I worked on this as a grip. The director is Adonis Williams and the DP is Matt Workman.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Phar City feat. Range "Part Time Lover" Official Music Video
I worked on this as a grip/PA for the first day. There was a sudden 2nd day of shooting and the DP, Matt Workman ended up on another project by then so Cinematographer, Clayton Combe filled in as the 2nd Unit DP. I worked under him as a Gaffer/AC on that 2nd day because we barely had a crew. It was definitely a fun shoot!
J Martin feat. Magic Juan "Intentalo" Official Music Video
I worked on this music video as a grip/PA.
What I've Been Up To
Hey guys!
Most of you mentioned to me in person, "What's going on with your blog, you haven't posted in a while". The main reason why is because since the beginning of February I found myself in a whirlwind of projects. Work suddenly picked up and gradually increased since then. Everything has been Amazing.
I sort of fell into the world of music videos. For a while I was on these music videos as a grip or AC/PA but the past few one's I've been working directly under cinematographer, Clayton Combe, as an AC. I've also worked with cinematographers Matt Workman, Lindsay Mann, and Ryo Murakami.
Working with all these talented cinematographers has taught me an enormous amount and I had the opportunity to apply it all on a music video for the Christian/R&B singer, Eric G, who is becoming increasingly more popular on the radio.
Some directors I've worked with are Rik Cordero, James "Latin" Clark, Adonis Williams, and Berman Fenelus just to name a few.
I'm now dedicating to updating the blog at least once a week. But for now, I have ton's of new things I want to share with you so please stay tuned!
Most of you mentioned to me in person, "What's going on with your blog, you haven't posted in a while". The main reason why is because since the beginning of February I found myself in a whirlwind of projects. Work suddenly picked up and gradually increased since then. Everything has been Amazing.
I sort of fell into the world of music videos. For a while I was on these music videos as a grip or AC/PA but the past few one's I've been working directly under cinematographer, Clayton Combe, as an AC. I've also worked with cinematographers Matt Workman, Lindsay Mann, and Ryo Murakami.
Working with all these talented cinematographers has taught me an enormous amount and I had the opportunity to apply it all on a music video for the Christian/R&B singer, Eric G, who is becoming increasingly more popular on the radio.
Some directors I've worked with are Rik Cordero, James "Latin" Clark, Adonis Williams, and Berman Fenelus just to name a few.
I'm now dedicating to updating the blog at least once a week. But for now, I have ton's of new things I want to share with you so please stay tuned!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Crew Member Check List
I'm getting ready to Grip on a music video shoot tomorrow and I thought I would share my check list with you. This list is comprised of everything you should do the night before because everyone knows that so many things can be forgotten or go wrong the next day. Whatever you don't check or do the night before will surely become a problem the next day, big or small.
- Print the call sheet and keep a copy in your pack.
- Save all contact information from the call sheet in your cell phone if you don't already know them. (of course you mainly want to save people that you're more likely to interact with the next day. As a grip, I might not save the number of talent.) Who knows, you might get lost on the way to set and you might need to call someone to help you find you're way.
- Calculate the best travel route to the set. Be sure to check for weekend MTA delays. Print, write down, or save the directions in your phone.
- Make sure your cell phone is fully charged or on the charger before sleep.
- Set one or two wake-up alarms. I always forget this and you never want to be late to set. Such a bad look. I use my phone alarm as well as a regular alarm clock. If you feel like you won't wake up, request a wake up call from a friend, girlfriend/boyfriend, or someone on the shoot.
- Prepare weather gear for extreme conditions and have it ready and out the night before. (what if you wake up late and you're in a rush. It's best to have all layers of clothing ready.) For wet conditions, pack extra clothes in case you end up soaked. Nothing worse than being soaked for 12 hours.
- Prepare personal tools/pouch. All battery powered objects need to be tested for their battery.
Replace as needed. Bring extra batteries. (Remember that cold weather will sap most batteries very fast.) Only bring what tools you know you'll need. But of course whatever you don't bring you'll probably end up needing according to Murphy's Law.
- If you're in a position where you're using a piece of gear or tool that you've never used, Make sure you research, study, and ask other film buddies who might know about it. There's nothing worse than showing up to set like you know what you're doing and then you try to do it, and you do it wrong. So embarrassing! It's better to be honest and ask questions. It's ego/production insurance.
The reason I decided to post this is because I want to help others avoid the mistakes I made when preparing to shoot. You want to avoid any unnecessary issues that could prove costly to your future opportunities.
Happy Shooting!
- Print the call sheet and keep a copy in your pack.
- Save all contact information from the call sheet in your cell phone if you don't already know them. (of course you mainly want to save people that you're more likely to interact with the next day. As a grip, I might not save the number of talent.) Who knows, you might get lost on the way to set and you might need to call someone to help you find you're way.
- Calculate the best travel route to the set. Be sure to check for weekend MTA delays. Print, write down, or save the directions in your phone.
- Make sure your cell phone is fully charged or on the charger before sleep.
- Set one or two wake-up alarms. I always forget this and you never want to be late to set. Such a bad look. I use my phone alarm as well as a regular alarm clock. If you feel like you won't wake up, request a wake up call from a friend, girlfriend/boyfriend, or someone on the shoot.
- Prepare weather gear for extreme conditions and have it ready and out the night before. (what if you wake up late and you're in a rush. It's best to have all layers of clothing ready.) For wet conditions, pack extra clothes in case you end up soaked. Nothing worse than being soaked for 12 hours.
- Prepare personal tools/pouch. All battery powered objects need to be tested for their battery.
Replace as needed. Bring extra batteries. (Remember that cold weather will sap most batteries very fast.) Only bring what tools you know you'll need. But of course whatever you don't bring you'll probably end up needing according to Murphy's Law.
- If you're in a position where you're using a piece of gear or tool that you've never used, Make sure you research, study, and ask other film buddies who might know about it. There's nothing worse than showing up to set like you know what you're doing and then you try to do it, and you do it wrong. So embarrassing! It's better to be honest and ask questions. It's ego/production insurance.
The reason I decided to post this is because I want to help others avoid the mistakes I made when preparing to shoot. You want to avoid any unnecessary issues that could prove costly to your future opportunities.
Happy Shooting!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
"Anyone But Me" Season 2 Ep 1-3
The episodes that I worked on as a 2nd AC are now up on the "Anyone But Me" website. I even make a cameo in one of them! Please check it out.
http://anyonebutmeseries.com/
http://anyonebutmeseries.com/
Sunday, January 17, 2010
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