Here's a peek at the "poorman's process", which is an industry term for the process of using lights within a studio setting to simulate a car driving at night. The character featured here, KK, is a crazy Russian porn producer. At one point, he yells "Krasava!", which is Russian for "Beauty!" It's a great word, applicable to many things in this scene: the actor's great performance, Kimball's lighting, and the good laugh we all had.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
An Actor Speaks
Josh was Stokes' personal assistant. He also appears as a speaking extra at the start of the film. He did an amazing job in both roles. Here he talks about how he came to be involved.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Ready to Cut
Sponsored by Jamie Kripke Photography
We are also prepping to shoot our Los Angeles scene which is scheduled in early February. The shoot involves are parking garage, some cowboys and a lasso. It's going to be a good time. This will wrap principal photography on the picture!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Transformation
sponsored by Witness the Way We Live
This clip shows the changes that happen to people over the course of production.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Kimball Plays the Piano
Sponsored by Little Giant Grip & Lighting
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
Sponsored by Jesse S. Clark Studios
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
Sponsored by Zero Risk HR
This interview with Stokes was shot mid-way through the shoot, at a strip club location.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Wrong Wardrobe
Sponsored by Happily, Even After: A Film
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
Sponsored by 42 Surfboards
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.
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