Cinematographer Notes

I missed Mad Max in the theater. I only saw The Road Warrior which is a big budget sequel. Mad Max is pretty low rent in comparison but it’s still impressive for it’s day. It’s an outdoor picture that has to take place in barren areas with no trees and no logical […]

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Last night I checked out Stand By Me. I’d never seen it in the theater and so I watched it on the projector. Thomas Del Ruth did an amazing job shooting this outdoor picture. I felt like it was always consistent with levels, lighting, mood and tone. Lately I’ve noticed how inconsistent […]

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I never saw Cujo though I’d heard it was scary “like, Exorcist scary” so since they just released a 25th aniversary edition, I checked it out of the library. First, the look of an early 80’s film. Classic. This has all the visual trademarks. Lot’s of zooms, dolly movement, smoke and […]

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All the hype I’ve heard about Iron Man lived up, it starts out very strong but about two thirds of the way in it becomes a full out popcorn movie leaving all logic and reason out the window. I’m referring to when the hero’s friend turns out to be “the villain” It basically […]

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Just sold the HVX200 today. I still have access to one and I still own the Letus, Lens, Mattebox comb0 so I will continue to offer the featured package on my website at the same price.
Come September, though, I’ll have the HPX170 1080P/Letus ultimate/64 gig cards and about 5 Nikon primes as my primary […]

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