So as of Today, Monday the 31st of July, I am officially employed part-time at Mole-Richardson Company. I did all my paperwork today and I take my picture on Wednesday for my ID! I came into Mole today around noon(I know, what tough work hours) and helped Larry set up for a class that went from 4-7.
I walked to work today, only about 40 minutes, plus I get to walk past Paramount studios, Jim Henson studios(which used to be A&M records owned by Herb Alpert and then before that was Charlie Chaplin's studio!), Sunset Gower studios, and the Arclight theater! So it's worth it.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When putting a sandbag on a c-stand, the first leg you should bag is the tallest one, which should be lined up with whatever it is the stand is holding. Just like when pushing a rolling stand, one leg(the tallest one) should be forward, towards the weight.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Movin In
So Saturday Andrew and his dad and I continued moving in to the new Gordon street apartment. The night on the pull out sofa wasn't that bad. We made one massive trip to the Walton apartment and got the rest of our stuff and cleaned.
Andrew's bed arrived on Saturday, too. After a very long day, I stayed at the new apartment to organize the kitchen while Andrew and his dad went to Norris theater at USC because Andrew had to project some thesis films.
Sunday we slept in and relaxed. Andrew's dad left early in morning(before I was awake). He headed over to Norris for a screening and Q&A of the Office. It was cool, the guys who play Ryan the Temp and Toby the HR guy were part of the panel with another writer, a producer, and a driector.
After the screening we headed over to Jenna's for dinner, but due to a communication error I ended up just cooking at my new apartment(which I was dying to do, actually, so I was happy).
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
I know a lot of people know this already, but just in case... when dealing with a c-stand, always make sure that the "fat knuckles" are on the right. This way, the weight of the gobo(or whatever the c-stand is holding) makes the gobo head self-tighten. If the knuckles are on the left then the head will loosen due to the weight.
Andrew's bed arrived on Saturday, too. After a very long day, I stayed at the new apartment to organize the kitchen while Andrew and his dad went to Norris theater at USC because Andrew had to project some thesis films.
Sunday we slept in and relaxed. Andrew's dad left early in morning(before I was awake). He headed over to Norris for a screening and Q&A of the Office. It was cool, the guys who play Ryan the Temp and Toby the HR guy were part of the panel with another writer, a producer, and a driector.
After the screening we headed over to Jenna's for dinner, but due to a communication error I ended up just cooking at my new apartment(which I was dying to do, actually, so I was happy).
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
I know a lot of people know this already, but just in case... when dealing with a c-stand, always make sure that the "fat knuckles" are on the right. This way, the weight of the gobo(or whatever the c-stand is holding) makes the gobo head self-tighten. If the knuckles are on the left then the head will loosen due to the weight.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Laszlo Kovacs
Today was fun, got to work with Laszlo Kovacs today. I only had a 1/2 day at Mole today and then met Andrew and his dad at our new apartment to begin moving our stuff in. My parents and wonderful girlfriend sent down a bunch of stuff for me, including kitchen stuff(which I was looking forward to very much)! Andrew got a bed, we set up the kitchen and made sure the TV was working:)
We also went to the Grove's Crate&Barrel and picked up some other stuff that Karolina got for us(Thank you!) for the kitchen. We also went to Target on the way home. Now I can cook, very exciting! And so we got to spend the night for the first time in our new apartment!
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
To create super defined and solid shadows with a fresnel light, just open the lens so the light from the reflector and the bulb shines through un-obstructed. This is called "open eye" and will give you very hard, defined shadows from a fresnel.
We also went to the Grove's Crate&Barrel and picked up some other stuff that Karolina got for us(Thank you!) for the kitchen. We also went to Target on the way home. Now I can cook, very exciting! And so we got to spend the night for the first time in our new apartment!
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
To create super defined and solid shadows with a fresnel light, just open the lens so the light from the reflector and the bulb shines through un-obstructed. This is called "open eye" and will give you very hard, defined shadows from a fresnel.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Thursday @ the Movies
Today was my day off from Mole. Larry and I prepped a little yesterday for Laszlo Kovacs(Ghostbusters, New York, New York) on Friday. Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that Larry introduced me to a cinematographer friend of his, a guy named Stephen Burum. He's done a few little pictures like: Mission to Mars, Hoffa, Mystery Men, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables, Rumble Fish, The Outsiders, War of the Roses, Something Wicked This Way Comes, oh, and second unit on this little indie film named Apocalypse Now.
After sleeping in today, I went to Norris with Andrew for a screening of Hustle and Flow and also a preview screening of Oliver Stone's new picture World Trade center. It, actually, was a very good movie; I liked it because it was a small story about two guys rather then the events of September 11th. It was a little weird coming from Oliver Stone, though, because it didn't have a lot of politics in it. But I liked it... and there were amazing CG effects. The only reason I knew what was CG was because the Twin Towers are not there anymore.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When plugging in anything anywhere(light to a lunchbox, lunchbox to a distro box, banded cable to distro box, extension cable to extension cable), make sure that you don't have a knee(or anything else besides the rubber soles of your shoes) on the ground because if there is a dead short anywhere then you become the path of least resistance to the ground for the electricity.
After sleeping in today, I went to Norris with Andrew for a screening of Hustle and Flow and also a preview screening of Oliver Stone's new picture World Trade center. It, actually, was a very good movie; I liked it because it was a small story about two guys rather then the events of September 11th. It was a little weird coming from Oliver Stone, though, because it didn't have a lot of politics in it. But I liked it... and there were amazing CG effects. The only reason I knew what was CG was because the Twin Towers are not there anymore.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When plugging in anything anywhere(light to a lunchbox, lunchbox to a distro box, banded cable to distro box, extension cable to extension cable), make sure that you don't have a knee(or anything else besides the rubber soles of your shoes) on the ground because if there is a dead short anywhere then you become the path of least resistance to the ground for the electricity.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Cuba @ Pink's
Yaaaaaay! I got to sleep in today:) I slept till about 9:00 today and Andrew and I went to our new apartment and dropped some stuff off before we went to our internships/jobs. Today, all I did was clean, clean, clean the sound stage. I re-soldiered the lights and c-stands, put the arcs away, and got things back to normal. I got off Mole super early and got some cleaning supplies and headed for our new apartment again. Andrew made a second trip the apartment after his internship and brought some more stuff over.
