"We can do it better," reckons the camerawoman.
"Go again," says the director.
Three rehearsals and four takes later, the scene at Greytown's Stella Bull Park is in the can.
It's been a cold and wet afternoon for about half a dozen Kuranui College drama students, who are lending their acting and film assistance skills to a Godwit Production short film set in Greytown.
The film, called Loner, is directed by ex-Kuranui College boy Wendell Cooke, who asked his old school for some willing drama students to help with the shooting.
The school jumped at the opportunity, with half a dozen volunteers ending up as third assistant directors, runners, and even extras for the four-day shoot, which was due to finish today.
It meant filming on a rainy Sunday, as the Times-Age discovered when it met with students at the park.
Sheltering inside a building were three students, plus Kuranui's Head of Arts, Juanita McLellan, dressed in blue overalls and fluros, waiting for their call-up.
They explained their job was to be background people doing a community sentence of clearing litter and gardening.
Natalia Austin, 16, said they were "really keen" to take part, even if it meant turning up to take part on a Sunday afternoon.
"We thought this was really awesome. Drama has been one of my big passions."
She said they certainly learnt there was a lot of waiting when it came to films.
Camile Healy, 16, said she had done plays before, but not something like this.
"I thought this would be something cool to do."
Joel Charters, 15, liked how professional the filming operation was.
"We're just in the background."
Working as a "runner" was Ale Giorgioni, 17.
It's a job that involves being helpful "with anything they need help with," said Ale.
"They've been teaching us, what each person does as a job.
"The best thing about this is learning. I'm interested in the film industry."
Producer Jeremy Macey said the 10-minute film was about a man called Paul, a recluse who struggles to renew his firearms licence.
"He needs an independent signature, so he heads into town."
But no-one is prepared to sign his form.
It has a happy ending; he meets a girl who stands by him.
Macey said Cooke initially pictured a Featherston/Greytown hybrid background for the story, but decided to positively identify it as Greytown.
The rain was hard work, but the "atmospheric" mood suited the script.
"We knew it would be mid-winter, and the sound guy said, we should turn it to our advantage."
He said the students became invaluable parts of the crew.
"They were fantastic."
