You never really know what you’re up against when you take on a new film. On Holiday Heist, I had to light massive rooms, parking lots, front yards….at night — plus we had enormous delays (4 hours?) from unforeseen circumstances…sprinklers going off, generator shutting down, should i keep going? We had to get done in [...]
I had a great time filming this comedy. The script and cast were great. Worked with a few close friends and it was fun all 3 weeks long. Morgan Fairchild was just the easiest to work with and best of all — the easiest to light. She really looks great. I boxed her in with [...]
Finished filming a music video for Reddnation. Shot it all with Canon 5D. At first, I wasn’t sure if this camera would give me any value. So I did series of tests with night time available lights. Now finishing the edit and the footage is looks good for something so minimal… lighting wise. Overall, the [...]
I was waiting for my computer to render a project so i kept myself busy. I grabbed my little handy cam and intended to shoot the drops of rain on my window to test it’s focus. After zooming further in, the camera automatically shifted focus to the distant sunset. I was blown away by this [...]
It was epic 20 days of tough battles. Directing an independent film is not a vacation. It’s definitely not for everybody. You can come in prepared, but all that stuff will be out the door the minute you start your day. Conflicts arise and you need to think fast to solve them. Many times, I [...]
I just completed a promo trailer I directed starring Serinda Swan, Roger Cross (24) and Daniella Evangelista. It was entirely filmed in Vancouver. We got lucky. It was the hottest day of the year. The look definitely sells as Miami. Check it out. Synopsis: Sweet Heaven is a fast, sexy, glamorous action drama about life [...]
Just completed polishing this trailer. Starring Devon Sawa, Serinda Swan, Bishop Brigante. We had to rush this so the producer can take in down to AFM. I had to cut down on my sleep hours to 3 hours. yikes! Filming this one was very difficult although majority of it was shot in one location. Imagine [...]
Finally, the Random Walk Shoot is over. One location, but oh boy, what a tough one to tackle. Just imagine 10 actors in one room, with another 14 crew memebers….I’m just glad it’s over. Here’s a behind the scene clip: We used a still camera flash to trigger gunshot muzzle flash. And here’s a scene [...]
I got a call from Barbara Bird of The Characters to meet up with a Vancouver local Tony Dean Smith about a short film he’s prepping. We met up at a coffee shop and quickly realized we actually met a few years back on a music video gig. At the time I was living in [...]
Unfortunately Malory will be shown at the Whistler Film Festival. Unfortunately, I wont be there. I’ll be filming a new feature film “The Boilermaker” starring John Savage. Check the show time View film