Then we headed over to Jenna's side of town, but not before getting a bight to eat. So we stopped by Pink's hotdog stand on La Brea(happens to be 2 blocks from Mole). So this place is pretty famous, I guess a lot of stars eat there or something... So I was standing outside about to order because there was no line(there is usually like a forty-five minute wait, I guess) and I hear this guy talking kinda loud to the guy behind the counter. So I figure, "oh, must be a regular..." and I turn and it's Cuba Gooding Jr. So I order and step inside to pay as a couple from the Midwest take their picture with him. After the photo op, he orders like twelve hotdogs and then steps inside next to me waiting for his order. I got my hotdog and waited to pay and Cuba asks me what kind of hotdog I got. I got a Chicago polish style.... basically the most standard type of hotdog I could find because I wasn't that hungry anyway. Cuba told me the Chicago dogs were great at Pink's, so that was pretty cool. Oh, and the hotdog was pretty good, too.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
This really shouldn't be a tip-of-the-day, but I've run into too many student's who don't say please or thank you while on set. When you call for equipment or ask for anything, don't forget to say please and then when the equipment gets to you, don't forget to say thank you. If you treat your crew(and fellow crew) with respect and they will do their best to get things done.
Then we headed over to Jenna's side of town, but not before getting a bight to eat. So we stopped by Pink's hotdog stand on La Brea(happens to be 2 blocks from Mole). So this place is pretty famous, I guess a lot of stars eat there or something... So I was standing outside about to order because there was no line(there is usually like a forty-five minute wait, I guess) and I hear this guy talking kinda loud to the guy behind the counter. So I figure, "oh, must be a regular..." and I turn and it's Cuba Gooding Jr. So I order and step inside to pay as a couple from the Midwest take their picture with him. After the photo op, he orders like twelve hotdogs and then steps inside next to me waiting for his order. I got my hotdog and waited to pay and Cuba asks me what kind of hotdog I got. I got a Chicago polish style.... basically the most standard type of hotdog I could find because I wasn't that hungry anyway. Cuba told me the Chicago dogs were great at Pink's, so that was pretty cool. Oh, and the hotdog was pretty good, too.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
This really shouldn't be a tip-of-the-day, but I've run into too many student's who don't say please or thank you while on set. When you call for equipment or ask for anything, don't forget to say please and then when the equipment gets to you, don't forget to say thank you. If you treat your crew(and fellow crew) with respect and they will do their best to get things done.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Arcs... well, not really.
Yayyyyy! Today we brought out the carbon arc lights.... but, we didn't get a chance to use them very much because the AFI class didn't have time to get to them. But the cool thing is that Theo van de Sande ASC was the guest cinematographer today. He did Blade, Out of Time, Volcano, Big Daddy, Wayne's World and a few more awesome movies. He was totally cool, very mellow and very good at communicating.
So After Mole, Andrew and I helped Jenna move her stuff into her new apartment. We're gonna start moving our stuff into our aparment tomorrow, cuz I get to sleep in tomorrow. All I have to do at Mole is re-organize the sound stage after that AFI shoot. I am actually excited to do that, too. That's the funny thing.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When pushing a rolling stand, push it with one leg forward and two legs in back. Also, try to push the stand from behind.
So After Mole, Andrew and I helped Jenna move her stuff into her new apartment. We're gonna start moving our stuff into our aparment tomorrow, cuz I get to sleep in tomorrow. All I have to do at Mole is re-organize the sound stage after that AFI shoot. I am actually excited to do that, too. That's the funny thing.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When pushing a rolling stand, push it with one leg forward and two legs in back. Also, try to push the stand from behind.
Arcs... well, not really.
Yayyyyy! Today we brought out the carbon arc lights.... but, we didn't get a chance to use them very much because the AFI class didn't have time to get to them. But the cool thing is that Theo van de Sande ASC was the guest cinematographer today. He did Blade, Out of Time, Volcano, Big Daddy, Wayne's World and a few more awesome movies. He was totally cool, very mellow and very good at communicating.
So After Mole, Andrew and I helped Jenna move her stuff into her new apartment. We're gonna start moving our stuff into our aparment tomorrow, cuz I get to sleep in tomorrow. All I have to do at Mole is re-organize the sound stage after that AFI shoot. I am actually excited to do that, too. That's the funny thing.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When pushing a rolling stand, push it with one leg forward and two legs in back. Also, try to push the stand from behind.
So After Mole, Andrew and I helped Jenna move her stuff into her new apartment. We're gonna start moving our stuff into our aparment tomorrow, cuz I get to sleep in tomorrow. All I have to do at Mole is re-organize the sound stage after that AFI shoot. I am actually excited to do that, too. That's the funny thing.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When pushing a rolling stand, push it with one leg forward and two legs in back. Also, try to push the stand from behind.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Weekend
Sorry I didn't post this weekend, I was on that music video this weekend. It was, by far, the dirtiest shoot I've ever been on... on Saturday we shot in a foundry with at least two inches of dust on every surface plus wiring that looked like it was from the 1800's, and on Sunday we shot in a junk yard(which was surprisingly pretty clean). But I will have to replace my grip gloves soon if I do too many shoots like that again.
and all I did today at mole was clean up from the ASC shoot and get ready for AFI's day in the stage tomorrow. It was pretty laid back, but Larry was running around a lot to a bunch of meetings and there were some, "logistical issues" he had to take care of. Oh, and more good news... Andrew got a part-time job under his current internship doing music supervising stuff, which I hear is just a bunch of sitting around listening to music all day... and getting paid for it!? Hahahaha, just kidding, Andrew. Well, now I am sitting in Norris theater at USC waiting for Andrew to project Nosferatu.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
Here is an easy way to coil long cable- first pull the cable out all the way in a straight line. Then start at the very center of the cable(why pull the weight of all 100ft when you can just pull the weight of half?). Face one end with your feet spaced about the width of your shoulders and start coiling clockwise(try to bend the knees, not the back). Once you've coiled that half, flip the coil over and repeat this facing the other way. Then tie the coil with the cable ties or rope(if there are any) in a square knot, and, presto! You've coiled 100ft of cable 50ft at a time.
