I will be on the road for several weeks, doing work and other stuffs that are really important to me.... so I won't be updating or be around much.

Take care, all.

Some unhappy old woman shouted at me as I rode my bike past, "Eh, ça c'est interdit ici!" or "Oi, that's not allowed here!" because there's a bike lane in the road. I gave her plenty of room, was aware and in control of my bicycle. Unfortunately for her, I don't want to be hit by a car when that bike lane unexpectedly ends. I'd rather brave the crone-y terrors of the sidewalk. Old woman, you can go fuck yourself. Yep. Go do it. It'd be a better use of your horrible little voice and beady eyes.

Location : Cannes
Did some shooting awhile back for a production project. Just another working day.










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I really don't understand why the film industry in America wants to make money so badly that they'll ruin a classic like Death at a Funeral by putting out an Americanized remake. Seriously, sometimes I wonder if they have any dignity... what's the point of having a ton of money if your reputation is shot?

It makes me moan even to see a poster of it up in theaters. And to think that someday, it's very well possible that I'll be working on one of these films simply to pay my rent and buy my groceries... yeah, not getting into that rant today.

It is so. Incredibly. Difficult. To work with an actor who is also your client.

As a video production company, working corporately in the film field, you’re hired by your clients to film them. To light the set, to provide the set, to provide the camera, to provide the lens. You direct the camera and you direct the audio. You do not direct the clients.

The clients provide the actors. Often, the clients ARE your actors. A doctor will hire you to film him for an introduction. A CEO will hire you to film him for an announcement. They give you the script. They stand in front of the camera.

And from then on, your lips must be sealed. Unless you’re requesting the change of a light or asking if anyone needs a bottle of water, you are Silent Bob.

Today we did a shoot for a car dealership phone line. Our clients were three car dealership managers. One of them was the actor/presenter. There was no blocking. There was no script. We did what they wanted us to do and they played it by ear… for eight hours. That was one ten-minute announcement. And there were car dealership employees.

There were so many moments I wanted to stop them. So many moments I wanted to tell them, “Whoa. You’re over-thinking this. Take a breath, let’s improv once.” There were those moments I wanted to snap at them that they were getting rattled for no reason, that they should stop arguing over a word none of the audience will understand anyway, that they needed to take a break. “Way too wordy, guys.” “Do you really think people watching a commercial for a phone line will know what a “core F and I product” is?” “Enunciation, folks. E-nun-ci-a-tion." (Ironically enough, there's an example of this in the fact I thought they were saying "FNI" for half the shoot and just realized they were saying "and". Texans really need to work on their accent.)

There was a control room and there was the set. Everyone was assigned to the control room- audio, video, programming, troubleshooting- I was placed on the set “to relate commands through the intercom system”.

I have never known true patience until now.

I've been busy, burdened down by work. But I'm happy and healthy. That's all that matters to me now.