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I Didn’t Keep the Lens Cap On

Jan 22, 2008 |

The footage I shot as DP has returned. If we play by the rules, we are supposed to wait until this Wednesday for dailies when the entire crew gathers and we watch the footage, synced with the sound in script order. I was going to go along with this until I had to...

Morning of DP-ing Nerves

Jan 11, 2008 | ,

It's 4 AM and I'm about to shoot a movie in two hours, but I can't seem to go back to sleep. So I'll write! It seems that Director of Photography is the most nerve wracking position. It's a blend of using your technical knowledge to create artistic images, while...

Scouting for a Corner Office

Jan 9, 2008 |

On Monday, my Producer and I finally got around to doing some pre-production work for my F3. The two main locations I need is an open cubicle area and a really nice corner office, one that is soul-worthy. Most of the downtown area is either government buildings or law...

Producing Tools

Jan 1, 2008 |

With one producing job down, I've already picked up a few tricks to make things go easier for time two. Below are a few free web apps that help keep things organized (a lot were also used during documentary making). Most have a mobile option, which makes them very...

A Busy January

Dec 27, 2007 | ,

January is going to be a busy month for me. As I said before, three films are down, four to go. These four are all ATL jobs, and are every Friday-Saturday for the next four weeks when school starts up again on the 7th. Week 1 - Director of Photography This is a sci-fi...

F3 Explained

Dec 27, 2007 | ,

In looking at past posts, I realized I never laid out what exactly an F3 is, the project that has and will be taking my attention and life for the next few months. The F stands for Filmmaking. The F1 was our little digital short, the F2 the half day film exercise, and...

Digital – 2 Film – 0

Dec 10, 2007 |

New show. I'm now First Assistant Camera (1AC). Above in the photo is Matt, my second. The first day is done and we have one roll to download, Matt's first full on downloading experience. Of course I've told him all about my previous experience, and tried to give...

Digital Scores Another Point

Dec 6, 2007 |

Charles' F3, the one that I redeemed myself on, went pretty well last Sunday and Monday. The house we shot at was amazing, all ten cast members arrived on time and were great, and even Goodwood went off without a hitch. Of course a show can't be perfect, which is why...