and all I did today at mole was clean up from the ASC shoot and get ready for AFI's day in the stage tomorrow. It was pretty laid back, but Larry was running around a lot to a bunch of meetings and there were some, "logistical issues" he had to take care of. Oh, and more good news... Andrew got a part-time job under his current internship doing music supervising stuff, which I hear is just a bunch of sitting around listening to music all day... and getting paid for it!? Hahahaha, just kidding, Andrew. Well, now I am sitting in Norris theater at USC waiting for Andrew to project Nosferatu.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
Here is an easy way to coil long cable- first pull the cable out all the way in a straight line. Then start at the very center of the cable(why pull the weight of all 100ft when you can just pull the weight of half?). Face one end with your feet spaced about the width of your shoulders and start coiling clockwise(try to bend the knees, not the back). Once you've coiled that half, flip the coil over and repeat this facing the other way. Then tie the coil with the cable ties or rope(if there are any) in a square knot, and, presto! You've coiled 100ft of cable 50ft at a time.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Clerks... too
So today we rigged for an ASC shoot at Mole. Turns out that practically half the ASC is coming in Saturday and Sunday to shoot these things for a DVD the ASC is putting out. It's awesome except for the fact that I can't be there- I signed on to help out with this music video over the weekend. Oh well, I'm sure I'll be around next time.
After Mole, I walked to the Arclight theater on Sunset and met Andrew and his brother there for a showing of Clerks: II. The Arclight was awesome, the movie was pretty good, too. The best part was Kevin Smith was there after the screening for a Q&A. He's totally cool and kept answering questions even after a poor employee of the archeology had to tell him 3 times, "one more."
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When using a gobo head to secure an odd shaped or large item, put a camera wedge or piece of cribbing in the opposite side of the gobo head to keep the heads parallel to each other. This way, the outside half of the head does not jump the threads on the threaded screw and get stuck.
(sorry, this is a lot easier to understand when you actually see this being done... I'll try to find a diagram.)
After Mole, I walked to the Arclight theater on Sunset and met Andrew and his brother there for a showing of Clerks: II. The Arclight was awesome, the movie was pretty good, too. The best part was Kevin Smith was there after the screening for a Q&A. He's totally cool and kept answering questions even after a poor employee of the archeology had to tell him 3 times, "one more."
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When using a gobo head to secure an odd shaped or large item, put a camera wedge or piece of cribbing in the opposite side of the gobo head to keep the heads parallel to each other. This way, the outside half of the head does not jump the threads on the threaded screw and get stuck.
(sorry, this is a lot easier to understand when you actually see this being done... I'll try to find a diagram.)
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Indy Andyy's Last Broadcast
So, my supa cool roomie pointed out that I did not leave a PhillM tip-of-the-day on my last post. So I am leaving you with two today. Today was fun at Mole. We all got treated to lunch by Larry again for putting on a good "dog-n-pony" show for the University of Miami. We covered all the basics and even fit in a quick Q&A panel in only an hour and a half- record time! We did the usual demo of the 1K baby, lamp parts, cable coiling, stand raising, and a bit of power distribution plus we did a quick grip demo and had a book light ready to show them. Then we went to the set and showed them a bit of the art of lighting.
After I got out of Mole early, I went back to the apartment and relaxed for a bit(the bus took forever) before Andrew and his brother, Keith, got back from projecting at Norris. It's so funny because I have known Andrew since the 5th grade ad the one image I had of his brother was a little cartoon on the light switch plate in Andrews old room in Alameda(used to be his brother's room). It is also kinda funny to see the family resemblance between the two of them.
So we relaxed for a bit and then went to Popeye's for some chicken before going to KSCR, USC radio station where Andrew(aka Indy Andyy) was to broadcast for the last time. It was a lot of fun, Andrew's parents and sisters were listening, my parents were listening, my girlfriend Karolina was listening with Sofia(the cat), and I think even Joe and Spenser were listening. I am also pretty sure that we broke some sort of record in KSCR history with a total of two calls to the radios station. The only other time I've seen the phone ring is when I tried calling it to see if it worked!
I was a lot of fun, my mom called while we were talking on the air and so I got her saying, "hi" over my cell phone, that was funny. We even had a sing-along to Whip It by Devo... er, a Face To Face cover of Whip It by Devo. It is really hard being a radio DJ, though, because you have to articulate everything and can't express anything through facial expressions(a lot harder then it sounds). Well, that's pretty much it for now...
PhillM tip-of-the-day #1:
Communicate, communicate, communicate- when someone(DP, gaffer, key grip) calls for something over the walkie-talkie or out loud and you are going to get it, make sure they know you are on your way to get it by saying things like, "I'm on it," "you got it," "flying in." This way, you don't have five mute grips arriving with the same thing. It also helps to repeat back to them what they are calling for so that (A)you remember what it is that you are getting, and (B)so that the two of you can confirm that you are, in fact, getting what they asked for. I know it sounds silly, but it is the same as playing on a sports team when you call for the ball.
PhillM tip-of-the-day #2:
Before you plug in any light, make sure the switch on the light is off. If you don't, then the bulb could blow or(even worse) you could cause an arc as you plug it in. This is especially important if you are handling bates because the pins will explode(literally in your face)!
After I got out of Mole early, I went back to the apartment and relaxed for a bit(the bus took forever) before Andrew and his brother, Keith, got back from projecting at Norris. It's so funny because I have known Andrew since the 5th grade ad the one image I had of his brother was a little cartoon on the light switch plate in Andrews old room in Alameda(used to be his brother's room). It is also kinda funny to see the family resemblance between the two of them.
So we relaxed for a bit and then went to Popeye's for some chicken before going to KSCR, USC radio station where Andrew(aka Indy Andyy) was to broadcast for the last time. It was a lot of fun, Andrew's parents and sisters were listening, my parents were listening, my girlfriend Karolina was listening with Sofia(the cat), and I think even Joe and Spenser were listening. I am also pretty sure that we broke some sort of record in KSCR history with a total of two calls to the radios station. The only other time I've seen the phone ring is when I tried calling it to see if it worked!
I was a lot of fun, my mom called while we were talking on the air and so I got her saying, "hi" over my cell phone, that was funny. We even had a sing-along to Whip It by Devo... er, a Face To Face cover of Whip It by Devo. It is really hard being a radio DJ, though, because you have to articulate everything and can't express anything through facial expressions(a lot harder then it sounds). Well, that's pretty much it for now...
