Movie magic

We shot for about 2 1/2 hours today. We simulated a sunny morning and a sunny day shrine exterior in the garage: movie magic. It was rainy the entire time which made shooting difficult because I wanted to put the Tota outside the window to light the workshop interior. So we tried all sorts of lighting and camera configurations but none looked right. Finally, Erik taped the Tota under an umbrella (a real one, not a photographic one), took it outside and then lighting was easy. Next, it took awhile to do the rack focus. We had to cheat the camera position (the subject) to get an out-of-focus look. Finally we did the shrine interior. Three shots in 2.5 hours. That averages to 14.4 setups in a 12 hour day. I have no idea of what an average # of setups is or if there is even such a thing. I've heard a low of 3 (David Lean to get a sunset), to 12 to 20 (Penelope Spheeris) to 24 (Josh Becker) to 36 (both Sky Captain & Episode II) to 47 (the maximum number of shots for Mirror Mask). It seems like those virtual movies go a lot faster.