‘Tunage Day 4

Last day of shooting for Neptune until we get a significant weather shift.

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Today’s location: Seaweed City. It was a very good day, but I should have been more liberal with the sunblock.

Sara Hallie Richardson – What Would It Be Like Video

Earlier this summer, and even earlier this winter, I lent a hand to Jeff Grieci of Mint Films on a music video for Maine musician Sara Hallie Richardson. To be honest, I didn’t do much more than bounce a bit of light during the exterior scenes, but it was a load of fun. The winter scenes were shot the morning after a storm that dropped 18″ of snow. It was pretty fun to climb that hill with gear! The beach scene was shot right before Backgammon production began on a beautiful day in Cape Elizabeth. The video is now live and can be viewed below.
http://Vimeo.com/47369826

‘Tunage Day 3

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This place again?
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Nice looking skylight. 20120823-092051.jpg
Boom halo.
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Top stick, plus a 40″ arm.20120823-092152.jpgFogger from the future.

‘Tunage Day 2 (For Me)

We just wrapped (my) day two of Neptune. Tomorrow we are heading to a familiar location. More about the film can be found on the Last House Productions Facebook page.
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Still the best way to end a day of shooting.

‘Tunage

20120820-071022.jpgStarting the work day at sunset can have its benefits, assuming you’re working at a pace to appreciate it. 20120820-071031.jpg
I’m discovering a lot of cuts all over my body after lugging two 1.2k HMIs and two pieces of 4’x4′ beadboard with mombo combos through the only thorn bushes we could find. 20120820-071051.jpg
What 2800 watts in the middle of the woods looks like.20120820-071104.jpg
We got smarter as the night went on. This is not typical. 20120820-071119.jpg
This is not the worst I’ve seen, but it’s pretty good for only a few hours.

BL&G

Last week I had the pleasure of teaching the Basic Lighting & Grip class at Maine Media Workshops. It was a week of long days in an old familiar place. It was great to be back there and I was lucky to have such good students and a killer TA. Below you will see a panorama of one of the setups we had in the stage.
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A dolly shot with TV light effect, brancholoris, car headlights wiping through faux Venetian blinds, a door that swings open to create a shadowy figure and, of course, a gun reveal in the final frame.

Blueberry What Now?

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Great way to end a day of shooting or greatest way to end a day of shooting?
Top to bottom:
Chicken & Spinach
Mashed Potato, Bacon & Scallion
Blueberry Compote, Peach, Mango & Gorgonzola
Cheese.