PhillM tip-of-the-day #1:
Communicate, communicate, communicate- when someone(DP, gaffer, key grip) calls for something over the walkie-talkie or out loud and you are going to get it, make sure they know you are on your way to get it by saying things like, "I'm on it," "you got it," "flying in." This way, you don't have five mute grips arriving with the same thing. It also helps to repeat back to them what they are calling for so that (A)you remember what it is that you are getting, and (B)so that the two of you can confirm that you are, in fact, getting what they asked for. I know it sounds silly, but it is the same as playing on a sports team when you call for the ball.
PhillM tip-of-the-day #2:
Before you plug in any light, make sure the switch on the light is off. If you don't, then the bulb could blow or(even worse) you could cause an arc as you plug it in. This is especially important if you are handling bates because the pins will explode(literally in your face)!
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
slooooow
Didn't do much today at Mole. An AFI class came in today and they didn't need our help. But then me and Andrew went to Target and got a coffee table, a microwave, and a few other things for our new apartment. Oh- and the new Muse album is amazing! It is like nothing I've ever heard before, some of it is like old Muse, a lot of it is new and different, and I definitely hear a hint of Queen influence in there in there.
But that's pretty much it, so I'll leave you with this image:
But that's pretty much it, so I'll leave you with this image:
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
...more jobs... and Pirates, two.
Hey all,
So yesterday was relaxed at Mole. We taught a class from the LA Film School. It was fun, we did power distro and gennie stuff, they were very lively and excited. Then Larry took us(his crew... the interns) out to lunch to this Italian place right up the street. We ended up getting done super early so I took the bus home and took a shower(I skipped one in the morning cuz I woke up late-haha). After the shower, I took the bus up to Hollywood and met my friend Claver for a free screening of Pirates II. It was a pretty good movie, though I am no film critic, but it was definitely the "middle movie" of the trilogy with no significant ending and old jokes. But a lot of the CG was very impressive.
Today I got to sleep in, yay! I got to Mole around 8:30 and we taught a group of students from the USC summer program. Then in the afternoon we had a really great group of high school students who are doing a summer production course through Chapman University. It was a lot of fun, we did c-stand 101 and a quick demo on small lights. Then at the end we had a panel discussion about film school.
After that, we all went out to dinner and that is when Larry told me that I was going to get, "put on the payroll." He offered me a part-time position at Mole-Richardson- YAY!!! So I start next week, as soon as my internship is officially over. And I got a free dinner(that I ended up boxing... so now it's a free lunch for tomorrow) Can it get any better? I'll have to buy a lotto ticket and see if my luck holds out.
And I talked to Joe today, he's back- in case you didn't know. I can't wait for him to come down here, Larry wants to meet him because one of the other interns that works with Larry brought her twin sister into Mole today, so he wants to have a twin day-haha. Oh, and I got another call today about doing some G&E work for free on an AFI shoot, so my name is getting around- woo hoo!
PhilM tip-of-the-day:
When turning on a light, always announce it. However, the term, "striking" is actually an incorrect term when dealing with modern lights. The word was used when electrics would actually strike the carbon stick on the old carbon arc lights. How can you strike a light bulb? Plus, if you come from a theater background, you may get confused cuz striking means to wrap/take down whatever it is you're referring to. So, rather then "striking," you could say things like, "light coming on," "watch your eyes," or "going hot on my baby (if you are, in fact turning on a baby)"
So yesterday was relaxed at Mole. We taught a class from the LA Film School. It was fun, we did power distro and gennie stuff, they were very lively and excited. Then Larry took us(his crew... the interns) out to lunch to this Italian place right up the street. We ended up getting done super early so I took the bus home and took a shower(I skipped one in the morning cuz I woke up late-haha). After the shower, I took the bus up to Hollywood and met my friend Claver for a free screening of Pirates II. It was a pretty good movie, though I am no film critic, but it was definitely the "middle movie" of the trilogy with no significant ending and old jokes. But a lot of the CG was very impressive.
Today I got to sleep in, yay! I got to Mole around 8:30 and we taught a group of students from the USC summer program. Then in the afternoon we had a really great group of high school students who are doing a summer production course through Chapman University. It was a lot of fun, we did c-stand 101 and a quick demo on small lights. Then at the end we had a panel discussion about film school.
After that, we all went out to dinner and that is when Larry told me that I was going to get, "put on the payroll." He offered me a part-time position at Mole-Richardson- YAY!!! So I start next week, as soon as my internship is officially over. And I got a free dinner(that I ended up boxing... so now it's a free lunch for tomorrow) Can it get any better? I'll have to buy a lotto ticket and see if my luck holds out.
And I talked to Joe today, he's back- in case you didn't know. I can't wait for him to come down here, Larry wants to meet him because one of the other interns that works with Larry brought her twin sister into Mole today, so he wants to have a twin day-haha. Oh, and I got another call today about doing some G&E work for free on an AFI shoot, so my name is getting around- woo hoo!
PhilM tip-of-the-day:
When turning on a light, always announce it. However, the term, "striking" is actually an incorrect term when dealing with modern lights. The word was used when electrics would actually strike the carbon stick on the old carbon arc lights. How can you strike a light bulb? Plus, if you come from a theater background, you may get confused cuz striking means to wrap/take down whatever it is you're referring to. So, rather then "striking," you could say things like, "light coming on," "watch your eyes," or "going hot on my baby (if you are, in fact turning on a baby)"
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Jobs, jobs, and more jobs
I got a paid gig the other day doin some G&E stuff for a team from San Francisco. I am excited, it should be a lot of fun. I also helped out on a USC thesis shoot on Saturday. It was a lot of fun, I am so glad to be working, even if some of it is for free, I don't mind. So now I have for sure one paid job lined up and at least two other free gigs lined in the next couple of weeks. My weekends are starting to fill up- yay!
Oh, Andrew and I got two couches today. We got one full size couch and one love seat that turns into a sleeper for only $150 for the pair! And they are in practically perfect shape, too! So our new apartment is slowly getting some furniture in it, very exciting. Also exciting is that Joe comes back tomorrow! I can't wait for him to start working on projects again!
