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I Redeem Myself as Producer

Nov 29, 2007 |

So tone of voice doesn't come out in written communication. I'm sure you already knew that, but just in case you didn't, it doesn't, especially on Facebook wall posts. It was the director, Charles', birthday. His film has two locations - a plantation house interior...

A First Assistant Directing Moment

Nov 24, 2007 |

Day two of production. It's an outdoor shoot, so when the sun's gone, the day's over. It's the last shot and covers an entire scene. The camera is inside an ambulance looking out through open doors at a guy whose daughter was just loaded. The doors close, letting the...

Crew Drills – A Practice Run

Nov 11, 2007 | ,

For the past three days at The Film School we've been having Crew Drills. Crew Drills are basically a two hour run through of an F3 set. That's enough time to set up, get a shot or two, and then take everything down for the next show. It accomplishes a few things. The...

The Lowepro CompuDaypack

Nov 4, 2007 |

Though this pertains more to photography (though adaptable for DV), I've had some great experiences with the Lowepro CompuDaypack that I took with me to Europe. This bag is designed to hold both a laptop and camera, and it saved my equipment in more than one way....

Making a Scene

Oct 26, 2007 |

For the past couple of week's we've had to pick a scene from our F3, rehearse it with our ATL members, then act it out in front of the class for our directing and acting teachers to see how the scene plays. Then the following week we record the performance and play it...

Camera Tests

Oct 19, 2007 |

For the past couple of weeks we've been having camera tests for our F3s in our Cinematography Lab. Camera tests give us a chance to try out different film stocks and techniques so we can get an idea of how we want to shoot our F3. The idea is this is the chance to...

It’s Now Coffee, Celluloid, and the Tube

Oct 5, 2007 | ,

I'm now the General Manager of my school's Student Broadcast Center (SBC). It's a Bureau funded by the Student Government that controls two channels available to on-campus residents (not me). I should clarify that, though. We have the ability to control two channels,...