February 2010
2 posts
January 2010
3 posts
Spring 2010 Project List
Russia Documentary (in pre)
The Apple Post-Production
Elderly Music Documentary ($$$$)
“In The Moment” Documentary ($$$$)
The Patient (in pre)
Under Neon Lights (in pre)
Basement 414 Documentary (in pre)
Smoking Ban Documentary (in development)
Crewing on at least two DMAT short films
Big Ten Network Documentaries (if I get that internship)
Short film in development that we...
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December 2009
1 post
The Day I Met Ken Burns
October 2009
1 post
August 2009
1 post
Shot on Sony V1U with the Redrock Micro adapter for 35mm. This is taken from a friend’s vimeo. We dedicated two of our class days in TC 491 (Advanced Lighting and Production Technique) to shooting these short scenes. Using the aforementioned equipment, a standard Arri kit and the enviroment around us, we constructed these scenes with direction from the instructor and a little improv from our...
July 2009
1 post
This is a music video created for my TC 340 final project. The song is House Ghost, by Best Fwends
June 2009
11 posts
TC 491 Final Project
We began shooting our 30-second commercial for the advanced lighting class yesterday; wrapping on principle photography on Sunday. Our subject is Richard’s Wild Irish Rose - ostensibly bum wine. I would by lying if I said we didn’t indulge a little but, though I guess consuming that vile swill hardly counts as indulgence… We didn’t do this without purpose, of course…...
Today I learned...
About matte boxes and filters and such wonderful things that can bring your exposure down a few stops. Also product lighting.
Projects (now - early July)
Log and Capture Video for Hip-Hop Documentary (by Matt Ortleib)
Gaffing (and audio) for a short independent film called The Tank
Video PSA, Regarding the Hipster Menace
News Report for TC 340: Subject TBD
Short Documentary for TC 340: Topic TBD
Lighting Project 3 for TC 491: Product lighting
Lighting Project 4 (final) for TC 491: Shoot a 30-second commercial
Music Video for TC 340: The...
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Editing
I start my first free-lance editing job tomorrow. Hours of logging and capturing, but it’s a great opportunity to get some more Final Cut Pro experience under my belt.
Pre-Production...
…began today on a short film contrived by Brett and myself.
The plot follows a young man struggling to pay his rent. With no where left to turn and only a few days away from eviction, he and his friend put their heads together to find money. The answer, of course, lies directly in front of them: a film competition with cash prizes. They have 3 days to write, shoot and edit a no-budget,...
A montage I edited together for TC 243. The quality is quite poor, but it’s one of my first attempts at editing, with footage from one of the first things I ever shot. More impressive material to come…