Ted Arabian
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SET GRABS below on POST #3 REHEARSAL GRABS below in post #2
Jan. 30th EVEN NEWER SET GRABS!!! Nearly complete set. post # 136 (click to view)
Jan. 30th *** JUST ADDED ----->>>>> a few shots of some updated lighting specials that I hadn't got around to hanging and focusing for the rehearsal... post #130 (click to visit)
"Love"
Writer, Director, Designer, DP, Editor and Sound (don't worry, I am getting better!).......... Ted Arabian
Cast............... Kelli Leigh-Ann Connors and Anthony Ejarque
Composer............... The Herman Witkam !!!
Camera Assistants....... Taylor Rodgers and Arik Blanchard
Boom Op and BTS photog............ Allegra English
Produced by.............. Hill, Bill and Bama!!!
Special Thanks to my wife! Thank You for your support and allowing me to spend these 4 weeks focused on this project.
JANUARY 17th... Ted announces his return...
Hola amigos!
It has been so long since I have been able to visit this site and my fellow filmmaking friends. I apologize for my absence but duty called… and I had to answer!
I have had the busiest season that I have ever had… thanks in large part to the NH Primaries. I used to hate the primary season but not this time around. I was constantly employed by the Clinton and the Obama campaigns and lit them up whenever and where ever they were in NH.
The final four days before the actual primaries, I lit 14 events! It was amazing. I had 3 lighting set-ups in a box truck and ran all over the state setting up the rallies. I had 2 assistants who would each baby-sit a rally, breakdown the set-ups and meet me somewhere along my travel to return the gear so I could set it up again. It was crazy and I heavily relied on an information-filled notepad that never left my side. It was quite a rush and I was averaging about 3 hours a sleep.
The day before the Primaries, I actually lit 6 events! In one day! 3 Obamas, 2 Bill Clintons and 1 Huckabee. (Yeah, I picked up a Republican along the way!)
It was exhausting at times but the money made it totally worthwhile. I will miss my “Obama-bucks” and my “Clinton-cash!”
In addition to lighting the Political gigs, I had been busy with designing, stage managing and technical directing Nutcracker and several Holiday Pops concerts.
And on top of all of this, I have accepted the position of Technical Director at Brewster Academy. During the Fall, I designed and installed an incredible set for a play called “Metamorphoses.” The set was a 16’x16’ pool of water on stage. It was only 18” deep but still a lot of water and weight! And the best part came when I started to do the lighting. WOW! I never had so much fun bouncing light off of water. It was really incredible. (I shot footage of the production and will share a clip soon.)
And just this week a played a caveman for a History Channel special that will air this March... Journey to 10,000 BC. (It is produced and directed by David Padrush who has also shot Bible Battles, Aftershock and 300 for the History Channel. He is a great guy and I always say YES! to his projects.) The shoot was totally shot on a Green Screen studio at High Output studios in Boston, MA. Another amazing experience.
So… that what’s kept me busy.
I would have loved to just pop into dvxuser and say hello but it was just better for me to stay focused on my tasks.
I have totally missed being a part of this dvxuser community and deeply miss taking part in the film fests. I thought that I might try to shoot something for the All Hallows Eve fest but didn’t have a script or story idea that I felt could be worthily shot and submitted. And I didn’t want to just submit to be a part of it all. The worst part of it all was that I never even had a chance to watch any of the films. I hope to do that soon. I know that a lot of work was put in and I would like to see what you guys did.
Now we are on to Love Fest.
I am done with the Political scene and I have my February set already up at Brewster (West Side Story for those who care). So… I am thinking that I can contribute to Love Fest!!!
I have written a simple story idea and am working on securing a theatre which is empty and dark (meaning they have no shows happening). They owe me money and I am going to barter some of their bill in exchange for the use of the space.
I intend to build a single unit set and shoot in a completely controlled environment. (I have come to loath the sun and its constant movement! Then you have clouds that don’t stay where you want them.) I really hope that I get this space. It will be a great new learning experience for me.
The goal of Love Fest for me will be to shoot in a totally controlled environment focusing on very extreme and dynamic lighting. I am staying very, VERY simple on story. (I always try to put too much in these short films.)
I am also aiming to add another new element for me… the dolly shot.
The film is titled, “Love.” (Love in quotation marks… basically, Quote/unquote Love)
I hope to get this done in time and learn some new skills while honing other techniques. I also look forward to watching and learning from you guys.
Best of luck to everyone on their projects!
One final note….
I really want to say thank you to those who have reached out to see how I was doing and wishing me happy holidays and such. It was so comforting to know that my presence has been missed. Believe me, I have missed you guys!