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
By putting a source 2 or 3 feet directly above the camera when adding a little fill light, your light becomes "self-matting" because the actor is blocking his/her own shadow.
Oh, Andrew and I got two couches today. We got one full size couch and one love seat that turns into a sleeper for only $150 for the pair! And they are in practically perfect shape, too! So our new apartment is slowly getting some furniture in it, very exciting. Also exciting is that Joe comes back tomorrow! I can't wait for him to start working on projects again!
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
By putting a source 2 or 3 feet directly above the camera when adding a little fill light, your light becomes "self-matting" because the actor is blocking his/her own shadow.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Yesterday
Hey everyone,
Sorry I didn't write last night. I slept through my alarm yesterday and was a little late to the shoot at Mole, but it was ok. The shoot was fun, kinda long. I had to keep turning the air on between each take because the stage got so hot.
After the 12 hour shoot, Andrew picked me up and we went to visit Jenna's new apartment. We ordered pizza and hung out on the carpet- fun times. I was able to sleep in a bit today because all we're doing today is cleaning the sound stage after the shoot yesterday, which, believe it or not, I love doing.
We got the keys to our new apartment today:) As you walk up our street you can't help but read the letters of LA's Cultural-Historical Monument #111, also know as the Hollywood sign. Oh, and did I mention that it is only 0.2 miles around the block from Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles according to google maps?
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
Headphones are also called cans.
Sorry I didn't write last night. I slept through my alarm yesterday and was a little late to the shoot at Mole, but it was ok. The shoot was fun, kinda long. I had to keep turning the air on between each take because the stage got so hot.
After the 12 hour shoot, Andrew picked me up and we went to visit Jenna's new apartment. We ordered pizza and hung out on the carpet- fun times. I was able to sleep in a bit today because all we're doing today is cleaning the sound stage after the shoot yesterday, which, believe it or not, I love doing.
We got the keys to our new apartment today:) As you walk up our street you can't help but read the letters of LA's Cultural-Historical Monument #111, also know as the Hollywood sign. Oh, and did I mention that it is only 0.2 miles around the block from Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles according to google maps?
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
Headphones are also called cans.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Bulbs, Globes, and Easter eggs...
So today I helped out on a spec short at Mole today and I learned a little bit about bulbs. I am going to try and regurgitate the info that I got today. (...by the way, I'm going to try and use all 7 names for a bulb in this story)So it all started out with a burnt out 5K globe, and the gaffer asked me and Kate is we new the difference between an incandescent bulb and a Quartz-Iodine bulb? I, of course, said no and so we went out into the hallway to the old heads. He pulled a huge, old halogen bulb out of the classic 5K head and showed us the difference.
They used to make big bulbs because the glass was fragile so it had to be a certain distance away from the filament. Also, as the filament burned, carbon particles would stick to the inside of the glass, causing their color temperature to turn red over their life-span. To clean the inside of the bulb without disturbing the vacuum(to keep out oxygen which fuels fire), little grains of graphite was put in the bottom of the fixture and the old guys would turn the egg over and swirl it around. But they had to make sure they shock all the graphite to the bottom of the fixture so it was off the filament because the graphite grains were conductive.
Then, quartz-iodine lamps were introduced. Basically, the glass on these bottles are made from quartz, which has a much higher melting temp then the purer glass previously used. This allowed the glass of the bubble to be closer to the filament and they made them much stronger... but the filament is still fragile. Also, they started using iodine gas in the Easter eggs, which is a re-generative element that pulls the carbon particles back to the filament so they don't stick to the inside of the glass. This extended the life of the lamp as well as allowed it to keep its same color temperature. However, as the filament decays, color temp is eventually lost slowly, but the lamp, globe, bulb, bottle, bubble, egg, Easter egg, or what ever else you want to call it usually goes out before the color temp changes too much.
The PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When bringing a light to set, always make sure it has at least these three things: barn doors, scrims, and a bulb.
They used to make big bulbs because the glass was fragile so it had to be a certain distance away from the filament. Also, as the filament burned, carbon particles would stick to the inside of the glass, causing their color temperature to turn red over their life-span. To clean the inside of the bulb without disturbing the vacuum(to keep out oxygen which fuels fire), little grains of graphite was put in the bottom of the fixture and the old guys would turn the egg over and swirl it around. But they had to make sure they shock all the graphite to the bottom of the fixture so it was off the filament because the graphite grains were conductive.
Then, quartz-iodine lamps were introduced. Basically, the glass on these bottles are made from quartz, which has a much higher melting temp then the purer glass previously used. This allowed the glass of the bubble to be closer to the filament and they made them much stronger... but the filament is still fragile. Also, they started using iodine gas in the Easter eggs, which is a re-generative element that pulls the carbon particles back to the filament so they don't stick to the inside of the glass. This extended the life of the lamp as well as allowed it to keep its same color temperature. However, as the filament decays, color temp is eventually lost slowly, but the lamp, globe, bulb, bottle, bubble, egg, Easter egg, or what ever else you want to call it usually goes out before the color temp changes too much.
The PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When bringing a light to set, always make sure it has at least these three things: barn doors, scrims, and a bulb.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Follow the White Rabbit
So this morning I got to catch up on some much needed sleep. Andrew and I went to check out our new apartment and sign paperwork and all that. It is sooooo awesome! You can see the Hollywood sign from our street and it is literally around the corner from Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles!!! Plus it's within walking distance of The Arclight, the Kodak, and Mann's.
But enough about that, now on to the reason for the title of this blog. I came into Mole around noon today and helped out on a shoot with some AFI students under the guide of Bill Pope, ASC. Yes, the same Bill Pope that DP'd the Spiderman trilogy and the Matrix trilogy, not to mention a few little films like Bedazzled, Clueless, Blank Check, Fire In the Sky, and ARMY OF mother-f@$#ing DARKNESS!!! He was so cool; very calm and mellow... a great teacher.
Ok, time for the PhillM top-of-the-day:
D-max is the technical term for when something "blows out" or goes white because it is over-exposed. Put a Yellow or Straw colored gel over headlights to make the edges yellow/orange to define them as headlights to the audience.
Oh, and Hi to Laura's mom!
