The Fray: There & Back
The Fray: Fair Fight - Director Rod Blackhurst from Rod Blackhurst on Vimeo.
Fair Fight
Hope you all can pick yourselves up a copy of each. I'm rather proud of both projects and would like to share them with the world.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
The Fray: There & Back + Fair Fight
Roughly eleven months ago my first book was published and the first feature length film I shot and directed was released.
The Fray: There & Back
Fair Fight
Hope you all can pick yourselves up a copy of each. I'm rather proud of both projects and would like to share them with the world.
The Fray: There & Back
Fair Fight
Hope you all can pick yourselves up a copy of each. I'm rather proud of both projects and would like to share them with the world.
Friday, January 01, 2010
The Music Voyager - Denver & Lafayette
Some photographs from recent shoots for The Music Voyager, the show I'm the Director of Photography on.
Me
Cedric Watson
Show Host Jacob Edgar
Me
Cedric Watson
Show Host Jacob Edgar
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
December - Scenes From A Short - Scene 1
Just starting production on a short film I wrote, and am directing, called 'December'. The story is about a guy named Matt in his early 30's who is a little down and out on life. Caught in the ebb and flow of his existence he spends his days hanging out with his best friend Ryan. As a snow storm rolls into town they drive around in Ryan's beat up car and trade stories and one liners that might just be masked metaphors for life.
The first scene we shot was a scene in a diner with Matt and his girlfriend Rebecca. This breakfast date is a reassuring scene in the film, occurring about 2/3rds of the way through the piece, where she reminds him that she loves him, even when he's feeling like he's really got nothing to offer their relationship right now.
Yours truly on the left with DP Brook Aitken.
Actress Libby Arnold
Actor Jeremy Make + Audio Steve Schwedt
Production Stills
All photographs by Kelly Magelky, AD + Producer Extraordinaire
Technical Specs:
HPX170 - no adapters
2.39:1 Aspect Ratio - cropping in post
24fps
Decided to shoot with the HPX170 for several reasons, namely that I own a full package with all accessories, secondly because we plan on shooting some 60fps snow/winter landscapes, and finally because we needed to be able to cram the camera + DP, sound, and me into the backseat of a car for several scenes. Decided against any sort of adapter in an effort to keep it simple.
The light for this scene was a 1K with a Chimera and a 650 with a Chimera, bounce card when we got in close. There was a large window with daylight coming in from the left hand side of the wide photographs and while we were shooting from 2-4:30PM, the light worked perfectly as the scene was a breakfast scene.
I'll be posting some screen grabs soon....
The first scene we shot was a scene in a diner with Matt and his girlfriend Rebecca. This breakfast date is a reassuring scene in the film, occurring about 2/3rds of the way through the piece, where she reminds him that she loves him, even when he's feeling like he's really got nothing to offer their relationship right now.
Yours truly on the left with DP Brook Aitken.
Actress Libby Arnold
Actor Jeremy Make + Audio Steve Schwedt
Production Stills
All photographs by Kelly Magelky, AD + Producer Extraordinaire
Technical Specs:
HPX170 - no adapters
2.39:1 Aspect Ratio - cropping in post
24fps
Decided to shoot with the HPX170 for several reasons, namely that I own a full package with all accessories, secondly because we plan on shooting some 60fps snow/winter landscapes, and finally because we needed to be able to cram the camera + DP, sound, and me into the backseat of a car for several scenes. Decided against any sort of adapter in an effort to keep it simple.
The light for this scene was a 1K with a Chimera and a 650 with a Chimera, bounce card when we got in close. There was a large window with daylight coming in from the left hand side of the wide photographs and while we were shooting from 2-4:30PM, the light worked perfectly as the scene was a breakfast scene.
I'll be posting some screen grabs soon....
Friday, December 11, 2009
From David Ebletoft
First of all, if you read this blog you should be reading David's blog too.
He wrote an e-mail last night with this story:
'I had a union construction worker tell me a joke while waiting for the freight elevator in Midtown today. He tried to pass off a Family Guy joke as his own. For a few seconds, I thought of confronting him, but that glitter in his eye said, "This shit was so funny while I watched Family Guy reruns on TBS that maybe, just maybe, if I tell it as my own, people will think I'm funny as shit.....please think I'm funny as shit....please."
So I laughed...Merry Christmas you unoriginal bastard.'
It was too good to let it sit in my in-box all alone.
He wrote an e-mail last night with this story:
'I had a union construction worker tell me a joke while waiting for the freight elevator in Midtown today. He tried to pass off a Family Guy joke as his own. For a few seconds, I thought of confronting him, but that glitter in his eye said, "This shit was so funny while I watched Family Guy reruns on TBS that maybe, just maybe, if I tell it as my own, people will think I'm funny as shit.....please think I'm funny as shit....please."
So I laughed...Merry Christmas you unoriginal bastard.'
