tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82866922009-11-22T16:59:21.890-07:00I'm not a real Cowboy, but I play one in the movies.Cowboy Blobnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4045125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286692.post-17966386004011019762009-11-23T20:10:00.000-07:002009-11-21T08:47:34.776-07:00

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Feed your friends.

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Snuf Leamon of the curiously named "Snuf Film Productions" masterminded the special effects of our flick. Here's a behind-the-scenes peek at the most ambitious shot, minus the chainsaw noise. Actor Grant Hunker was actually the Director of one of last year's 8-minute features from the Advanced Cinematography class. Snuf and I were in class together for Basic Video last year; I hope he goes

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I missed this on Veteran's Day because that was Day 1 of principal photography. Front page of the hometown newspaper!Also using this post to give a shout-out to Uncle Ronnie (SMSgt, USAF, Retired) and Aunt Rena (USAF and Air Force Wife), Uncle Billy (MCPO, USN, Retired), Uncle Louie (USN), Lil Bro (USAF), Mom (Air Force Wife, Retired), and cousin-in-law "Stiggy" (USAF).Plus all my Skivvy Nine

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"Arizona Chainsaw Massacre" joined "Apprehension" "in the can" at sunset yesterday and my poor aching feet couldn't be happier. I don't think I've ever worked so long and hard on something other than National Security before. Friday night, I took a 20-minute nap in the driveway before unloading the truck. I should have taken a nap before driving home, but the outdoor horror movie set was way

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Ended first day of principal photography on "Apprehension" today. I finally got to put my budget police rig to good use by arming young Gabriel here. The last scene of the day was shot on school ground and our ersatz officer grew only cursory interest from the campus cop. Here's Gabriel when he's not trying to look creepy.

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Beer is the mind-killer. Beer is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my beer. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see it's path. When the beer has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.But Tequila?

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After a Saturday training session, the RED-ONE wasn't so intimidating to us camera ops... except for the fact that the mofo costs $97,000!!!

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Director Slawek employs tricks from the Wile E. Coyote School of Camerasmithing. Slawek and Mario (Asst. Dir) took the RED-ONE out for a test drive on campus. Pretty girls do look better walking in slow-motion high-def!

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The reason I haven't been posting much this week is that my nose has been buried in the Operations Manual for this baby, the RED-ONE HD movie camera, known as the Lambourghini of digital movie cameras. Hopefully, they'll have some dolly tracks erected by tomorrow, so I can practice some dolly tracking shots... just in case our Director of Photography gives me a chance to take some shots during

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This one attended by Russ from Cavalry Arms!

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What's more fun than a Cactus League Halloween 3-Gun Match? The Arizona State Sub-Machine-gun Championship Match, held on Halloween (more fun because I didn't have to help organize or build it!)! Unfortunately, I came costumed as a blithering idiot and got disqualified for a negligent discharge... my first trip to the Dairy Queen ever.I'd intended to do more video, but keeping my mags topped

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I'd never surfed to Woot.Com before.... Make me stop, somebody!

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Got the demonstration of the college's control room audio board today in preparation for my Basic Audio Production project. Yikes! I'd hoped to video the demo, but I was on the ragged edge of comprehension and didn't need the distraction. I get the thing all to myself next Thursday. I hope I don't forget everything by then!

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Grrrrr.h/t Ace

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Worst Job EVAR!h/t Jimbo

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... Pack Light.On a very windy night, the power went out at the end of tonight's class and I was rather dismayed that in the whole class of budding film makers, I was the only one who had a flashlight handy. I saw a whole bunch of cellphones open up, but not another flashlight. You'd think that all these students taking a night class, especially the more vulnerable female students, would carry

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As much as I believe the sky is blue because God is a Penn State fan, I think the squabble over this shirt has some merit. Yes, it looks like a cross, especially to someone viewing the entire student body wearing them... a TV camera wide shot pan of the crowd would sent Jewish and Muslim groups into conniptions, Osama bin Laden into apoplexy, and WV Senator Robert "Sheets" Byrd wondering where

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Don't remember where I got the idea this week, but I found a use for the rest of the baby carrots in the fridge that were almost overstaying their welcome. A base for a habanero pepper sauce! After I've already made my first batch did I think to G00gle a recipe or two. I took two frozen (best way to store them, I think) little orange H-Bombs, two hands full of baby carrots, and a little

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