But enough about that, now on to the reason for the title of this blog. I came into Mole around noon today and helped out on a shoot with some AFI students under the guide of Bill Pope, ASC. Yes, the same Bill Pope that DP'd the Spiderman trilogy and the Matrix trilogy, not to mention a few little films like Bedazzled, Clueless, Blank Check, Fire In the Sky, and ARMY OF mother-f@$#ing DARKNESS!!! He was so cool; very calm and mellow... a great teacher.
Ok, time for the PhillM top-of-the-day:
D-max is the technical term for when something "blows out" or goes white because it is over-exposed. Put a Yellow or Straw colored gel over headlights to make the edges yellow/orange to define them as headlights to the audience.
Oh, and Hi to Laura's mom!
Sorry No Blog
Hey guys,
Sorry for not writing yesterday. I just got home last and was really tired. Anyway, yesterday I assisted Larry as he taught 40+ new students from the LA Film School. He said it was the best class he's ever taught from there, but he says that every time the LA Film School comes in because they keep getting better and better. They asked a lot of questions and were not afraid to step up and get hands on.
Then in the afternoon I set up an 8x8 and a 12x12 and made sure things were ready for today because Bill Pope(the DP from Spiderman) is coming in. I also ran into Janice, the gaffer from the Saturday shoot that I did. She works at Mole and was watching some footage in the screening room, very cool.
So I got back from Mole and made a bunch of phone calls that I've been meaning to make. I talked to Aaron Rockwell, Sam, Matt, Ben, and Karolina. I do feel a bit disconnected from the bay area, which sucks, but I am trying my best to keep up with all the stuff that is happening up there. I am really excited to be learning all this stuff that I'm learning and making all these connections, but I can't wait to get back up to SF and make a movie with everyone.
Anyways, time to go check out my new apartment in Hollywood and then Mole @ noon.
I'll leave you with the PhillM tip-of-the-day:
-There are at least seven names for a bulb in the industry: bulb, globe, lamp, bottle, bubble, egg, Easter egg.
Sorry for not writing yesterday. I just got home last and was really tired. Anyway, yesterday I assisted Larry as he taught 40+ new students from the LA Film School. He said it was the best class he's ever taught from there, but he says that every time the LA Film School comes in because they keep getting better and better. They asked a lot of questions and were not afraid to step up and get hands on.
Then in the afternoon I set up an 8x8 and a 12x12 and made sure things were ready for today because Bill Pope(the DP from Spiderman) is coming in. I also ran into Janice, the gaffer from the Saturday shoot that I did. She works at Mole and was watching some footage in the screening room, very cool.
So I got back from Mole and made a bunch of phone calls that I've been meaning to make. I talked to Aaron Rockwell, Sam, Matt, Ben, and Karolina. I do feel a bit disconnected from the bay area, which sucks, but I am trying my best to keep up with all the stuff that is happening up there. I am really excited to be learning all this stuff that I'm learning and making all these connections, but I can't wait to get back up to SF and make a movie with everyone.
Anyways, time to go check out my new apartment in Hollywood and then Mole @ noon.
I'll leave you with the PhillM tip-of-the-day:
-There are at least seven names for a bulb in the industry: bulb, globe, lamp, bottle, bubble, egg, Easter egg.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
My Day Off
Today was my day off. Here is a list of what I did in the order I did them:
-Woke up
-Made french toast
-Watched the World Cup(I was rooting for both teams)
-Did laundry
-Talked on the phone to my Mom and Dad
-Checked emails and watched TV
-Made dinner
-Blogged
-Talked to my lovely girlfriend
and soon bed time.
-Woke up
-Made french toast
-Watched the World Cup(I was rooting for both teams)
-Did laundry
-Talked on the phone to my Mom and Dad
-Checked emails and watched TV
-Made dinner
-Blogged
-Talked to my lovely girlfriend
and soon bed time.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
All In a Day's Work
It was a long day today. Small class at Mole in the morning,AFI shoot in the afternoon, and frat party at night. All in a day's work.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Slept in Today...(not on purpose)
Man, so I totally slept through my alarm this morning and was late catching my bus this morning. On top of that, it took the buss 20 minutes to get from USC to The 10 freeway(which ussually takes less then 5 min)! Lucky for me, Larry is a super cool boss and didn't mind that I was running late at all. Plus, it was an easy day today, though I did end up staying pretty late.
But I still need a car:(
So I got home and relaxed for a bit before going to the store and picking up a few groceries. And now I am sitting here watching the Discovery Channel and wanting to go to Istanbul and explore the underground tunnels. But that's what you get when you watch the Discovery Channel. Well, time for bed so I don't sleep through my alarm again. Good night, all!
But I still need a car:(
So I got home and relaxed for a bit before going to the store and picking up a few groceries. And now I am sitting here watching the Discovery Channel and wanting to go to Istanbul and explore the underground tunnels. But that's what you get when you watch the Discovery Channel. Well, time for bed so I don't sleep through my alarm again. Good night, all!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Ok, I Need A Car
No... seriously folks... I mean, sewiously fowks: I need a car. I had to get up at 5:30 today so I could get to Mole by 7:30. I don't mind taking the bus, in fact, I kinda like it... but I can't get grip jobs until I have a car. Anyone know somebody selling a car in LA? I'm looking for something that will get me around LA, something small, fuel-efficient; maybe a Toyota, Honda, or Saturn. Well, if you have any leads, please e-mail me or call:)
Today was fun at Mole(as always). I arrived at 7:30am sharp and assisted Larry and a cinematographer named Mark Woods teach a group of students from National University, and online college offering degrees in cinema production. These students came from all over the country, most of them 35 or so, to learn film production for a week or 2 in LA. It felt good to do the grip thing while assisting Mark, and it was a lot of fun teaching again.
Well, Mole was fun, cookie dough is yummy and Kate Beckinsale is super hot in Serendipity... which is an amazing movie, by the way. And Jeremy Piven is awesome! (Oh, and did I mention the Becca almost beat the pants off Andrew in pool? I think I did last time, but just wanted to make sure)
Today was fun at Mole(as always). I arrived at 7:30am sharp and assisted Larry and a cinematographer named Mark Woods teach a group of students from National University, and online college offering degrees in cinema production. These students came from all over the country, most of them 35 or so, to learn film production for a week or 2 in LA. It felt good to do the grip thing while assisting Mark, and it was a lot of fun teaching again.