It was too good to let it sit in my in-box all alone.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Starz Denver Film Festival - Best of Nov 20-22
1. Hotel Sahara - The temporary residents of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, have come from all over Africa to wait for transport to Europe, and the chance at a better life. Bettina Haasens intimate camera ushers us through the provisional world of these migrant workers as they pick up odd jobs and sleep in sparse rooms, all under the constant threat of deportation. Sandwiched between the Sahara Desert and the Atlantic Ocean, they try to stoke their individual dreams in a place where the only thing not fleeting is their desire to reach their destination.
2. Passenger Side - Michael Brown's (ADAM SCOTT) birthday begins with a telephone call from his estranged, drug addicted brother Tobey (JOEL BISSONNETTE). Tobey is totally unaware that it is his older brother's birthday, but he is very aware that his car is broken, and he begs Michael to drive him on various apparently legitimate, vital errands. As Bruce Springsteen has astutely noted, "a man who turns his back on his family just ain't no good", and so Michael puts off his seemingly romantic birthday plans, and with his brother embarks on a sketchy, meandering day long odyssey though the mysteries of Los Angeles County. As the day wears on, it becomes clear that this drive will lead them to some very unexpected destinations.
3. St. Nick - St. Nick is the story of a brother and sister on the run. Hes eleven, shes nine. They've left their home for some unknown reason, and are living in the woods, hiding in barns and sheds, doing what they can to survive. As the bitter Texas winter sets in, they strike up residence in an abandoned house and, for a brief, bittersweet period, manage to escape the harsh realities of their circumstances.
2. Passenger Side - Michael Brown's (ADAM SCOTT) birthday begins with a telephone call from his estranged, drug addicted brother Tobey (JOEL BISSONNETTE). Tobey is totally unaware that it is his older brother's birthday, but he is very aware that his car is broken, and he begs Michael to drive him on various apparently legitimate, vital errands. As Bruce Springsteen has astutely noted, "a man who turns his back on his family just ain't no good", and so Michael puts off his seemingly romantic birthday plans, and with his brother embarks on a sketchy, meandering day long odyssey though the mysteries of Los Angeles County. As the day wears on, it becomes clear that this drive will lead them to some very unexpected destinations.
3. St. Nick - St. Nick is the story of a brother and sister on the run. Hes eleven, shes nine. They've left their home for some unknown reason, and are living in the woods, hiding in barns and sheds, doing what they can to survive. As the bitter Texas winter sets in, they strike up residence in an abandoned house and, for a brief, bittersweet period, manage to escape the harsh realities of their circumstances.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Starz Denver Film Festival - Best Of Nov 12-15
Opening weekend of the film festival. Best three films seen. And I've only seen 4. That makes me 3 for 4. The 'opening night' film 'Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire' was awful. Don't waste your money. Lee Daniels has no discernible directing style.
But these on other hand are awesome.
1. October Country - Every family has its ghosts. Set in the Mohawk Valley of Central New York, this film chronicles a year of life seen through the eyes of the Mosher family. Relationships gone sour, poor economy, a troubled foster kid, young mothers, and a belief in the paranormal make this film a beautiful portrait of a family.
2. Con Artist - Mark Kostabi is a fraud and a scam artist. He knows it. And he's spent years perpetuating his 'art' and will do just about anything to keep himself in the spotlight.
3. Leaves of Grass - Tim Blake Nelson directed narrative about twin brothers and weed in Oklahoma. That's all I need to say.
But these on other hand are awesome.
1. October Country - Every family has its ghosts. Set in the Mohawk Valley of Central New York, this film chronicles a year of life seen through the eyes of the Mosher family. Relationships gone sour, poor economy, a troubled foster kid, young mothers, and a belief in the paranormal make this film a beautiful portrait of a family.
2. Con Artist - Mark Kostabi is a fraud and a scam artist. He knows it. And he's spent years perpetuating his 'art' and will do just about anything to keep himself in the spotlight.
3. Leaves of Grass - Tim Blake Nelson directed narrative about twin brothers and weed in Oklahoma. That's all I need to say.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Friday, November 06, 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
My Sister
Flew back to upstate NY this past weekend to surprise my sister. Her field hockey team played a sectionals game on Saturday against their perennial rival Warrensburgh. She didn't know we were coming and so when we showed up in her bedroom at 9:15 on Friday night she went crazy.
The Johnsburg Jaguars (my alma mater) ended up winning the game 2-0, the first time in years that they'd beaten Warrensburg 3 times in one season. My sister scored a goal and assisted on the other. She's a fantastic player and well of course, she's my little sister so I'm proud.
My sister is on the right in white.
Scoring a goal.
Winning moment.
Sequential winning moment.
Team.
The Jaguars play tomorrow, Wednesday November 4th, for the chance to advance further to the NY State Championship. Wish I could be there to cheer her on....
The Johnsburg Jaguars (my alma mater) ended up winning the game 2-0, the first time in years that they'd beaten Warrensburg 3 times in one season. My sister scored a goal and assisted on the other. She's a fantastic player and well of course, she's my little sister so I'm proud.
My sister is on the right in white.
Scoring a goal.
Winning moment.
Sequential winning moment.
Team.
The Jaguars play tomorrow, Wednesday November 4th, for the chance to advance further to the NY State Championship. Wish I could be there to cheer her on....
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