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The rig from Left to Right:- Two DVCPro HD decks for dubbing tapes- LCD Monitor for the Frame Rate Converter & a Sony HD 14″ monitor- Panasonic’s Frame Rate Converter- Justin’s Apple computer with Final Cut Pro HD Justin captures some of the slo-mo footage Here are some frame grabs of the footage… These files are uncorrected and reduced to 320×170. The next two frames are good examples of the in-camera effect of dimming out the backgrounds as we dollied into our principle… We used a Tweenie for the foreground elevator, another tweenie for the second floor walkway, a 1K Mickey for the second floor ambient, and yet another Tweenie to backlight the folks taking the elevator and for the mid-ground tree. All these lights are on dimmers. Our foreground actors are lit by 4′ 4-bank Kino Flo and backlit by a Tweenie. I like this shot despite its simplicity. Most of the room is lit by practicals that were redirected. Our actress is lit with two Tweenies (650W Fresnels). The front, rear three-quarter is cut by the barn doors and the backlight has a snoot on it – both with dimmers. Her face is filled in by a 2′ 2-bank Kino Flo. The shot is a circle dolly shot (4x 45° sections of track) that comes from left to right – she’s revealed from behind the painter on the left of frame. More dolly shots… Here the background has two 1K Mickeys on dimmers as splashes of light with ambient from a 1200HMI PAR with lighting shutters. All three lights were dimmed as we dollied into our actor. She’s lit by a Tweenie from an off-screen window to the right of frame and a 2′ 4-bank Kino Flo to the left of frame. Another Tweenie with a snoot is backlighting the smoke and the burger. One of my favorite shots from the shoot… fire! We shot this at about a ƒ2-2.8 split. When the weld starts, the iris had to be pulled nearly five stops to get exposure. Alternative Rentals has a fantastic screening room which is available for screening projects, test footage and possibly, in the future, can be used for colour correction. It’s a 20′ screen with a Panasonic projector (almost 2K projection). The image quality is fantastic (we watched some footage from a DVD). The sound is something to experience. The last time we prepped there, the prep room was rumbling which lead me to think that a train was passing by. Nope. It was the sound system. Life is good… ]]>

Day OneA wonderful time on the 101 – 5.5 miles in 1 hour, only 110 miles to go – good times… Justin directs the actors and Koji gets his marks The camera, VariCam – super sweet! Justin at work… If you look REAL hard, you’ll see smoke puffing out of his ears! — — —Day TwoDo you know the way to Shell Beach?Anyone who knows me, knows this tie to one of my favorite movies. Justin directing… Fire! Fire rules!! — — —Day ThreeThe Kubric room – painting room… Koji preps the lens and camera to protect it from paint spray… The Abby Singer… The Martini Shot… Your moment of Zen… The R. Scott! ]]>

I’m just about to leave for dinner before my flight leaves New York, when I get a call from Clay. He directed the music video for the band Stickman Grind. He called to organize a meeting for short film he’s planning on shooting. But, at the end of the conversation, just happen to mention the fact that the music video we shot can now be seen on the iTunes music store. Rock and Roll!!! To watch it, simply open iTunes and select the Music Store. Do a search for the band’s name, “Stickman Grind” or the song “All the Time”. The quality isn’t great but it’s watch-able. Enjoy and tell a friend. ]]>

Sitting on the tarmac, waiting… waiting… waiting… At long last, the city wakes… Ol’ Glory in Queens… Traffic was so bad in downtown that this guy gave up and read his paper with this feet up on the dashboard… Time Square and a danish… I’ll post more pictures on my photography portfolio page later… ]]>

Julian directs our talent… Our sprinkler “money-shot”… The before… …and after! My new glasses and contrast lenses… ]]>