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Might do something like that. Not entirely sure yet. The most important part of the production preparation is now underway! I'm baking cupcakes for everyone for tomorrow! :lol: (Desserts are kind of my thing, and I figure I can withhold cupcakes to bribe them into doing things...)

I felt like this post needed something to offset all the high-end fancy gear (that I'm so incredibly jealous of). So, behold, my DIY fig rig! I built it out of a hula hoop, Simpson tie (drilled out to allow the hula hoop to pass through), a lot of black duct tape, and a quick-release plate...

I'm hoping the housing will protect it against any too terrible landings. And hopefully they way I mount it will also provide some protection (still working that part out). If there were windows on the correct side of the tower, that would work. But I don't think there are. I'm not sure about...

First really big setback: the guy with the octocopter isn't going to make it. I've sent an email to a couple people he recommended I get in touch with, but since the shoot is less than 36 hours away, I'm not hopeful. My backup plan is to strap my gopro to a kite and send it up. I've got the...

Got my jib all balanced this morning. Need to take it outside and get some test footage, but here it is (excuse the mess in the background...): I used a couple of hose clamps to keep the weights in place. Not the most elegant solution, but it works for now. I'd actually like to get my...

Thanks! So my PA who thought he was going to have to bail is now possibly back in. And we've got another guy who's actually got some experience who might be there, too. We're all still psyched about the project, so hopefully regardless of whether I have help or not, we'll be in good shape!

No luck with a replacement PA yet. So it may just be me and one other guy besides the band (if he doesn't bail). I've never met this guy, but he works with my co-producer, so I'm sure he'll be fine. The upside is that the weather looks like it'll be perfect this weekend, which means I may...

He's a good friend, and when he said he'd help out we didn't have a firm date yet, and I don't think he realized he was going to have to move this weekend. I think he felt really bad about it when I talked to him today. He did say if his girlfriend happens to not make it this weekend, he'll...

First setback... The guy I had coming to help out as a PA is going to have to bail. He has to move that weekend and his girlfriend is coming in from out of town. My co-producer hopefully has one guy coming to help out, and I'm working on finding someone else, but since it's so last minute...

Just a quick little update. My co-producer built me an awesome jib to use for a few shots. We were discussing how much counterweight we were going to need. He was thinking around 3 pounds, I was thinking more like 5. Turns out it's gonna take about 15. Obviously we're both in need of a physics...

I use Adobe Premiere Pro CC (along with After Effects and SpeedGrade). I've been using Adobe products for ages, so I didn't have a big learning curve as far as the software goes when I started doing video editing. But my first-ever short (the one that will never see the light of day) was edited...

I think trying to place the "start" from the moment you get an idea is almost impossible. We so often incorporate ideas we've had for years into new ideas, and by the time you're through, you can't pinpoint the moment you got the idea precisely. For example, with the feature I'm working on, I...

Since I'm focusing more on features and music videos at the moment, I decided to sell some of the shorts I've written in hopes that others will find time to make them. A couple are adaptations from public domain works, the other two are originals. I'm looking to do rewrites for others, at very...

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The guys in this band are all very experienced. One was in a band that could have gone to SXSW a few years ago. Another is in another band that's signed to a small record label. They've all been playing for years at various levels, and have been involved in the producing end of other musicians...

You're on my short list for sure! :coffee: (<— closest thing I could find to a list emoticon...)

Luckily we'll be filming largely outside and in one building where there doesn't appear to be asbestos. But the mess hall definitely had/has asbestos tile in it at one point and is quite dusty. Glad we'll only be there for the one day!

Good points! I've learned a lot reading your posts over the past year or two of being on this forum, but the biggest thing I've learned is that I am way out of my league when it comes to getting good audio, and I should hire someone who knows what they're doing! :)

I think there's more concern from all the asbestos in the old buildings... :hmm: And thanks!

I'm definitely going to bring in probably my PSM before locking any locations. It's definitely something I think about when looking at a location, but I'm about as far from an expert as one could get, so I'm definitely going to want someone who actually knows what they're doing to check out the...