Promotional video I shot/edited for Third Coast Rhythm Project- a tap and percussive dance festival in its 15th season this year. It all goes down July 19-22 in San Antonio, TX.
I’m reminded of the chills I got when I first saw the initial teaser for THERE WILL BE BLOOD. Similar to that film, this looks nothing like how I expected. Can’t wait.
The Complete Rig… for now.
The follow focus I bought doesn’t play nice with the Zacuto Z-Finder and, as a result, I had to buy some thumb screws to make it all fit. But the truth is the Z-Finder is kind of unnecessary unless I’m going handheld or using the shoulder rig. As you can see, when on the tripod, the external monitor takes its place.
Side note, the Z-Finder is awesome. I wasn’t sure it would justify the fact that it is somewhat overpriced, but I used it on an outdoor shoot two weeks ago and it was a life-saver.
This looks great. Go Affleck.
I saw the Beastie Boys in San Antonio in September 1998. It was a massive stadium show on a rotating round stage, effectively turning every seat into the best seat in the house. They were supporting my favorite album at the time (soon to be one of my favorites of all time), Hello Nasty. It was my first concert.
I don’t need to say that the Beastie Boys are more than “rappers”. But it didn’t take me long to realize how important they are to pop culture. They prove that, contrary to popular belief, there are no boundaries in art. It is possible to simultaneously be a rap group and a rock band; mainstream and experimental- sometimes within the same song.
I got to see the BBoys up close at a typically goofy Q&A for their 2006 concert film Awesome, I Fuckin’ Shot That at SXSW that year. It was a magical experience because, just as I suspected, these were guys that seemed like my friends. And today, like many others, I genuinely feel like I lost someone close to me. I may have never spoken to Adam “MCA” Yauch, but I feel like he shaped so much about who I am and how I see the world.
He was a musician, a filmmaker and a political activist, among many other things. He proved you can do anything because, in his short time, he did everything.
Let’s pretend for a moment that the world will end on December 21st
That would be fine with me because before that, we will get…
1. Joss Whedon’s THE AVENGERS
2. Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
3. Andrew Dominik’s KILLING THEM SOFTLY
4. Quentin Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED
5. Alfonso Cuaron’s GRAVITY
6. Baz Luhrmann’s THE GREAT GATSBY
7. Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT
8. Steven Spielberg’s LINCOLN
9. Rian Johnson’s LOOPER
10. Paul Thomas Anderson’s THE MASTER
11. Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM
12. Ridley Scott’s PROMETHEUS
13. Judd Apatow’s THIS IS 40
…and probably a lot of other surprises.
Also, yes- technically a few of these are slated for Christmas Day, at which point we’ll all be dead. But whatever.
Rig in Progress 2 - Just got the follow focus. Z-Finder arrives tomorrow then I shall assemble the entire beast. (Taken with instagram)
Even though I’ve been shooting digital for about 2 years, it still feels weird to never have to buy tapes.
Two things… 1) THE PRESTIGE is Christopher Nolan’s best film and 2) This is the best poster for the film / of all time.
