After a solid three months of no work, I was given a few opportunities in the past few weeks to dip my toes back into production. It goes without saying: filmmaking in the age of coronavirus isn’t what you’re used to. So put on your mask, sanitize those hands, and buckle up for our brave new world.
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Happy 4th Birthday to The Black and Blue!
The Black and Blue is four years old! Can you believe it? Neither can I. So please join me while we take time to look back at the past year of this site and what it means for you and I.
The New Year’s Resolution that Could Get You More Work
Once the champagne’s gone flat and your hangover’s passed, it’s time for a fresh start in the new year. For many that means New Year’s Resolutions. While I’m not big on resolutions and promises to myself, there’s one thing I must improve on for more work and a better filmmaking career.
The Best of The Black and Blue from 2013
It’s been an incredible year for The Black and Blue and next year looks even more promising. But before we pop champagne to celebrate 2014, let’s take a moment to look back at the most helpful, most entertaining, and most visited posts published on The Black and Blue in 2013.
88 Cinematographers Share the Best Professional Advice They’ve Ever Received
88 cinematographers and ASC members reveal thoughts, advice, tips, and tricks they’ve received that helped them throughout their professional careers. Their responses range from the simple to the complex, the obvious to the specific, and the easy to the hard – but all of them stand to help you make the most of life in the film industry.
How to Build a “Bag of Tricks” You Can Pull From in a Pinch
Generally, the more experience you have on a film set, the bigger your bag of tricks. The bigger your bag of tricks, the faster you can come up with novel answers to complex questions. So if you haven’t started building one yet, now is the best time to start — and I’m here to help you.
20 Rules You Should Never Break On Set
Yesterday I posed a simple question to those who like The Black and Blue’s Facebook page and, within the hour, dozens of responses poured in.
The 7 Stupidest Assumptions You Can Make When Rigging Your Camera
When rigging a camera to a jib, a crane, or even a Steadicam, you don’t want to leave anything to chance by making false assumptions. So, to stay safe and keep your job, avoid making these 7 stupid assumptions that could lead to your demise, the camera’s demise, or put the crew in danger.
The Little Things Matter
How you respond verbally to crew exposes your attitude. The pace at which you (reasonably) move reflects on your efforts. The amount of attention you supply reveals your passion. Your ability to competently complete tasks — and fix it when you don’t — defines your skills.
How My Days in Show Choir Made Me a Better Camera Assistant
When you think of show choir do you think of jazz hands? Glee? Shiny outfits and off-key singing? Probably the last thing you think about is camera assisting. Yet almost everything I do as a camera assistant I can trace back to show choir.