SHORT FILM STARRING AMY SMART!

I'm shooting a short film starring Amy Smart this week! Doug Jones played the creature. Jon Heder is the producer and it's directed by Nick Peterson.  It's a pretty intense horror/drama. I'm rocking my Epic with Arri master primes. I have to say I'm in love with the Master prime look open at f/1.3. It's a lot of stress for my AC but the results are pretty great! Here are a few BTS photos. We have a creature in the film that was designed by the amazing Steve Wang.

SMIRNOFF COMMERCIAL

Shooting a Smirnoff commercial the next 2 days with director Jon Jon Augustavo with Hello Co. Shooting Arri Alexa with Panavision Ultra Speeds!

GOOGLE SHOOT

Just finished shooting a commercial this week in New York City for Google at the Huffington Post Live. Took a flight straight from Kuwait to NY. It was really exciting documenting the process of the Huffington Post. Its a pretty hip place. While I was there shooting Jerry Seinfeld and Russell Brand came in. Here's a shot  from the window. Notice the big full grown tree on top of the building on the left of the photo! And also here's a shot of me and director Brett Fallentine getting  a well deserved exterior shot of the Huffington Post building.

KUWAIT SHOOT

Just shot a few commercials in Kuwait for the past two weeks.  It was hot and dusty. It's always fun having a language barrier with your crew! I learned how to yell out some Arabic to hold my own. This is how many grips it takes to hold a 12x12 with out sand bags or rope.

MIDNIGHT BEAST MUSIC VIDEO

Here's some stills and a link from the music video "Bass Face" by MidnightBeast, directed by the great Jon Jon Augustavo! He directed the Thrift Shop video and all the other amazing Macklemore videos!  The Midnight Beast guys were super funny and it was a blast working with Jon Jon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvdpu8XTvGw

NEW CINEMATOGRAPHY REEL!

Check out my new reel. It's a collection of 35mm film,Red Epic,Red One,Red Scarlet,Alexa,5D, and Phantom cameras.  Click the photo.

TONY LUCA MUSIC VIDEO

Just shot a music video for Tony Luca yesterday. He was on the Voice last year and recently signed with Adam Levine's label. This one should be pretty fun!

ROXANNA PROMO SHOOT

Just shot a mini promo for Roxanna for two days with director Samuel Gonzales. We shot several interviews and set up a mini music video in a recording studio. Here's a shot of Roxanna in her interview. I used my 90mm Angeneiux prime from the 60's.

NINTENDO DONKEY KONG COMMERCIAL

Tomorrow I'm shooting a union Nintendo donkey kong commercial with director Matt Fackrell.

THE FORGE IS ONLINE!

Check out this amazing short film I shot directed by Stephen Reedy. It was shot on the Arri Alexa with Master primes and a lot of fog and flickery lights!

MIDNIGHT BEAST MUSIC VIDEO

Just wrapped 2 music videos for Midnight Beast with awesome director Jon Jon Augustavo. It was 3 awesome days. We had a few guest stars. We had Bobby Lee and Andy Dick. They are going to be pretty hilarious!

NOVEL SHORT FILM

Here's a link to a short film I shot a few months ago. We shot all of this in one long day. It was really run and gun but I'm pretty proud of what we pulled off with such limited resources. Would of loved to spend just a little more time lighting on this one. One really fun toy we got on this film was a remote controlled helicopter so all the overhead shots are real!

NISSAN SHOOT IN NEW ORLEANS

I'm shooting in New Orleans this week with director Ryan R. Browne for Nissan and Chiat Day. Today I happened to walk by the house that was used in "Benjamin Button" What an incredible place! New Orleans is definitely one of my favorite places I've visited.

LENS PRESENTATION AT CHIAT DAY

Last week I gave a power point presentation to a group of creatives and producers at Chiat Day agency on lenses. It was a great experience and I feel it went really well!

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National PSA

Here's a link to a National PSA spot I shot a couple of months ago with director Noah Mucci. I got to experiment with projectors, my vintage lenses, and some fun lighting cues. We shot this on the Mole richardson sound stage. It was my first time using the Mole beam lights. I used the 10K and the 2K mole beam projector lights. They are my #1 choice for creating sun on a stage now! Heres the link.

PURINA DOG COMMERCIAL

Just shot a commercial with director Nate Fackrell for Purina. It's going to be really good. Used my vintage lenses and had a golden retriever walking in a golden field at golden hour!

NOVEL SHORT FILM TEASER

Last month I shot a short film in one day, a very long day, but a very successful day with director Samuel Gonzales Jr. It was so much fun. We shot in a old mansion in Pasadena, we had steadicam, my Red Epic, and a helicopter cam. Here is a link to the teaser!

Commercial I shot a while back

Here is a couple of screen grabs from a commercial I shot a little over a year ago with Director Matt Fackrell for a pest control company. Shot on the Red One.

Manic Panic Spec Commercial

Working this week on a spec commercial with awesome director/ CG wizard Tim Hendrix. Its going to be a pretty fun spot. Here are a couple of shots. Shot with some old Kowa Anamorphics on the Epic.

New short film for Black Box TV.

Just shot an awesome short horror film yesterday for Black Box TV with director Paul Solet. It was a period piece set in the 30's. We had awesome sets, great wardrobe, and amazing acting! Most of the shots were lit with my homemade ring light as a key and I'm very happy with the results. It's a very pretty light!!!
Here are a couple of screen grabs!

Screen Shots from the Mercedes Commercial

Here are some screen grabs off my Red Epic from the Mercedes E63 commercial. It was awesome and I hope I can continue making sweet car spots. They are so much fun! The first shot the stunt driver spun donuts around the camera at sunset. Doesn't get any better than that!!!

Mercedes Commercial

Just shot a viral commercial yesterday for Mercedes. It was a rare sports car that was well over $100K. It was shot on my Epic at a test track facility in the Mauve Desert. The best part of the day was when we had the stunt driver do donuts around us while I was panning with him at 150fps!

Smithwick's Beer Commercial

Here is a link to this commercial I shot for Smithwick's beer.

Stride Gum Commercial

Just shot a commercial for Stride gum yesterday with Chiat day agency and with director Ryan Browne. Its going to be pretty funny!

EMPIRE OF THE SUN TEASER

Here is the link to the teaser trailer I shot for Empire of the Sun.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WwCMP5qVIYI shot it on some old Lomo anamorphics. Here are some stills.

Hawaii Commercial

I've been shooting a commercial in Hawaii for the past week. I've been seeing some amazing locations, incredible sunrises and sunsets and I got to put my Epic in a waterproof housing for some great surfing shots.

Mag light commercial

Maglight  commercial with director Nate Fackrell. Shot this on the Epic with mostly mag lights for lighting.

Commercial in Seattle

Shooting a 4 day commercial for BECU credit union in Seattle Washington with Brett Fallentine director. Here is a still from it.

Noir Shoot

Had a great shoot with director Samuel Gonzales Jr. and with actor James Dean. We shot in a beautiful mansion/museum in Pasadena. We had some fun toys, steadicam and remote control helicopter cam. I can't wait to see the finished product!