Don’t Let Perfect be the Enemy of Good
This is something I have to keep reminding myself when reviewing footage right after a shoot. I have a tendency to let the problems of certain shots dampen my enthusiasm of a project. It’s easy to beat yourself up on the things you did wrong instead of celebrating what went right. When I started working […]
Production Challenges: ADR
Every one of my projects has its own set of unique challenges. I’m working on a comedy trailer titled Santa Barbara: The Movie with a targeted release date of 6/26/16. Due to technical difficulties, every line of dialog on the trailer needs ADR. The mic used during the shoot (Rode NTG2) was defective, and produced an odd sound effect, […]
Greenscreen Compositing is Hard
My latest, soon to be released project, titled Santa Barbara Isn’t Real is a three minute short where almost every shot was done on greenscreen and keyed out using After Effects and Keylight. I was originally aiming for ultra realistic compositing, but in this case, I refuse to let perfect be the enemy of pretty good. I’ve decided it’s ok that this […]
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