7.30.2011
7.28.2011
Tales in Production: H.O.M.E. Part I
Spent the week working on (director/producer) Daniel Maldonado's and (producer) Ingrid Matias's production of H.O.M.E. Part I, traveling the subterranean labryinths of the MTA and capturing footage (on the Canon 5d & 7d) of Jeremy Ray Valdez, playing the lead role.
Shout-outs to the cast!
And especially to the crew I've been working with:
Shawn Bell (DP); Boryana Alexandrova (AC/2nd Camera); Mike Vernusky (Sound); Crystal Glass (Hair/Makeup/Wardrobe); Cassandra Riddick (Key PA); Vanessa Carmona (Talent/Set PA); Dioeval Martinez (Production Intern).
Shout-outs to the cast!
And especially to the crew I've been working with:
Shawn Bell (DP); Boryana Alexandrova (AC/2nd Camera); Mike Vernusky (Sound); Crystal Glass (Hair/Makeup/Wardrobe); Cassandra Riddick (Key PA); Vanessa Carmona (Talent/Set PA); Dioeval Martinez (Production Intern).
7.20.2011
That Ol' School Shit
Black Belt asked jujitsu master George Kirby to [talk] about a few of his favorite techniques from his new book, Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art Expanded Edition.
The following technique is found in chapter 4 . Here is what George Kirby had to say about it:
“I like this technique because it is one of the fastest “judo” type throws out there. Once you get this throw [and its variation down, you’ll be amazed at how effectively you can use an attacker’s momentum to bring him down with very little effort.”
Jujitsu Technique No. 3: Basic Drop Throw
Japanese Translation: TAI-OTOSHI
Yoooooo... dude in the black... PUT YOUR HANDS UP!!!
Congrats, Danny Neiba!!!
Danny Neiba got a new blog.
And he always got the ill ish. Check it out. |
| (from l to r) Danny Indio, with Indio, Anthony Álvarez, Danny Neiba, and Kontraban |
7.17.2011
Tales in Production
This week, a movie made it onto the iTunes Top 100 charts with no budget whatsoever--that's right, it was literally made for $0. The Polish Brothers' For Lovers Only is a black-and-white, French New Wave inspired romance shot in 12 days with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. It stars Michael Polish and Castle's Stana Katic and was shot and directed by Mark Polish--otherwise known as the film's entire crew.
for lovers only... from Polish Brothers on Vimeo.
from an interview with the Polish Brothers by Steve Pond for the Wrap:
On their stealth mode: "It looked like I was just shooting a married couple, or a couple getting married," Michael said. "So we were able to go into a church, and people would stay out of our way, because they'd think I was shooting stills."
On the budget: "The film had no artificial lighting – because, said Michael, locations like French churches were made for natural light. The one exception: a nightclub scene was lit by Michael's iPhone. The brothers said that their hotels and some meals were comped; they shot and edited with equipment they already owned; and they don't consider the few grand worth of meals, taxis and the like to be part of an actual budget. "There was not one dime that came out of our pocket specifically for this movie -- besides the food we ate, but we had to eat, anyway," Michael said. In the end, Michael and Mark even had to make up some names for the film's title sequence, which they wanted to stretch out to a reasonable length in order to fit the score that had been written by their friend Kubilay Uner. They even got the film classified as an experimental film by the Screen Actors Guild, which meant they didn't have to pay Katic, who shared an agent with Mark and brought her own wardrobe.
On distributing and marketing the film: ""I said, 'OK, I'm gonna tweet it.' Then I called Stana and told her to tweet it – and that's when it took off." Katic's rabid Twitter and Facebook followings spread the word – and when Mark Polish found that the film was drawing almost 1,000 tweets an hour, he made up posters using the Twitter raves in place of critics' quotes. Those posters themselves went viral on Twitter and Tumblr, and helped prompt a healthy iTunes presale. "They'd put 26 reviews up on iTunes before the movie was even out," said Mark. "The fans who'd already seen it were going around like a swarm of bees attacking IMDb, Facebook, Twitter … . It's a very passionate crowd, and they felt like they’d discovered it." It wasn't even supposed to be officially released until Tuesday, but the volume of pre-orders prompted iTunes to make it available early."
My assessment: Aside from having a good idea, your own equipment and tons of talent, it helps to have alot of fans and a couple g's for food & stuff.
for lovers only... from Polish Brothers on Vimeo.
from an interview with the Polish Brothers by Steve Pond for the Wrap:
On their stealth mode: "It looked like I was just shooting a married couple, or a couple getting married," Michael said. "So we were able to go into a church, and people would stay out of our way, because they'd think I was shooting stills."
On the budget: "The film had no artificial lighting – because, said Michael, locations like French churches were made for natural light. The one exception: a nightclub scene was lit by Michael's iPhone. The brothers said that their hotels and some meals were comped; they shot and edited with equipment they already owned; and they don't consider the few grand worth of meals, taxis and the like to be part of an actual budget. "There was not one dime that came out of our pocket specifically for this movie -- besides the food we ate, but we had to eat, anyway," Michael said. In the end, Michael and Mark even had to make up some names for the film's title sequence, which they wanted to stretch out to a reasonable length in order to fit the score that had been written by their friend Kubilay Uner. They even got the film classified as an experimental film by the Screen Actors Guild, which meant they didn't have to pay Katic, who shared an agent with Mark and brought her own wardrobe.
On distributing and marketing the film: ""I said, 'OK, I'm gonna tweet it.' Then I called Stana and told her to tweet it – and that's when it took off." Katic's rabid Twitter and Facebook followings spread the word – and when Mark Polish found that the film was drawing almost 1,000 tweets an hour, he made up posters using the Twitter raves in place of critics' quotes. Those posters themselves went viral on Twitter and Tumblr, and helped prompt a healthy iTunes presale. "They'd put 26 reviews up on iTunes before the movie was even out," said Mark. "The fans who'd already seen it were going around like a swarm of bees attacking IMDb, Facebook, Twitter … . It's a very passionate crowd, and they felt like they’d discovered it." It wasn't even supposed to be officially released until Tuesday, but the volume of pre-orders prompted iTunes to make it available early."
My assessment: Aside from having a good idea, your own equipment and tons of talent, it helps to have alot of fans and a couple g's for food & stuff.
7.13.2011
Savoir Faire - "Sur le Quai"
I have no idea what is going on but the animation is uniquely gorgeous.
Sur le Quai from Savoir Faire on Vimeo.
7.08.2011
Making Moves... My Martial Move of the Day
Cover against the hook - Palm strike while in the clinch - Grab neck and lift leg up - Sweep the leg - Put knee on the chest and punch like lightning
7.03.2011
UFC 132: Cruz v. Faber and more
Brian Knapp from Sherdog.com tells the tales of the tape:
- Cruz defends crown
Leben waylays Silva in 27 seconds
Siver edges Wiman, wins fourth straight
Ortiz guillotine submits Bader
Condit flying knee wipes out Kim
Guillard flattens Roller in first
Dos Anjos counter KOs Sotiropoulos
Bowles takes decision, appears to re-injure hand
Simpson hands Tavares first loss
Njokuani outclasses Winner in decision
Hougland outpoints Walker in Octagon debut
UFC 132: Bantamweights Cruz and Faber show big heart
7.02.2011
7.01.2011
Thoughts on FCPX
Comments from people at ProVideo Coalition, including FCPX tutorial and words from Steve Forde, After Effects Product Manager.
Over at Creative Cow: Jeff Greenberg takes a Zen approach to FCPX.
And a No-Filmschool shootout between Adobe's Warp Stablizer and Apple's FCPX Stabilization.
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