Seven Days Till Midnight
Seven Days ‘Till Midnight is the first film I have been involved in from start to finish. This concept started years earlier as an idea and has morphed into the story it is now through the collaboration of friends and fellow filmmakers. I will be not only the...Read More
Inventory Management
There’s been a few nice warm days this week, so I thought I would take advantage of some down time to do some inventory management. Why do an inventory count? A complete inventory check at the start of the year lets me get my hands on all the equipment. While I...Read More
Looking Forward to 2017
I am looking forward to 2017! Happy New Years! I am feeling very motivated and looking forward to 2017. I kicked off the New Year’s shooting a reality series TV pilot episode in Toledo. The cast was awesome! I wish them luck with their business and hope the...Read More
Down the Stairs – Screening
Today, I went to the screening of Down The Stairs a short film I DPed in Ohio. They had the premiere screening of horror short for cast, crew, supporters, friends and family. The premiere was at the Encore Theatre in Lima, Ohio. They had some munchies, we screened the...Read More
The Reliant
This week finds me back in Southern Ohio working on the independent feature film “The Reliant.” The crew has been scaled back to second unit. We will be filming a mixed bag of inserts, aerials and establishing shots to wrap out the initial photography. It...Read More
The Colours of Desire – A Noir Film
The Colours of Desire, a noir feature film was an ambitious challenge from the beginning. I had committed to film a feature film in Cleveland with Conrad Studios. Unfortunately, a few weeks before the start of pre-production funding fell through. Not the first time...Read More
Aerial Cinematography
How the use of drones can save your production time, money and increase your production value. I compare the use of drones on Shifting Gears compare to using a helicopter on another film I worked on.
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