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Memeories…

2006/05/22 / posted in other / No Comments

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
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The Jay
Now: Director of Photography
Then: 2nd AC – “Cliff’s Notes: On Romance” – short film
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Toby
Now: Writer/Editor
Then: Walking playback machine

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Ryan S.
Now: Digital Image Tech
Then: 1st AC – “Scent of a Rose” commercial

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Koji (far left)
Now: 1st AC
Then: 2nd AC – “The Land” short film

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Me – Still love scarfs – I had great hair too!
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Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.
  ~Truman Capote

A day on a farm…

2006/05/06 / posted in commercial / No Comments

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.
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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. 
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Our actor looks on during rehearsal. 
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Justin directs.
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Our client and the farm owner look at some photos of old tractors.
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Staci, our production coordinator, takes a ride on a Model T.
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The other location from our shoot.  Custa College – the farmer’s daughter learns engine mechanics. 
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Last shot of the day – Justin directs the tractor driver.
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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.

At long last…

2006/05/03 / posted in other / No Comments

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!