Coffee & Celluloid

I'm back on set after a few week break. We're filming on the soundstage today, so I'm able to get online. On set, the responsibilities of the UPM aren't that demanding, so I might be able to write some posts, but just in case, I've turned twitter back on, which I'll...

I realized that the posts are not exactly organized in the best way for someone who is trying to learn the filmmaking process step-by-step, so to make life a lot easier, I've just create The Filmmaking Process page. All past posts are organized into one of the stages...

Day wrap. Off to Moe's for some dinner. # Off to set. # Setting up for next shot in a few hours. Playing 'favorites' in the meantime. # Finished completely rearranging a family's living room. Hopefully I took enough photos to put it back. Now addicted to chips and...

Gathering props for the first day of filmming. # Fiished New Deal. Setting up for first shot. # Setting up 12 by. Sun is starting to come out. # Going for picture - first shot of day. Roll camera... # Acting as extra. # Break for lunch - One Fresh stir fry. Summer...

Tomorrow marks the start of the first thesis film I'll be working on. A shooting day is split up into two six-hour blocks, with at least a half-hour for lunch and the possibility of overtime (a thirteen-plus hour day is not uncommon). Since the film isn't too...

Google Reader Mobile does a pretty good job in serving RSS feeds on my phone, but I find that sometimes they break the articles up a bit too much, requiring a bunch of clicking and scrolling past all the Google links. Now in the Imports section are various links to...

Introducing a new page - with more links. The Tin of Knowledge is a link page broken down into the different stages of film production, with links to sites relevant to each step of the process. It's kind of bare at the moment, but for over 250 links, check out my...

I have a good reason now for not posting. I was in the hospital. But I'm out now. And fine. I think. Some posts to come.