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Day-playing on “5 to 7”
I met DP Arnaud Potier in 2008 on a Kid Cudy music video in Los Angeles. Based in Paris, he’s been shooting a feature in NYC for 3 weeks, and I gladly filled in for a day of exteriors in midtown.
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Very Good Girls
Only a couple of days after we finished “Blood Ties”, I joined the “Very Good Girls” crew led by Bobby Bukowski. Shot on the Alexa, I was on the B camera and also replaced Mike Burke for a week on A. Directed by Naomi Foner, the story is about “two New York City girls who pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time”.
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“Blood Ties” Camera Crew
We wrapped early July after 46 shooting days. Great experience and great people! Top (left to right): Atsushi Nishijima (Set Photographer), Warren Brace (A 2nd AC), Christophe Offenstein (DP), Guillaume Canet (Director), Nick Demas (A 1st AC), Michael Barrow (Behind the scene Operator) Middle (left to right): Julien Zeitouni (B 1st AC), Rodolphe Loga (A Operator) Bottom (left to right): Camilo Mendoza (Camera PA), Paul Schilens (B 2nd AC), Jon Delgado (B Operator).
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“The English Teacher”
I finished working as an A camera first AC on the Tier 1 feature “The English Teacher”, directed by Craig Zisk with Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear and Nathan Lane. Shot by Vanja Cernjul on Arricam LT – 3 perf cameras. We worked for 23 days, mainly in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester and Port Washington, LI. IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2055765/ Photo by Nicole Rivelli.
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“Thanks For Sharing”
I am day-playing this week on Thanks For Sharing, a Tier 1 feature with Gwyneth Paltrow, Marc Ruffalo and Tim Robbins. Yaron Orbach is the DP and I meet again Ludovic Littee, who was the A 1st on The House Beyond The Pines, but this time as the A operator (photo). Jonathan Beck is with me on B camera.
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In Schenectady for more of “The Place Beyond The Pines”
I am back for the fourth times Upstate NY to do some B camera on this challenging shoot starring Bradley Cooper and Rose Byrne. My operator today is Jon Delgado, featured on this photo. DP is Sean Bobbitt and A 1st is Ludovic Littee.
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35mm or HD?
Yesterday, I assisted DP Bobby Bukowski in shooting camera tests for the feature Chronicle he is currently prepping. We tested the Arri Alexa vs. Arricam ST in different conditions: driving in a car, movements in the streets, night and low light, contrasts etc. Let’s see which one they will pick!
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“Shrink” Trailer
I worked last year on “Shrink”, a feature directed by Jonas Pate, starring Kevin Spacey. Here is the trailer!
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Matter of size?
I filled in for a day on “Always and Forever”, in Simi Valley. Here is the camera I worked on: Arri 535 with an 11-1 Optimo, on a slider. We needed to be 2 ACs to carry it…
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Kevin Spacey & Robin Williams in “Shrink”
I just finished working for a week as a 1st AC on the next Kevin Spacey’s movie, directed by Jonas Pate. Challenging shoot, with 3 Panavision cameras running simultaneously. In a building on Abbot Kinney in Venice, we mostly shot the scenes taking place in Spacey’s office.> I will keep on working on it as a day player when they need a 3rd camera. DP: Lukas Ettlin Operators: Brown Cooper and Todd Campbell A and B 1st ACs: Hassan Abdul-Wahid and Eliott Schakne
