Grab focus, left... pan left..stop... tighten up

"Grab focus, left... pan left..stop... tighten up" Some people seem to think I say these things a lot, but until I learn ESP I will have to yell these things on set all day, every day. There is no better way to communicate with a camera operator. Maybe it is a curse of the DP, I don't know. I wonder if that is how it is on real movie sets, some guy yelling camera jargon from a far?

Ok now some input from my POV (point of View) haha, camera terminology joke.

This production has really started to move now. The crew has finally gotten comfortable, almost like a bunch of bunk buddies at camp, except we don't sleep in log cabins, with each other. Maybe some of you sleep in cabins, and if you do invite the whole crew over and it will be like camp. The crew getting use to each other is really showing because we are able to communicate and work more efficiently. We are starting to tackle some harder setups and tougher shooting situations. You really appreciate the maneuverability of a nice HMI light inside, after having to just deal with where the sun feels like shining light.

Note: DON'T SHOOT OUTSIDE AT NOON

1. if its summer, its the hottest part of the day
2. if you have skin, you sunburn, unless you generously apply sun screen like our crew does. ___ Normally I would insert a winky face here:
a. that may imply something
b. it would kind of look stupid
c. ;( ;) ;0 ;| I couldn't decide which one looked right.

p.s. I am not sure a semi colon really looks like a winking eye

3.oh yeah and three, there are fewer shadows to give a modeling, 3D quality to your video images.

I will say our camera and lighting crews are rock'n. I will say that as of right now I am 100% happy with about 85% of the footage we have shot already. Things are looking great, and for the things I was not as happy with was no fault of anyone. Honestly, they were all the shots that I wasn't the best prepared for. Just when Brian and I would have some basic idea of a lighting plot, things came out looking great. It was when neither of us had even thought of setups, that we were disappointed with the outcome of the image on screen. Other than that things could not look better, well maybe, but I am very happy with the look.

You can't plan everything, today at the Gang scene at Zipp's we stumbled upon the perfect location for it to happen. It was just in an alley behind Zipp's, not in the road, we did not have to try to close off a city block, we were not in anyones way for the most part, and it looked better than what I imagined for the scene. Zipp's was the best location yet. Thank you to the owner for allowing us to film there.

Jib cranes are awesome.