Well, Mole was fun, cookie dough is yummy and Kate Beckinsale is super hot in Serendipity... which is an amazing movie, by the way. And Jeremy Piven is awesome! (Oh, and did I mention the Becca almost beat the pants off Andrew in pool? I think I did last time, but just wanted to make sure)
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
The 4th
So today was the 4th of July. Andrew(my super cool roomie/best friend since the 5th grade) and I woke up at a reasonable time, got some coffee and headed down to Torrance to visit Becca and her folks. We got to Becca's place around 1:00 and had an awesome BBQ with her parents. The hotdogs were perfect, the corn was just right, and the garlic bread that Becca had prepared was burnt to a crisp. We ate and watched most of the Italy v Germany match.
So after we ate, we drove down to Hermosa beach and walked around. I have never seen so many people on one beach like that, there were hundreds of people! We went to one bar to catch the remainder of the soccer game. Italy scored two goals in the last two minutes of double overtime and the place we were at exploded in cheers and tears as the game finally ended. We ended up going to a second bar before deciding to find me a pair of sunglasses(which I needed badly).
We walked around to a few shops on the hunt for the best looking of the cheap sunglasses. There were many, many ugly pairs, but we finally found some that work with my long hair. We then went to get pizza at this little pizza place that Becca's dad claims to be the closest to New York style pizza in Hermosa(and, trust me, he knows his pizza). Becca ran into some of her old high school friends, but didn't introduce me and Andrew to them; probably wanting to avoid any embarrassing moments on our part.
After pizza, we went to another sports bar and played a bit of darts(well, I didn't play) and then some pool(again, I just watched Becca almost beat the pants off of Andrew...jk). Then the sun came out so we went to the beach and tried to catch the remaining sun rays. After about an hour, we got up, got ice cream and went to find Becca's parents. Andrew and I were pretty tired at this point so we dropped her off where her parents were parked to watch the fire works and headed to LAX to get Jenna. However, we realized her flight would not come in for another hour and decided to come home instead.
It was a fun day, I enjoyed the sun shine, the people, and the many star-and-stripe bathing suits.
So after we ate, we drove down to Hermosa beach and walked around. I have never seen so many people on one beach like that, there were hundreds of people! We went to one bar to catch the remainder of the soccer game. Italy scored two goals in the last two minutes of double overtime and the place we were at exploded in cheers and tears as the game finally ended. We ended up going to a second bar before deciding to find me a pair of sunglasses(which I needed badly).
We walked around to a few shops on the hunt for the best looking of the cheap sunglasses. There were many, many ugly pairs, but we finally found some that work with my long hair. We then went to get pizza at this little pizza place that Becca's dad claims to be the closest to New York style pizza in Hermosa(and, trust me, he knows his pizza). Becca ran into some of her old high school friends, but didn't introduce me and Andrew to them; probably wanting to avoid any embarrassing moments on our part.
After pizza, we went to another sports bar and played a bit of darts(well, I didn't play) and then some pool(again, I just watched Becca almost beat the pants off of Andrew...jk). Then the sun came out so we went to the beach and tried to catch the remaining sun rays. After about an hour, we got up, got ice cream and went to find Becca's parents. Andrew and I were pretty tired at this point so we dropped her off where her parents were parked to watch the fire works and headed to LAX to get Jenna. However, we realized her flight would not come in for another hour and decided to come home instead.
It was a fun day, I enjoyed the sun shine, the people, and the many star-and-stripe bathing suits.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Week 2 at Mole
So Cinegear ended a great first week in LA. Week 2 started a bit slower. Monday I came in and helped clean up the sound stage(Larry gave me a pop quiz-I passed), and Tuesday I had a day off. Wednesday I helped Larry pre-rig for Owen Roizman, who was coming in the next day.
Thursday I got there extra early because of the two major events that day: (1)a class of 30+ highschool students and (2) Owen Roizman. I didn't help with the class, but I was on the panel of 9 of Larry's interns who answered questions for the kids about film school and beyond. Larry had some of his interns help him out along with ASC Vice Pres Michael Goi and famed DP Richard Kline.
I was fortunate to spend the day with Owen Roizman, cinematographer on such films like The Exorcist, The French Connection, Tootsie, and more. He now takes the photographs of ASC members for their in-magazine ad for American Cinematographer. He uses facilities ate Mole, the ASC Club House, Panavision, and even his own garage to take these pictures of all of these famous cinematographers. He ended up shooting for ASC members which included Bill Bennett, Bing Sokolsky, Mike Negrin, and this guy who I swear said his name was Jim McDougall... but I could be wrong(sorry). I was scared at first to work with all these people, and I had heard that Owen was "particular" in his work... so I was expecting the worst. But Mr. Roizman was great to work under, giving me pointers on gripping and sharing amazing stories about his work over lunch. This just goes to show that you will hear things down here about how certain people work, but you can not make your decisions about them until you have worked with them yourself.
Friday was a nice mellow day after a very exciting and full day on Thursday. Friday, the young guys from Palo Alto came back for a second lesson in power distro and lighting set-up. It was really hot and sunny while we were outside in the back running banded cable and setting up the generator. It was a good practice for being on set- yay! Oh, and I got a Mole t-shirt, too:)
So ends week 2 at Mole. Good weeks, looking forward very much to more. Oh, yeah... Hi Karolina- I miss you;)
Thursday I got there extra early because of the two major events that day: (1)a class of 30+ highschool students and (2) Owen Roizman. I didn't help with the class, but I was on the panel of 9 of Larry's interns who answered questions for the kids about film school and beyond. Larry had some of his interns help him out along with ASC Vice Pres Michael Goi and famed DP Richard Kline.
I was fortunate to spend the day with Owen Roizman, cinematographer on such films like The Exorcist, The French Connection, Tootsie, and more. He now takes the photographs of ASC members for their in-magazine ad for American Cinematographer. He uses facilities ate Mole, the ASC Club House, Panavision, and even his own garage to take these pictures of all of these famous cinematographers. He ended up shooting for ASC members which included Bill Bennett, Bing Sokolsky, Mike Negrin, and this guy who I swear said his name was Jim McDougall... but I could be wrong(sorry). I was scared at first to work with all these people, and I had heard that Owen was "particular" in his work... so I was expecting the worst. But Mr. Roizman was great to work under, giving me pointers on gripping and sharing amazing stories about his work over lunch. This just goes to show that you will hear things down here about how certain people work, but you can not make your decisions about them until you have worked with them yourself.
