“Red Herring” is a Las Vegas based independent film produced by Cohencidence Productions that I worked on back in October as the First Assistant Camera for a talented cinematographer and good friend, Kunitaro Ohi. It’s a film that’s shoot was as grueling as it was rewarding – nothing worth doing comes easy, I suppose.
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Pat Graves: A Digital Portrait (Video)
I’ve featured Pat in much of my own work, specifically about Ghosts of Pluto, or as they are now known, Wings of Apollo. Pat has been an invaluable resource and subject for me in my projects, so when he approached me to help him make a “digital portrait,” it was easy to say yes.
My Summer as a Camera Assistant: ‘Ghosts Don’t Exist’ Pre-Production
The following story is the first in a series of entries exploring Evan’s experience with his first job on a film set working as the 2nd Assistant Camera for “Ghosts Don’t Exist.” The series is divided into three parts: Pre-Production, Production and Aftermath. The “My Summer as a Camera Assistant” series will expand longer to the other films that Evan worked on.
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Doppelganger Brings Home Two Awards
The short film Colin Rogers and I made, Doppelganger, was recently accepted into the local film festival for Virginia Tech students and Blacksburg residents.
‘Doppelganger’ Accepted Into Progeny Film Fest
Colin Rogers and I’s short film, ‘Doppelganger,’ was officially selected into the Progeny Film Festival in Blacksburg. I received the e-mail yesterday to confirm it. Both Colin and I are relieved and excited about this. We had expected to get in, but there is never any guarantee. This is the festival that was our goal to submit (and hopefully win awards at) for ‘Doppelganger’
Michael Uslan of Batman Fame Visits Virginia Tech
Last week, Michael Uslan, the executive producer of every Batman movie since the first one, was on the Virginia Tech campus to speak. I was skeptical on why he was in Blacksburg, because we never get big names. But I went anyway, to see what he had to say.
The American Dream is Bagels: Lighting Project
For my advanced cinema production class, I had to do a lighting project with a surprising amount of creative freedom to it. For my project, I wrote a six page treatment, picked five scenes out of that treatment, lit them and took stills. All of this I then presented to my class.
News About My New Short Film: Doppelganger
Doppelganger is my newest short film about, “a man who questions the legitimacy of his life, the hypocrisy he contributes to it and how this relates to the frame-by-frame of old film projectors.”
New Semester, New Classes
I’m in the waning years of my collegiate career now, which annoyingly coincides with the progressive expansion of Virginia Tech’s cinema school. Luckily, however, I’m still able to slip into these classes before I finally get out of here.