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Picture-Lock. It’s coloring time.

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:54:15 -0500

Picture-Lock. It’s coloring time.

The Royal Street flavor is steadily developing itself. This...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:59:00 -0500

The Royal Street flavor is steadily developing itself. This screen cap was taken a few days ago, so the project has progressed a significant amount – enough to say we’ve probably got a pretty solid rough cut. Can’t wait until we start to color this monster! We shot about 4.5 hours of footage and need to condense it to about 12 minutes. Moving every thing into the Avid was an adventure. The workflow seems pretty smooth once every thing is transcoded from the camera card. Not quick though - takes about 2.3x the duration of an individual clip to import. For this project, I’m a fan of the Avid DNxHD 175 X codec. Looks gorgeous.

Here’s a fresh photo from my man James Biscardi. I...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:50:30 -0500

Here’s a fresh photo from my man James Biscardi. I couldn’t be happier with this shot, mostly because it captures my favorite pair of kicks in an amazing light. That Nikon D3s looks pretty nice, doesn’t it?

Philosophize

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:15:50 -0500

When you’re an editor, you’re like a babysitter. The director has to drop off their baby with you for the day - maybe even days on end - and they need to trust you to take care of it. Make sure the child gets fed. Entertain the child. Keep the child happy, so that when mommy or daddy comes back at the end of day, they’re happy with what they see. They know that their child has been treated with care and given the utmost attention towards their fragile, detailed emotions.

The latest. A band around my left forearm that reads...

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:56:00 -0500

The latest. A band around my left forearm that reads “Smile. Love. Remember.” Still waiting on this baby to heal. Shouts to AJ at Royal Street Tattoo for making this happen! Can’t wait to get this documentary together. We start cutting this weekend, and we’re expecting good things!

This weekend we’re headed back to the streets! Royal...

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:08:32 -0500

Preparing the ink.

Bess and CW looking at the footage.

Pete tattooing.

This weekend we’re headed back to the streets! Royal Street in Mobile, Alabama, that is. Since this is our second visit, we’ll be wrapping up all of the content that we need to get so we can start cutting the picture sometime next week. We’ll be able to reach our March 9th deadline without a problem! I’ll have you up to date as it all progresses!

Boom! This is a little piece of ink I got this past weekend from...

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:41:34 -0500

Boom! This is a little piece of ink I got this past weekend from Royal Street Tattoo in Mobile, Alabama while we were down there shooting our documentary. My man Drew Epp did a killer job, and naturally the entire process was documented on our Canon 7D. I’ve been bringing the footage into Avid these past two days and it looks amazing. I can’t wait until I start cutting it. We’ll have a complete release of the documentary done the first week in March - scored, colored, and spiced up with a little bit of Royal Street flavor.

This was a cut I put together using Avid Symphony with footage...

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:58:00 -0500

This was a cut I put together using Avid Symphony with footage from the 2009 horror film Red Velvet. I had no affiliation with the actual film itself, and this is just a cut that was used for some editing and color timing practice.

This is a small taste of Royal Street Tattoo - a nice little...

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:43:56 -0500

This is a small taste of Royal Street Tattoo - a nice little tattoo shop in Mobile, Alabama. What you see above are two still images from our documentary shoot on the Canon 7D. Once the final cut of the film is out, the footage will look even tastier.

Robert Bryce Milburn. My boy’s mind with the power to...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:35:43 -0500

Robert Bryce Milburn. My boy’s mind with the power to capture the juiciest moments around. Dangerously beautiful.

I’ve been diving into some basic coloring lately, mostly...

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:56:00 -0500

I’ve been diving into some basic coloring lately, mostly with motion picture, but color correction on still photos feels like good practice. My new Flickr page will let you see all upcoming still photo coloring projects. As you might be able to see by the lack of photographs, it’s still in the process of being loaded up with content.

Thanks to my dudes Christopher White for the photos, and Chris Torrenzano for modeling.

Mobile, AL

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:45:37 -0500

Work seems to be the new way of life lately, but that’s just fine, because I’ve been loving it! So what’s on the plate?

