On the set of "24"

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Elvis

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So there I am running late because of freak weather in California. I pull up in the rain at the gard shack and is promply told to unload and then park on the street with the rest of the riff-raff.

Fast forward we set up in record time because of the great set lighting already in place. So fast I could not push the record button on my camera for the wide shot. So Jonathan Ames did it himself. Just call him"Director/Camera Op."

Then Rodney Charters (D.P. of 24) begain to speak, O.M.G. as they say the man conveyed so much wisdom in the short break from filmming. "Yes they use film on 24" It was, simply stated one of the best interviews I've shot/seen.

Picture this we are in the board room there. We are told we can only shoot from one direction. "The whole set is copyrighted" But as I stand there looking around, we are in the world of "24" How cool is that!!

Then after the interview Rodney takes us onto another set to see there cameras. I don't want to brag but we at www.2nd-unit.tv get to use the the Fuginon George Lucas 10X100 lens. Costs about $68.000 give or take.
So Rodney shows us the Panivision Camera with a $200.000 lens. "O.K.we don't have as big a budget"
According to Rodney shallow D.O.F. is everything. "I agree"

So check out the interview in the upcoming season of www.2nd-unit.tv.

Please give us a review of what you think.We are here to learn also.

Thanks so much,
Scott C. Chambers
 
Right on, Elvis! That's super cool! I'll be watching! :)

I haven't talked with Jonathan in awhile. Please tell him Deb and I say hello and hope to catch up with him again soon!
 
scharky said:
I've worked with some Shallow DoP's before, but I'm assuming that isn't what you meant.
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But don't you mean "D'sOP?" As in "Directors of Photography?" Much like the plural of "passerby" would be "passersby."

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I'll fix the DOP to D.O.F. right now! Hey D.C. glad to hear from you . With any luck the "24" Episode will be up and running sometime tomorrow on www.2nd-unit.tv
Hey sad Max what does .... mean?
 
Robert86,
I did not know Keanu Reeves was in "24"
But seriously going by your Sig you and Rodney would have a lot to talk about. He loves film as much as you do. You should hear the number one mistake he thinks digital filmmakers make.
Check out the interview tomorrow on www.2nd-unit.tv
Please let me know what you think!
By the way the big woop is they never let anyone on the set of "24" let alone a small internet show.
 
Robert86,
I did not know Keanu Reeves was in "24"
But seriously going by your Sig you and Rodney would have a lot to talk about. He loves film as much as you do. You should hear the number one mistake he thinks digital filmmakers make.
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LOL!

Actually, believe it or not Keanu Reeves isn't in "24".

It's all good in the neighborhood.

Who the suck is Rodney?
 
Rodney is the D.P. of the show. If you buy season 5 they have an extra disk (7th disk I believe) with him and all the crew beneath him.
It takes a village to make magic is all I can say.
Please check out the interview tomorrow on www.2nd-unit.tv and tell me what you think.
Thanks for checking us out!
Scott C. Chambers
 
Christopher, Oh man your not kidding it's like a 8 pound football. You should check out the episode on the Sony 350 www.2nd-unit.tv I want to thank all the guys and gals for there support. I think we are up 16000 downloads each week and growing!
 
While you are at www.2nd-unit.tv check out the past episodes. I have learned something from each and every one of them. All the D.P. s and gaffers, key grips. Are all so generous with there knowledge. They all talk about the beginning filmmaker and what is important to them whether your shooting with a DVX or a Panavision. It applies to every filmmaker out there.
 
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