Yesterday I was a 2nd AC on a commercial for an i-pod accessory called "iWrapz". They are decals that you can put on your ipod and iphone and they come in different designs. It was shot on the RED ONE. It was a two camera shoot with one on sticks (tripod) and one on a steadicam which got some awesome moving and tracking shots of the product in use. It really came in handy when the Lamborghini rental showed up in Manhattan's financial district. An actor pulls up in the Lamborghini, parks, gets out of the car and receives a phone call. At that point the Steadicam does a CU of the product in use and makes a 180 degree move from behind the actor to the front of the actor. It was such an awesome shot. Half way through the day a jib-arm owner/operator came with his gear and used it in a BMX park located in Manhattan under the Brooklyn bridge. We shot a BMX rider doing tricks, then landing on a quarter half pipe, he then takes out his ipod to change a song then continues to ride down the quarter half pipe. The Steadicam got some great stuff of him doing tricks and spins.
What's interesting is I ran into several people from the Art Institute of New York City which is where I went to film school. At the beginning of the day there were a bunch of students looking for a shoot that their instructor organized. They though that the shoot I was on was that but they were looking for Ryo which is an intro to video teacher. They were on time but apparently he wasn't. They kept asking everyone on set about it but we didn't know anything about their project. I wonder if Ryo ever showed up for them. I also ran into Harley DiBlasio who is a fellow AINYC alumni. He graduated around the time that I started and he has a lot of experience in G&E (grips & electrics). His call was about half way into the day so i ran into him out of nowhere during lunch. Although we know who each other are, we haven't talked much before yesterday so I hope to work with this guy a lot in the future.
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