, it'll be 7:04 am (and 5:15 pm for sunset).
And unlike weather reports, sunrise/sunset times won't change on you! So, what will they be in April?
Take a look for yourself...
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