I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It`s called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it`s so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It`s seamless and you don`t see it.
I got my dailies every day, although I couldn`t always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day`s shoot, both as an actress and as the director.
I didn`t need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn`t look good in the camera or if the actors didn`t hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?
I actually did a film called Stompin` at the Savoy,about four women who worked as domestics and were trying to get out of that life and into a better one.