The is a temp cut of some footage we shot for Fashion Career College in San Diego. We had a lot of fun with the models and fashion designers, and I think it shows in this piece.

Audio track: Satan Said Dance by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Much of this footage is available on www.stockr3d.com

Click here to view the embedded video.

A client wanted to see a specific sample of what our RED One camera could do, so Bill and I grabbed an intern, set up and shot this sample in a couple hours. Often, giving the client something to look at can really help explain a concept. While we can’t always shoot a proprietary sample for a client, when we can do something like this, it really helps!

What was my “take away” from the experience? Man I love what Bill can make this camera do!

Very excited that I’ll be one of three speakers at the Studio Daily webinar May 12, 2009 at 10AM PDT on green production practices.  The entire Groovy team works hard to be sure we’re doing the right thing when it comes to our impact on the environment, and now I get to share that message and try to bring other production people along!

You can sign up for the webinar by clicking here!

We’ve been working on something really exciting here at Groovy below is a little hint

(ok… so technically it is more than a hint)

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RED montage set to the sound of the temp track “Night Falls On Hoboken” by Yo La Tango. Shot for www.stockr3d.com website and groovy like a movie.

Check out this week’s San Diego Business Journal for a article about little ol’ me. Or you can view the article online here!

I almost look like I know what I'm doing!

I am not an avid reader/writer of blogs. I can’t help but to feel like Doogie Howser or the Sex and the City woman when I start writing. I just don’t feel comfortable writing down my thoughts for others to read. I keep thinking—does anyone care what I think? I guess blogs are good venue to share ideas or to find out what not to do. I need to make that jump into the cyber world because I now realize that it is becoming an expectation or necessary part of society, especially in the communication/media community. I had the same trepidation/disinterest regarding cell phones a few years back but now I carry one around everywhere I go and can’t imagine my life without it. So then…this blog is about sharing what works for me when I need to come up with something creative for a short video or film project.

Inspiration from music and art:
I find I can be the most creative while exploring ideas through music. One quick thought in my head needs to be worked out; I try to explore the idea/image thorough music. The images come to mind before anything else. I then try to string them together with music. Explore the possible tones and styles though the music…what would fit with the concept or scene? It’s like meditation in a sense and I don’t know where it will take me. Usually it works out. It takes about 30 minutes for me to “get in the mood” after that the ideas come more easily. I jot them down in words or sketches and rework them later. While I rework the ideas/words/sketches it helps to reference paintings, photographs, and various other arts to try and pin point the tone and style (still listening to the music of course). I then have story boards and paintings to reference the look and music to reference the tone and feeling. I can then hopefully take that to the crew or client and put it all together to make something cool or at least something I feel proud of.