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I try to shoot plates that last maybe 30-50% longer than the shot itself will run, just to be safe. So if we know it's an insert, 10 seconds at most. There is indeed a logic to a long piece of room tone from the post perspective. I've dealt with the things you mention on my own projects. At the...

So I have learned--as it turns out, the feature I'm currently shooting (that I referred to above, as being on FX9's) is in OKC right now! Been here for four weeks, had me a steak dinner at Mahogany last night, and yes experienced your winds a few times (fortunately we were able to pull off a...

I had a break-in at my garage last winter, a bunch of things stolen. It was more of a pain in the ass getting all the details in for insurance and keeping them from mistakenly equating much cheaper replacements that sounded similar. To be honest I shed not a single tear about the Varicam, it was...

I know this was more of a camera thread but on the lighting frames--first thing that comes to mind about t-boning /goalposting a rag vs mounted on a 4x4 is that they are going to be a liability when used outside due to wind. I still call for them, it's certainly faster, but only for interiors...

It's hard enough getting a company to stand still and wait for 30 seconds of room tone--I cannot think of any time I've been on set where any longer than that was able to be accommodated. David, do you not feel that looping 30 seconds with a longish dissolve covers all ground, unless there was...

I have yet to experience a situation where a plate is needed for longer than the longest shot that it would be used for in the edit. Obviously one adds a safety margin, but if one knows that no single shot would play for more than 10-15 seconds, I can't see recording 4 minutes of plate. Same...

Just had a great night there not too long ago.

Musso's is dead in the heart of Hollywood, on Hollywood Blvd. Not much to recommend about that section other than the holdouts from a better time such as Musso's. It's not so much dangerous as it is an uneasy combination of tourists and unhoused. But there are still some fun things around there...

the Farmer's Market is indeed a classic. I've never been to Dante's, to be honest, not sure I've ever heard of it. What kind of vibe are you going for with that fancy dinner? Best possible food, or a particular vibe? Musso and Franks is all vibe if you like the old school experience, but the...

Ha, nice one Rob. Just watched that sketch the other day. The performances are so insanely great. Classic Key & Peele concept...taking the lowest stakes possible and raising them absurdly high. I think largely it would have been a matter of how long we had to shoot each sketch, so a longer...

Haha, classic Farley! Thanks for all the comments. Very cool to read your journey with the show. I think I talked about both the Gremlins 2 sketch and Aerobics Meltdown in this thread, but it's hard to find via search. The main story I have about the Gremlins one is that we shot it in a large...

My old posts are starting to feel like museum pieces! Kinos and parabeams...HD Links (I think I threw out a couple of those in recent years, had literally no resale value left as Blackmagic had sunsetted their interface software). We definitely took some of the sketches into new territory in...

Thanks. It really was a magnificent group of people. The story I often use to illustrate this involved the sketch below. The location was a restaurant called The Warehouse in Marina del Rey, a longtime nautical-themed spot. When we scouted, I thought it was filled with too many modern elements...

I thought I responded to Paul's post?? Weird. Well, the budget did go up a little, from shoestring to...slightly longer shoestring. I never got a per-episode figure but I seem to remember it was about 1/4 of a typical network half hour comedy at most. Even by the last season, we were still a...

Haha! I get it, honestly. There is so much variety there and the director and I were so into embracing genre. Honestly a dream job for me, and to circle back to your point: to emulate the references, I needed to study them and tear them down not only into how they were most likely done in the...

I'd also imagine that you'd gladly pay me Tuesday for a hamburger today...?

If it helps for your research, here is the one-liner and shot list I referenced earlier.

To be fair: the first rule of Fight Club...well, you know the rest.

Looks similar to the sticks I have for my O'Connor 1030, although they date back to the 90's and are silver aluminum. I'll see if can take some pictures for comparison. I would say the 99 lb rating seems accurate, but if you are using a 75mm bowl head on this you are surely not going to come...