Behind the Scenes of a TV Guide print ad for QVC's Fashion Week show.
Client: QVC
Producer: Mark Hercer
Audio: Sean Conte
Assistant: Brian Adams
When discussing this commercial shoot, we thought that we would raise the model up to frame the lower half of her body and follow her as she walked (we didn't have the "low-mode" attachment for the MovieTech dolly). But in the studio, to save time, we flipped the camera on the dolly to get the lower angle desired.
Dave Perillo posted these on his site recently (http://montygog.blogspot.com/) and I thought it was brilliant... "I decided to spoof the old Hanna Barbera title cards you'd see right before a episode would start. I figured if the Beatles had a cartoon why couldn't the Ramones. They could drive around and solve mysteries and argue with each other, they'd even have a scrappy alley cat sidekick named Bonzo. I'm also working on a version featuring the Sex Pistols..."
Yep, that's Jerry Holway sitting on his invention, Skyman. This was the last day of the Steadicam Operators Association's Spring Workshop at the Historic Yellowsprings. I had an opportunity to attend this workshop and it was just incredible. The instruction and amount of equipment was amazing. I have heard that Disney World has character breakfasts, where kids can sit and have breakfast with Mickey Mouse or a Disney Princess. Well, the morning that I walked into the Workshop breakfast and sat down across from Garrett Brown... man, there's my Disney Princess!If you are interested in attending a SOA Workshop more info can be found at http://www.steadicam-ops.com/
Sometimes you come across something in life that is so different and true that you are forced to either embrace or shun it. I have always been amazed by the raw simplicity and sincerity that is Daniel Johnston's music "...you start off hearing this noise and then eventually you hear the Beatles..."
A friend contacted me one day to see if I was interested in shooting an album cover for a band called, "Steve". I had met some of the band roughly 16 years ago and over time had the opportunity to work with them on various projects. It is always an honor and pleasure to work with these guys.
That's right. My boys are back with their 10th Hometown Throwdown. Me and the 'tones have a long history and they are the one band I always go back to (with a close second going out to The Replacements/Paul Westerberg). God bless the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
