April 2009
4 posts
And There Was Much Talk Of Yeast...
I shot at the Institute for Systems Biology over the weekend, it was their annual symposium which I also helped document last year.  I’ve got to say, these are some smart guys and gals.  If cancer gets cured in the next 10-20 years I’m pretty sure these will be the people to do it.  While it’s quite difficult to follow along with the presentations, one thing important is the way...
Apr 21st
Dodging Unknown Puddles
Another YellowPages shoot today, this time it was an animal care hospital and spa.  That old adage about not working with animals or children?  Only vaguely true.  It’s pretty much impossible to get an untrained dog to do what you want on camera, however because they’re so fun and photogenic it’s also hard to not get good footage. This shoot also allowed me to test out a new...
Apr 16th
In Which I'm Covered In Drywall Dust
I did a YellowPages small business shoot today for a local construction company.  To catch you up to speed, these videos are quick personal profiles that clients use to promote their businesses on the web.  How quick?  Well the shoot lasts 60-90 minutes, I have 48 hours to edit/ship, and the finished product is about 1 minute of video.  It’s a lot about capturing what’s unique about...
Apr 7th
Welcome To The Blog
Greetings!  As stated in the mission statement (makes it sound so important doesn’t it), I’ve created this blog to document the work, play and lessons learned in my ongoing career in film and video.  What this essentially means is that as I go from project to project I’ll add posts, pictures and videos when so inclined that will serve partly as documentation but also hopefully...
Apr 5th