So many curiosities.... so little time...

Today, my head is filled with too many interests and creative pursuits to actually be productive.  It's been an insane month with more production than ever and at a higher level than normal.  Now that the majority of it is behind me, I have a brief moment for my mind to wander.  On my mind today, travel tripods for spherical panoramas in Italy, the best drafting pencil in the world (for me), techniques for casting acrylic, and how to make a Moleskine notebook magically open on cue.

_____UPDATE_____

Well, my endeavor to find a writing implement led me to three choices that I quite like.  First up is the venerable Fisher Space Pen.  Simple, classic, and has a great story.  As for the pencils, my new Retro51 Tornado pairs nicely with my Mini Moleskines.  I wish I'd seen the Stealth before going for the Black and Chrome, maybe sometime down the line I'll get one.  And finally for the full sized desk pencil, the Pentel Sharp Kerry won out.  I fear this could be the start of something bad.

Image Based 3d Modeling made easy...

I've been a fan of SketchUp since before they were aquired by The Google.  Now another inovative company has drastically increased SketchUp's potential as a quick previs tool. The guys over at Brain Storm LLC have a plug in called PhotoSketch that lets you quickly go from a few photos to a fully skinned lightweight model in under an hour.  Pretty amazing stuff and at $350, not a bank breaker.

Off the continent for a while...

It's time to kick off the international portion of the Car Crazy season, first destination... New Zealand!


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SheetCaller is Live!

 I am proud to announce the launch of www.sheetcaller.com .  My free online resource for production coordinators or anyone who needs to make call sheets.  Give it a test drive or view the video tutorial.

Going "Crazy" again...

I am pleased to be returning to Car Crazy for my second season as we kick off the 15th season of the show.  Three days filming at the Grand National Roadster Show, under the direction of Andy Robinson, resulted in one of the most satisfying episodes to date.

The show will be taking on a global scope this season with half a dozen international destinations planned.  The astounding success of the the Costa Rica episode from last season highlighted how much car guys are interested in meeting their international brethren.

I'm looking forward to experiencing New Zealand in 2 weeks.

In the mean time, a taste of the Costa Rica Episode awaits you after the break...

Wrapped Chris Pureka, Wrecking Ball music video...

This weekend provided me with the honor and joy of meeting and collaborating with a remarkable young musician, Chris Pureka.  We just wrapped a 2 day shoot for her new song, Wrecking Ball under the direction of Melody Murray. The album and video are scheduled to debut in mid April.

Chris literally sent chills up my spine while filming, the last moment of the last shot of the first day will certainly be the final shot if the video, it is powerful, emotional, and intense... and all it is is Chris choosing the precise moment to make eye contact with my lens.  It was truly lightening in a bottle.  I'm very excited by the work we created and look forward to sharing the final product in the weeks to come.

UPDATE
Chris has posted some photos from the shoot to her MySpace Page.  All of them were shot by Andrea Alseri.

 

My Interview with Millimeter Magazine has been published...

The good folks over at Millimeter Magazine hit me and Stephan up for an interview about our latest project with Alina Szpak and Robert Fleet, Killers.  The interview turned into a 2 part QandA.  My portion was recently posted, you can view it here.