Things are in flux it seems lately.

At the end of September we shot a short called THE NEW FACE OF SECURITY. I'm sure I've posted the script on this very site at some point in time. Anyway, we were working through Ed Video and getting our equipment for free. An equipment combination that looked alright on the cameras LCD display and on the external monitor turned out to not quite be so solid. I managed to sift through half of our 160 shots before I gave out. Only one had a sharp enough focus to be considered worth keeping.

So we need to reshoot now. It's unfortunate as it pushes back the entire schedule we had planned out for this year but it needs to be done. This isn't a project we can just walk away from. There's not a lot of money/equipment/time invested but it's enough that I'm not willing to drop it. Hopefully we'll be getting this together for the end of February. I'm still working on and waiting for some details.

It should be quick since we've already shot it once. Hopefully we can redo it a little more quickly and cleanly than last time with a lighter crew. Easily, one of the largest spots I screwed up this shoot was having too many crew and delegating too much responsibility. I like have my face behind a camera. That's a better fit for me.

As for what we're shooting after that, I have no idea. It's something that we need to get together as a group and figure out. I know that Dave and Lynn both have their eyes on directing. I, on the other hand, will be happy to take a backseat for a few projects and work on the camera or audio.

I've got a bunch more but I need to sleep. Perhaps I'll remember to update again before another month and a half has passed by.

david shute - Jan 16, 2010 at 3:12 AM