I’ve been told I’ve been away too long from making an entry, so here it is.
I received some photographs taken back-in-the-day. To quote George Bernard shaw, “Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.”
Let us take a leisurely walk down memory lane, shall we…
Clay
Now: Director
Then: Director – Foehn – short film
The Jay
Now: Director of Photography
Then: 2nd AC – “Cliff’s Notes: On Romance” – short film
Toby
Now: Writer/Editor
Then: Walking playback machine
Ryan S.
Now: Digital Image Tech
Then: 1st AC – “Scent of a Rose” commercial
Koji (far left)
Now: 1st AC
Then: 2nd AC – “The Land” short film
Me – Still love scarfs – I had great hair too!
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.
~Truman Capote
6 May – Mid-term elections are coming and with that, comes political spots. Saturday, we shot a spot for Measure G.
Brent set’s up our last shot.
My “jenky” rig – it was a last minute request, so we didn’t have all the right stuff, but we did have enough to make it work. It’s made from four C-stand arms, three Cardellini clamps, a couple of mini Cardellini clamps, some Card-a-links and some ratchet straps. It’s a great shot.
Our actor looks on during rehearsal.
Justin directs.
Our client and the farm owner look at some photos of old tractors.
Staci, our production coordinator, takes a ride on a Model T.
The other location from our shoot. Custa College – the farmer’s daughter learns engine mechanics.
Last shot of the day – Justin directs the tractor driver.
Just before this shoot, I purchased a new digital still camera. I wanted something smaller and lighter than what I was using. I found the Panasonic Lumix LZ2 at Costco for $150! The price is right, but the best part is that it can shoot a photo in 16×9 aspect ratio. Some of the photos above were shot in that mode. Great for location scouts.
Tuesday, 2 May …the end is near. I got a letter from the Contract Services saying the need clarification on a letter I submitted to them. It looks like I’m at the end and I should be a union man in the next couple of days. When it happens, I plan a mass mailing producers, agencies and production companies. Finally!
Friday, 5 May… tic-toc, tic-toc… still no word. I was told to call back in two weeks. “Two weeks” seems to be the standard response. I’ll call in a couple of days. This blows. But the benefits will be fantastic. I looked at the upcoming events and the list of training classes is awesome. Waiting sucks, though!
