Category Archives: Production Diary

HE’S ME, ONLY SMÄRTER AND NÄSTIER “Let’s go to the movies tonight. It’s on locally, a film about Eames. We shot their exhibition in Paris. Remember?” “I don’t want to go out tonight.” “Maybe tomorrow…” “Going out to the movies … Continue reading →

PAN AND ZOOM WITH DAVE I’ve done two ‘copter shoots for Dave – one in Sonoma County, CA, the other flying over the Great Salt Lake. They were both scary but fun. Now he wants a third – early morning … Continue reading →

IL VA THAT-A-WAY It’s 1975 – I’m flying to Dubai with one stop over, Damascus. It’s a five-hour flight. The crew tells me they are flying back tonight. I climb down the steps into the hot night air, walk to … Continue reading →

Queen Cristina hath writ: The new Digital Video is organized into three primary sections: Look, Lust and Learn. The “Learn” section is purely instructional… So I’m in LEARN. …how to use your gear, terms and trends you need to know, … Continue reading →

IT CAN ONLY GET WORSE So you think filmmaking is easy – a piece of cake. You’ve spent three years at UCLA, graduated with honors – your student film was screened at the Ventura Film Festival. You’ve got FILMMAKER printed … Continue reading →

STILL – IT’S BETTER THAN WORKING Frozen faggots in modern day packaging. The brand when I filmed it was owned by Kraft Foods and called Brains Faggots. 1972 Bristol, UK. Ever filmed processed food? It’s a stomach turning experience. We … Continue reading →

AND REBECCA’S WEDDING VIDEO Graham Kerr (pronounced “care”), The Galloping Gourmet. SYDNEY AUSTRALIA June 1968 “A party, a party, hey Graham just asked us to his garden party.” Graham has a local Sydney TV show called “The Galloping Gourmet.” I … Continue reading →

DEATH OF A FILMMAKER 2 iPhone HD movies in 9:16 AlisonScope. A breakfast edit. The owl needs a x3 blowup. San Rafael, January 2011 “Alison tell me it’s not true, you shot everything in portrait format.” “I can explain: when … Continue reading →