Okay, an update.

On Jesse's film - We've had our three production meetings and I performed a camera test to see which camera would suit the film better. I shot with my Canon HV2o - in both HD and SD, using the Brevis 35 adapter and not, trying various shutter speeds and framerates. We also shot on the schools DSR250. The end decision from Jesse was mixed format; to use the DSR for the narration sequences and my HV20 on Standard Def - WITH the Brevis for the reenactment scenes.

Apparently the mixed media decision was influenced from a corny TV show that Jesse had on DVD - something about "Life and Beyond" that had a very bad "Unsolved Mysteries" look to it - where the narrator was clearly shot on one camera (not film)- and the reenactments were shot on (what looked like) film.

Now that we know what camera's were using, I guess It's just a matter of getting ready for the shoot this friday. I need to find out what the situation is with the school's DSR's - battery wise. Or if the camera has a power cable (since we'll be in an apartment the whole shoot).....

Lastly, I just finished a shotlist for Jesse's film.


On Joe's film, we have had a few meetings - traveled to the house where we're shooting and started to get everything ready. A lot of people have been brought on board as techies, grips and P.A's - and Mark Shapin's has actually been hired to do sound on the film.

I will be shooting with Reid, so that will be nice - since we worked so well together on "The Grinder".

The equipment we will be using is rather extreme - to say the least. 40 feet of dolly track (in any given shot), a 30 ft + crane shot (with a platform for me to operate on at the top), and a two camera setup (both with Brevis adapters and flip modules!). In other news here, I just finished Joe's shotlist as well - and am gearing up for this shoot - which will start on the 29th.

Strangely enough, Enrico Marcellino - my main actor from "The Grinder" has been cast as the "Man's" role in this film. And Craig Calamis is coming on as first A.D. Its like my old set all over again.