Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Kimball Plays the Piano
DP Jeffrey Kimball is a man of many talents. One morning, he entertained the crew by playing the piano. The music created a wonderfully calming atmosphere as we revved up for the long day in front of us, proving that there can be poetry behind the camera as well as in front of it. The lady who comes up to sing with him was our hardest working stand-in who stayed with us for almost the entire shoot.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Movie's Over
The last day of our shoot is a night shoot that takes place at an airplane graveyard. At this point, the crew is totally exhausted and ready for the movie to be over. They've had to suffer many nights of over-time. But tonight is different. As gaffer Hollywood Heard explains, once the sun comes up, the shooting has to stop, since the scene takes place at night. By the way, this clip is one of the few re-enactments. Watch out for Stokes looking into the camera. He's a great director, but a bad actor.
Apocalypse Now
This interview with Stokes was shot mid-way through the shoot, at a strip club location.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Wrong Wardrobe
Sometimes the smallest things can slow a production down. Stokes' brain is clearly fried as he tries to figure out if the character is wearing the wrong wardrobe in the scene he is about to shoot. He is worried that it does not match a scene that he has already shot. The crew has been buffeted by strong winds the whole day, and look on expectantly.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The Problem with Today's Youth
Lee Lusby of the camera department loves educating people, and he's good at it. In this clip, he's training a new 2nd AC, because the previous one got his toe broken by a tailgate. This sparks off a tongue-in-cheek diatribe about today's youth involving our gaffer, DP, 1st AC and director.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
An Honest Discussion About Porn and Sex
One of the best things about working on Valley of the Sun was the opportunity to talk candidly to older people about subjects that are normally taboo, such as porn and sex. The conversations often went in very interesting directions. I post this interview with the utmost respect for the three women who shared their views with honesty and gusto.
Perks of the Job
Producer Chris Hall gets a free lap dance. I didn't want to get him into trouble, but he gave me permission to put this up :)
Hurling Compliments
Sean Fairburn (1st AC), Lee Lusby (DIT), and JJ Bukowski (2nd AC) banter and dish out compliments for our entertainment. They also talk about the incident in which Susan, our script supervisor, got hit by a dump truck just as she arrived on location. Fortunately, she was unhurt, and remained in surprisingly good spirits that day.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
A Difficult Question
This is an example of why I love the Flip HD camera. I saw Natacha's 2-year old ask her a precocious question, and pulled out the camera in time to record Natacha's patient explanation. I then asked her daughter to re-enact the initial question, which she did flawlessly. Her daughter is going to one day become a brilliant mathematician or a great actress. It could go either way at this point. I'm so glad I caught this moment, because it illustrates the point that Stokes made in an earlier post that sometimes the best things about making a film are the little moments. It's priceless when you catch your crafts services person doing such a great job explaining the concept of infinity to a 2-year old.
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