-Ted
SET GRABS below on POST #3 REHEARSAL GRABS below in post #2
Jan. 30th EVEN NEWER SET GRABS!!! Nearly complete set. post # 136 (click to view)
Jan. 30th *** JUST ADDED ----->>>>> a few shots of some updated lighting specials that I hadn't got around to hanging and focusing for the rehearsal... post #130 (click to visit)
"Love"
Writer, Director, Designer, DP, Editor and Sound (don't worry, I am getting better!).......... Ted Arabian
Cast............... Kelli Leigh-Ann Connors and Anthony Ejarque
Composer............... The Herman Witkam !!!
Camera Assistants....... Taylor Rodgers and Arik Blanchard
Boom Op and BTS photog............ Allegra English
Produced by.............. Hill, Bill and Bama!!!
Special Thanks to my wife! Thank You for your support and allowing me to spend these 4 weeks focused on this project.
JANUARY 17th... Ted announces his return...
Hola amigos!
It has been so long since I have been able to visit this site and my fellow filmmaking friends. I apologize for my absence but duty called… and I had to answer!
I have had the busiest season that I have ever had… thanks in large part to the NH Primaries. I used to hate the primary season but not this time around. I was constantly employed by the Clinton and the Obama campaigns and lit them up whenever and where ever they were in NH.
The final four days before the actual primaries, I lit 14 events! It was amazing. I had 3 lighting set-ups in a box truck and ran all over the state setting up the rallies. I had 2 assistants who would each baby-sit a rally, breakdown the set-ups and meet me somewhere along my travel to return the gear so I could set it up again. It was crazy and I heavily relied on an information-filled notepad that never left my side. It was quite a rush and I was averaging about 3 hours a sleep.
The day before the Primaries, I actually lit 6 events! In one day! 3 Obamas, 2 Bill Clintons and 1 Huckabee. (Yeah, I picked up a Republican along the way!)
It was exhausting at times but the money made it totally worthwhile. I will miss my “Obama-bucks” and my “Clinton-cash!”
In addition to lighting the Political gigs, I had been busy with designing, stage managing and technical directing Nutcracker and several Holiday Pops concerts.
And on top of all of this, I have accepted the position of Technical Director at Brewster Academy. During the Fall, I designed and installed an incredible set for a play called “Metamorphoses.” The set was a 16’x16’ pool of water on stage. It was only 18” deep but still a lot of water and weight! And the best part came when I started to do the lighting. WOW! I never had so much fun bouncing light off of water. It was really incredible. (I shot footage of the production and will share a clip soon.)
And just this week a played a caveman for a History Channel special that will air this March... Journey to 10,000 BC. (It is produced and directed by David Padrush who has also shot Bible Battles, Aftershock and 300 for the History Channel. He is a great guy and I always say YES! to his projects.) The shoot was totally shot on a Green Screen studio at High Output studios in Boston, MA. Another amazing experience.
So… that what’s kept me busy.
I would have loved to just pop into dvxuser and say hello but it was just better for me to stay focused on my tasks.
I have totally missed being a part of this dvxuser community and deeply miss taking part in the film fests. I thought that I might try to shoot something for the All Hallows Eve fest but didn’t have a script or story idea that I felt could be worthily shot and submitted. And I didn’t want to just submit to be a part of it all. The worst part of it all was that I never even had a chance to watch any of the films. I hope to do that soon. I know that a lot of work was put in and I would like to see what you guys did.
Now we are on to Love Fest.
I am done with the Political scene and I have my February set already up at Brewster (West Side Story for those who care). So… I am thinking that I can contribute to Love Fest!!!
I have written a simple story idea and am working on securing a theatre which is empty and dark (meaning they have no shows happening). They owe me money and I am going to barter some of their bill in exchange for the use of the space.
I intend to build a single unit set and shoot in a completely controlled environment. (I have come to loath the sun and its constant movement! Then you have clouds that don’t stay where you want them.) I really hope that I get this space. It will be a great new learning experience for me.
The goal of Love Fest for me will be to shoot in a totally controlled environment focusing on very extreme and dynamic lighting. I am staying very, VERY simple on story. (I always try to put too much in these short films.)
I am also aiming to add another new element for me… the dolly shot.
The film is titled, “Love.” (Love in quotation marks… basically, Quote/unquote Love)
I hope to get this done in time and learn some new skills while honing other techniques. I also look forward to watching and learning from you guys.
Best of luck to everyone on their projects!
One final note….
I really want to say thank you to those who have reached out to see how I was doing and wishing me happy holidays and such. It was so comforting to know that my presence has been missed. Believe me, I have missed you guys!
-Ted
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