There was a screen test being shot in Larry's stage today by one of his old students for this feature he's shooting. I met this gaffer who graduated from AFI and has known Larry for a while... he's worked with Spike Lee six or seven times and does a lot of stuff in New York. So it was pretty exciting.
A buddy of mine from State, Derek Jackson, stopped by Mole for lunch, too! He's gonna be in LA for a few weeks trying to get some money together for this film he is working on up in San Francisco. I showed him the lights and where I work, introduced him to Larry and the guys and had some lunch. It was good to see him, like all those childhood fantasies about meeting your director friend for lunch to talk about his next picture!
After we wrapped, I got a call from Edwin- he needed my help on their night shoot that was happening. So I was picked up by one of the PAs and driven out to Van Nuys for the shoot. I hung around till about 3AM and then was driven home by one of the grip/electrics. I hated to bail on them, but I have to be at Mole tomorrow(...er...today) at 8:30AM.
PhillM tip-of-the-day:
When checking out an HMI from a rental house, ask for a color temperature meter and check the lights, make sure they are as close as possible to 5,600 degrees Kelvin. If you find one that is close, make sure you hold onto that light because most HMIs are a lot hotter- around 8,000 or 9,000 degrees Kelvin!
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