The American Pillow

by | Mar 6, 2007 | Documentary, Video Production

I am currently writing this on a yellow pad (now transcribed) in the back seat of a Jeep Grand Cherokee en route to Athens, GA. It’s been an exciting couple of days. Best to start with the beginning. We left on the eve of a massive storm across the southeast. A...

On the Road Again

by | Feb 28, 2007 | Documentary, Film School, Video Production

Some back story: So the other two members in the Doc group are focusing on the Patriot Guard and Celebrity Impersonators, while I’m doing Cubicles. The Patriot Guard is a group of motorcyclists that go to the funerals of Iraq soldiers per the family’s...

The Film-Look

by | Feb 27, 2007 | Cameras, Video Equipment, Video Production

Despite the popularity of DV, filmmakers seem to always be after that elusive film-look. Though HD and Digital Video keep rapidly advancing, film has set the bar high. While the realistic look of DV is more appropriate for some mediums (documentaries, mockumentaries,...

Children of Men

by | Feb 20, 2007 | Cameras, Movies

I know Children of Men is slightly old news, but Emmanuel Lubezki won the ASC award for best cinematography so that makes it current. I’m not surprised but am extremely glad he won. If you haven’t seen Children of Men then you (and apparently the Academy)...

Documenting the Documentary

by | Feb 16, 2007 | Documentary

With the F3s done, it’s time to take the helm again with two projects: F2s (more on that in a future post) and documentaries. In documentary class we’re supposed to keep a journal of our progress, so might as well keep it here. After a bit of debate on...