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10 Cool Production Stills Submitted by You

10 Cool Production Stills Submitted by You

For the past week or so I've been urging people to upload some of their best and most interesting production stills to The Black and Blue Facebook page. The feedback was awesome, so thank you to all who submitted! After carefully scouring through them, I compiled the most interesting photos you liked best.

by Evan LuziBehind the Lens

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1. This was on a set for a film I worked on. I took it with my phone. The Gaffer is adjusting the light as the grip watches

Production Still by Kyle Harbour

Submitted by Kyle Harbour

2. Excluded. Two camera shoot and had over 140 unexperienced extras. August 2010

Production Still by Ryan Parkins

Submitted by Ryan Parkins

3. Alexa and a Fisher 10 in the middle of the woods, on a mountain

Production Still by David Torcivia

Submitted by David Torcivia

4. Different angle (and yes, that’s a gallows) – Submitted by David Torcivia

Production Still by David Torcivia 2

Submitted by David Torcivia

5. HMI Porn

HMI Porn Production Still by Simon Olney

Submitted by Simon Olney

6. We got screwed out of our head and sticks, ended up using something that belonged in a museum. For a 70 year old head it was very smooth. No balance or resistance adjustment though. Used the handheld grips on either ends to grapple the camera all day

Production by Tom Hall

Submitted by Tom C. Hall, Photo by Stephen Mekhail

7. Lunch break!

Production Still by Elliot Sutherland

Submitted by Elliot Sutherland

8. Candid photo of me pulling focus on my stereoscopic lenses and on the Red simultaneously

Production Still by David Lane Diperstein

Submitted by David Lane Diperstein

9. An additional photo from my short film

Production Still by Julian Marshall

Submitted by Julian Marshall

 

10. AF-100 short horror film, shot in Chicago. We garbage bagged that camera that had just 10 hours on it! There were a few instances that I nearly got rocked with blood as the AC

Production Still by Lawrence Marshall

Submitted by Lawrence Marshall, Photo by Cole Simon

Wish you took more production stills? Learn how to here.

Evan Luzi

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Creator of The Black and Blue. Freelance camera assistant and camera operator. Available for work: Contact Evan here. Learn more about Evan here.

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