When I hear somebody say “shoot the rehearsal,” I’m like:
200mm. F1.8. Camera on dolly.
When you have to shoot in a public location that isn’t locked down:
Dayplaying on a feature:
That one extra who listens to you talk with the DP between takes:
Watching playback on a ridiculous camera move that you nailed focus:
Data management gigs in a nutshell:
When production asks to push back lunch for 15 minute grace period:
And then how I feel those last 5 minutes of lunch when there’s still 8 pages to shoot:
What I hear from the first AD throughout the day:
but then at the wrap party we’re both like…
During a week of split days:
When the mag is about to roll out during a take:
Bumping up the resolution on a RED Epic:
Working with a RED One these days:
What would happen if I tried to work in G&E:
The camera op when you leave the front cap on after mounting a lens:
That time the director asked me to “check the gauge,” I was just like…
Grips at the wrap party:
When crappy catering is all crew can talk about for the rest of the day:
When that one PA gets laid into by the AD for being late:
Finding out about a 5AM call time with a less-than-12-hour turnaround:
Completely missing the rack focus at the end of a long take:
The key grip trying to tell me that joke about DP being God:
When a director actually moves on after one take, I look at the DP like:
Trying to get the fog to settle right before shooting a take:
How I imagine life at video village:
The camera PA after asking him again to bring me that bag of T-stops
My reaction to Sony’s camera naming scheme:
The first time I ever wrangled cable on a handheld shot:
My reaction to my ditty bag by the end of the day:
