Cinematographer Notes

Last nights screening of Drawing With Chalk at Tribeca Cinemas was successful.  Great turn out.  There were only a few open seats in the theater from last minute cancellations so it played to a packed house.  The projection was stellar and all the logistical nightmares we went through with other theaters was worth it for […]

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I recently met the actors and we rehearsed my first short film.  When I’m working as a cinematographer, I always recommend to directors I work with that we hold rehearsals with the actors in the actual location we’re meant to shoot in at the time of day we’re supposed to shoot.  It’s my belief that […]

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In the interest of having internet service when I’m away on shoots, I picked up an aircard from AT&T.  It was the only place that still had a PCMCIA aircard available.  Everyone else uses USB devices.  Because my powerbook only has usb 1.0, that wasn’t an option.  Nothing seemed to work.  But the PCMCIA card […]

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Where to begin?  It seems like everywhere you look things are either taking a horrific turn or there is some glimmer of hope.  In almost everything.   One example is where the internet is headed.  Many of you may have heard the cry of “net neutrality” but few know what it’s really all about.
In the field […]

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Many years ago, like many others in the film biz, I worked at a video rental store.  For you kids out there, a long time ago, people used to own their own video rental stores.   Now there’s only chain rental companies left and only a few of those.  I’ve personally seen 4 stores die in […]

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In Nov last year I shot a short film called Anika.  It was a successful shoot from what I’ve heard.  I haven’t seen footage but the reports from the editor are positive.  I will post a link to the online trailer soon.  I have some set photos taken by Helen Chris.

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2 years ago around this time I shot an action/terrorist film.   I wasn’t sure exactly what it was as I was told we had to incorporate the footage into a video game thus necessitating the need to shoot several scenes multiple times.  I was excited at the prospect of shooting chase scenes, squibs, fights and […]

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My own appreciation of independent film began shortly after I was introduced to foreign cinema.  The films I first picked up that got me hooked were the VHS releases of Le Double Vie De Veronique, Prospero’s Books, Othello, Raise the Red Lantern, Dreams, etc.  These modern foreign films opened the door to what cinema could […]

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It’s Not You is my new short script.  About 4 pages long, it’s a short involving a guy who’s breaking up with someone and he imagines all the potential realities of how his girlfriend will react to the news.  So it’s almost the same film done 4 times.  At 4 pages in length, I hope […]

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