A new project that I’m really looking forward to doing is a documentary me and a few other people are going to be working on in Mobile, Alabama. The film is going to be a portrait of a small (but very stylish) tattoo shop called Royal Street Tattoo. Shooting is scheduled to take place the weekends of January 29th and February 12th. Should be a fun little road trip, and once I get all of our footage cut, I might be able to get some short clips online for your viewing pleasure.

Other projects include two short films that I’ll be cutting in the Spring and Summer. Good stories, good people - couldn’t be more excited for the upcoming months.

I recently just cut this simple portrait piece together for a...

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:36:00 -0500

I recently just cut this simple portrait piece together for a friend. Although this was more of an experimental edit, the simplicity of the piece definitely gives way for some smooth-flowing content. Music provided by Pascal Rogé, Satie: Gnossienne #5.

Uh oh...

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:49:19 -0500

I haven’t been keeping you up to date lately, and I’m incredibly sorry! The truth is, I’ve been working pretty hard on getting some things cleared up for the coming months. By things, I mean revamping my resumè, designing some new business cards, and working on putting together my latest and (what would be right now) greatest pieces of demo-reel material. Why all the work? Well, back in December I was given the opportunity to attend the 2010 Cannes Film Festival in France. Opportunities like this usually present themselves on a pretty rare basis, so I jumped on it.

Since this is one of the biggest events I’ve attended to date, I want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row. Not only that, but I got to get them quacking, and quacking loud. I’ve been doing some researching on the festival just to see what I’ll be getting in to. If I could describe my excitement, I would, but words wouldn’t do the feeling justice. I’ll be in France from May 8th to May 25th, and I’m going to do my best to document my entire trip and hopefully come back with a lot to work with.

Even though my updates here have been slow, expect to see some more work very soon, as it’s that season again. Keep it real!

In continuing the path to becoming a visual artist, I believe...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:45:28 -0500

In continuing the path to becoming a visual artist, I believe it’s important to stay honest about what we do. Without mistakes, anxiety, and criticism, we could never improve our methods of visual storytelling. In the end, what keeps us honest is recognizing our mistakes and learning from them.

This most recent short, Paper Airplanes, was an exercise for a directing class. The film was shot completely guerrilla in a total of about 6 hours. I cut the film in a day, and the editing leaves a little to be desired. Unfortunately, I had to direct this picture, as well. As a fan of the great Walter Murch, I think it could have turned out better had I been more separated from my directing mind. I’m happy with the way the shots came out, but Bryce Milburn always delivers those tasty compositions! Much thanks to Ryan McCardle and Whitney Summerall and every one else who was able to lend a helping hand! Òlafur Arnalds has some awesome ear candy worth checking out; his music helped deliver the story nicely.

Here’s the latest flavor from the Slayin’ Together...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:17:00 -0500

Here’s the latest flavor from the Slayin’ Together set. We just wrapped shooting today, and we’re working on going into some heavy postproduction. The shoot went well, and the photos are just a little preview as to what’s coming in the early first quarter of 2010. The story is brought to you by Andrew Melzer and Jeff Soulliere. Bryce Milburn DP’ed the episode. I have been working to produce and have already started to cut the picture. I’ll be using Final Cut for this one… but that won’t stop the dreams of getting Avid 4.

A big thanks to every one who’s been able to get this thing off the ground! Thanks to James Biscardi for the photos.

Here’s the latest from James Biscardi and his promotional...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:41 -0400

Here’s the latest from James Biscardi and his promotional shoot for Shake The World.

Here’s a little bit of flavor from the latest Shake The...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:33:00 -0400

Here’s a little bit of flavor from the latest Shake The World shoot. Bryce Milburn and I went out this weekend to finish up our last segment for the final video. Jeffery Hall acted as our narrator and did an incredible job. Props to James Biscardi for the photos. More to come!

The latest from my man Bryce Milburn. This little short will be...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:27:31 -0400

The latest from my man Bryce Milburn. This little short will be premiering before every film at the Savannah International LGBT Film Festival taking place the weekend of October 23. Enjoy!

This is the second of two 35mm adapter tests on Bryce...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:15:33 -0400

This is the second of two 35mm adapter tests on Bryce Milburn’s Canon XH-A1. It was a great day at the park to shoot this. Thanks to Megan Bowdon for being the happy and eccentric model that she is! The song in the video is called Mariah of the Dreams by Denny Schneidemesser. Check it out on his Newgrounds page.