The beauty of indie filmmaking is that nothing is ever set in stone. The possibilities are endless. The curse of indie filmmaking is also that nothing is set in stone. So many factors are often beyond your control and you have to learn to be extremely flexible in order to succeed or at least to stay sane.
You’d think what you’d remember the most about working on a film would be the actual working part. What happens between action and cut though becomes quite a blur after you’ve gone through the scene a few times. My memories mostly consist of what happened during the lulls between setup and filming, and the rides out to set. Is that to say I forgot everything that happened during filming? Not at all.
This was taken on the last day of shooting Two Roads, our latest project for the LA Film Prize. Alex was finding himself a spot to set up the camera for a wide shot in a field.
If I had the opportunity to travel more I would. Travelling opens the door to many elements of inspiration.
From the sights and sounds to the experience of getting lost or meeting strangers that become your friends, travelling is invaluable to any artist.
Well, well, well! I had a hoot on the set of my first scripted shoot, which was a commercial for Bucee’s. Actually, it was a commercial for something that Bucee’s invented. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Bucee’s, it is a well known convenient store in Texas. It’s like the Wal-Mart of gas stations. No kidding.
Monday we did a little reshoot for a certain film named Funemployment. Cramped quarters were shared to get the shot and sound positioned right. I had a bit of an issue getting out of the unit, though didn’t have much of a problem getting in somehow. Christine was on the scene running the camera, while Roxanne McDanel did makeup duties, she also flipped the light switch during the scene. Shayla Begir and Adam Duncan(not pictured) were in the scene. I was busy handling the sound, it went alright except it was a little cramped when Christine and myself crawled…
The Rocket Brothers shoot was awesome, mostly because it started in the afternoon (which is always awesome) and ended on time (also awesome.) Just kidding… What made it awesome was the people, cast and crew. The band was the nicest bunch of folks I’d met in awhile, and the crew was in high spirits like usual.
In preparation for A Bird’s Nest showing up on Shorts HD Christine and Adam had to submit a little video introduction. It appears they had a bit of fun with it, maybe a little too much fun…you be the judge and watch the video below.
James Crouch has a desk that is set up to stand up while doing computer work. Most recently he was scrubbing footage he shot from SXSW for Do512. Below is the desk in all it’s stand up glory.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I don’t believe in accidents. I’m a firm believer of the rule, “everything happens for a reason.” If you go through a breakup, there’s a reason, if you get fired from your job, there’s a reason, if you bump into one of your kindergarten classmates from 40 years ago, there’s a reason…..you get the idea.