Friday was a nice mellow day after a very exciting and full day on Thursday. Friday, the young guys from Palo Alto came back for a second lesson in power distro and lighting set-up. It was really hot and sunny while we were outside in the back running banded cable and setting up the generator. It was a good practice for being on set- yay! Oh, and I got a Mole t-shirt, too:)
So ends week 2 at Mole. Good weeks, looking forward very much to more. Oh, yeah... Hi Karolina- I miss you;)
Week 1 at Mole
So I have been at Mole-Richardson for two weeks now and I have a few stories already! I started off my first week at Mole by sitting in on a small class taught by my boss, Larry Mole Parker, on Monday. Larry Parker turns out to be the grandson of Peter Mole, the founder of the company and inventor of the fresnel movie light. He was teaching a group of college students who were shooting their first feature in Palo Alto. It was amazing watching him teach because most people would not openly volunteer to teach a bunch of green students so eagerly as he seems to. After the class he brought me into his office and explained a bit about the company and what he expects(attitude is #1, not experience).
The next day I came in was Wednesday; bright and early at 8am(shower at 6:30am, bus at 7). I was really excited because Mole had their brand new 10K Tungsten Par prototype on the sound stage and I was gonna help Larry take some pictures of it for their print ads. Larry has been doing all the product pictures for their catalogues for a long time(I think since the 70s). This was sooooo cool because we got to use any lights we want to light the 10K(we didn't;t use anything smaller then a 5K- wow!).
The next day (Thursday)was prep day for the Cinegear Expo. This was so much fun because I got to help set up everything, from the little InBetweens to the big 20K Mole Beam Projector! I learned how to distribute power, set up a generator, and put a huge light on a huge stand without lifting the lamp. It was awesome, and I got a free lunch, too!
The next two days, my time was spent at Cinegear. I didn't have to stay at the Mole booth, so I was free to walk around and check out the expo with my friends from San Francisco. It was a lot of fun, got a lot of free t-shirts and hats and stuff, woo hoo! My friend Ben ended up buying some sound stuff and our friend Elaine ended up winning a boom pole in a raffle!
Friday night we had a BBQ for Elaine's birthday(I got her a Mole hat- haha) and watched Alone in the Dark(so bad it's awesome)! Saturday, after Cinegear, I visited Becca and the Feinerman's. I spent the day with them on Sunday, we went to the beach and visited Becca at Ruby's. It was a good weekend after a long but fun week at Mole!
The next day I came in was Wednesday; bright and early at 8am(shower at 6:30am, bus at 7). I was really excited because Mole had their brand new 10K Tungsten Par prototype on the sound stage and I was gonna help Larry take some pictures of it for their print ads. Larry has been doing all the product pictures for their catalogues for a long time(I think since the 70s). This was sooooo cool because we got to use any lights we want to light the 10K(we didn't;t use anything smaller then a 5K- wow!).
The next day (Thursday)was prep day for the Cinegear Expo. This was so much fun because I got to help set up everything, from the little InBetweens to the big 20K Mole Beam Projector! I learned how to distribute power, set up a generator, and put a huge light on a huge stand without lifting the lamp. It was awesome, and I got a free lunch, too!
The next two days, my time was spent at Cinegear. I didn't have to stay at the Mole booth, so I was free to walk around and check out the expo with my friends from San Francisco. It was a lot of fun, got a lot of free t-shirts and hats and stuff, woo hoo! My friend Ben ended up buying some sound stuff and our friend Elaine ended up winning a boom pole in a raffle!
Friday night we had a BBQ for Elaine's birthday(I got her a Mole hat- haha) and watched Alone in the Dark(so bad it's awesome)! Saturday, after Cinegear, I visited Becca and the Feinerman's. I spent the day with them on Sunday, we went to the beach and visited Becca at Ruby's. It was a good weekend after a long but fun week at Mole!
One Year in La La- An Introductions
Hello, Hello.
So this blog marks the beginning of my one year adventure in Los Angeles. That's right, folks: Hollywood! I have moved down to LA over this summer and will spend one year down here learning as much as I can about the LA film industry in order to return to the San Francisco bay area with the knowledge I need to start a studio... hopefully:)
So a little about me and why I decided to come down when I did? I just graduated this May of '06 with a Bachelors in Art degree in Cinema from San Francisco State University. I ended up getting an internship with Mole-Richardson, THE #1 brand of lighting in the industry and, my personal favorite lighting brand. I am now working directly under Mr. Larry Mole Parker, the grandson of lighting genius Peter Mole. So I decided(rather quickly, I admit) to move down and crash with my best-friend-since-the-5th-grade Andrew Richards, who lives right next to USC. Andrew just graduated from SC's Motion Picture and Television dept.
So I have been down here for a few weeks now and have been having a lot of fun. I'm keeping myself busy with my internship at Mole and other fun things like the Cinegear expo. I will try and post an update on my adventure as things(perhaps even some film) develop. I'm not much of a writer, but I will do my best to keep you all updated! Good bye for now.
So this blog marks the beginning of my one year adventure in Los Angeles. That's right, folks: Hollywood! I have moved down to LA over this summer and will spend one year down here learning as much as I can about the LA film industry in order to return to the San Francisco bay area with the knowledge I need to start a studio... hopefully:)
So a little about me and why I decided to come down when I did? I just graduated this May of '06 with a Bachelors in Art degree in Cinema from San Francisco State University. I ended up getting an internship with Mole-Richardson, THE #1 brand of lighting in the industry and, my personal favorite lighting brand. I am now working directly under Mr. Larry Mole Parker, the grandson of lighting genius Peter Mole. So I decided(rather quickly, I admit) to move down and crash with my best-friend-since-the-5th-grade Andrew Richards, who lives right next to USC. Andrew just graduated from SC's Motion Picture and Television dept.
So I have been down here for a few weeks now and have been having a lot of fun. I'm keeping myself busy with my internship at Mole and other fun things like the Cinegear expo. I will try and post an update on my adventure as things(perhaps even some film) develop. I'm not much of a writer, but I will do my best to keep you all updated! Good bye for now.
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