Cinematographer Notes

I don’t know if this qualifies as being in “Pre-production” since I’ve yet to even see a script but I’ve been promised the film and I’m waiting patiently to recieve a copy of the screenplay and my contract.  I am currently holding the entire month of April for this film.  I’m looking forward to it […]

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Wrapped up editing on Cycles a month ago. It’s been sound mixed and picture locked. So far the festivals aren’t really biting. I’m disappointed but not totally surprised. I like what we did but I don’t really think it’s edgy enough for the festival scene. It’s a pretty safe film […]

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About halfway done with Drawing With Chalk. The funny thing about that film is that we’ve shot most of the exteriors and filler/transition scenes and have already half a dozen crane shots and maybe 8 dolly shots and we haven’t even really shot any of the actual story yet. I’ve joked that this […]

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I wrapped up a short titled “Sit Hard” for a Columbia student a few weeks ago. It’s a TV show like short similar to Arrested Development in visual style but a little more low key with the lighting and not quite as offbeat in the tone. I’ll have a clip up soon.
I had […]

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I just bought my first still camera yesterday. A Panasonic LM27. This was a $60 camera and I’m amazed at how closely it resembles the DMC-LX1 which was about $500 when it retailed a few years ago. Only my camera has some improvements like video out, and 2 double A batteries so […]

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I’ve seen some locations and will be watching a rehearsal this week.  The script is interesting.  It’s one night in this guys relationship with his girlfriend and his other lady.  It’s well written and I’m looking forward to working on S16mm again.  We shot some tests of the new Vision3 stock and it looks really […]

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