The Producers

Walkie-talkies . . . check . . . C300 . . . check . . . Teradek and client monitor . . . check . . . microphones . . . check . . . hiring the crew . . . check . . . bed, pajamas, slippers, model releases . . . check . . . 4AM wakeup call . . . check . . . These were the things going through my head as I tried to get some much needed shuteye before my role as producer on the shoot the following morning. Before I made the jump from photography to video production I didn’t really understand what a producer was, and why they always seemed so stressed out.

Why Details Matter

Details matter. The difference between chartreuse and lime makes little difference in our everyday lives. But in filmmaking, there are incredible subtleties that mostly go consciously unnoticed, but subconsciously affect how we see a film or commercial dramatically. Take Breaking Bad, for example. Everyone that watches notices that as Walt “breaks bad” in the first season, he […]

When Work Becomes Play

What makes us passionate about what we do and how do we keep that energy going?  It’s a question I’ve been asked ever since starting my photography career nearly 8 years ago.  It would be easy to say that it’s never been a problem.  “The inspiration just flows through my veins man!”  But for most […]