We left to meet the Phelpses at a turnpike stop in the late morning, after having some delicious homemade Chai Tea from our host's mother. The Phelpses had told us that they had already scouted the location and were splitting up into two groups, so no matter which way...
Video Production
The American Pillow
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
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 request to...
The Film-Look
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,...
BTL of the Week
So BTL of the Week, as the name implies, was supposed to be a weekly post recapping the BTL job I just performed on an F3. Well F3s are now over so I'll just do a recap of the jobs us first years did and what I learned that will be useful for thesis (as we have to do...
Drawing The Line
So as noted here before, and it's a pretty big distinction for how films are crewed and scheduled at The Film School and in the real world, jobs are classified as Above-the-Line (ATL) and Below-The-Line (BTL). It's not too hard to remember the difference. Writers,...
This Might Have Been Useful A Month Ago
Our F1s were shot with a Canon XL1, along with the rest of our weekend projects. It's always been called a prosumer camera, and now we have a better idea as to why. >>Geek Speak Warning The main reason is a lack to set focus. The standard XL1 lens has auto-focus...
I Guess The Last Post Was Right
Just got back from a 15 hour day as Script Supervisor (I'm beginning to toss the anonymity to the wind). We were shooting in a food store while they were still open for business, so we had to work around the patrons, which wasn't too bad. However, when one woman saw...
Lights, Camera, Action…and Marker, Slate, Sound…
Ask someone to picture how a movie set works and images of a Cecil B. DeMille type director with a paperboy hat and sweater vest shouting "lights...camera...action" through a megaphone will probably generate. Close, but not quite. A Google/Wikipedia search didn't...