Up in SF

We left for San Francisco on wednesday morning. We ended up getting into the city around 4:00pm, making pretty good time considering there was snw on the Grapevine...yes- snow on the Grapevine! And I'm so glad we got through wen we did because as we passed through we cold see clouds moving in above us and behind us e could see a storm creeping towards the pass.


Anyway, we ended up working on an SFSU grad film titled Post Bianca built bathroom in the backyard of the house we shot at and I was pretty happy with the lighting considering we only ended up using two 1Ks, a little 300w Midget and a 2ft 4 Bank Kino. It should look pretty nice.

The rest of the week we hung out, visited friends and family, meet up with old teachers and relaxed. We went with our mom and dad to a beach in Marin on sunday for our dad's birthday...it was rainy but still fun. We also went to the White Elephant Sale in oakland and i bought a bunch of old light meters for $1 each and a suit for $20! We also went to two 310 classes and talked about our experiences during film school, graduation & post-graduation, and now in the working world. I do miss San Francisco and I can't wait to be able to bring the industry back up here and work.
I know a lot of people are counting on it and I have a feeling that 2008 will be the year things begin to take shape.

In other news, Aquarium, the movie I worked on in Boston with Rob Hauer and Rob Meyer just won Honorable Mention at Sundance.

oh, and there is a new official trailer for Argos:


PhillM tip-of-the-day:
The only real way to tell what a gel is if it is unmarked is by using a gel swatch book. I know a lot of people who think they can eyeball a gel just by holding it up to a light, but this is very, very, very hard... plus as a gaffer i want my electrics to be 100% sure so i make sure they use a swatch book and don't guess.