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Asiana Flight Assignment
Here’s the deal, I’m pretty tired and I have to get some sleep. I have no idea when I have to be up and ready to roll tomorrow morning. So, here are some shots from the airports that got us here to San Francisco. I’m typing cross-eyed …
Read More →Asiana Flight Assignment
Here’s the deal, I’m pretty tired and I have to get some sleep. I have no idea when I have to be up and ready to roll tomorrow morning. So, here are some shots from the airports that got us here to San Francisco. I’m typing cross-eyed …
Read More →Swank fashion of the tripod jugglers
The latest in high street fashion for the trendsetting photog way back in 1932 courtesy of the fertile mind of Fred “Red” Felbinger of Paramount Sound News. Here is a picture of what the well dressed cameraman will wear this winter. Mannequin Eddie Morrison, the Beau Brummel of the tripod […]
Read More →Thrown Brick Raises Ire
In 1932, a Hollywood writer laid down the charge that “even newsreels are faked” in print. Ray Fernstorm of Paramount Sound News took offense to that claim of fakery and fired back. I’m still looking for the article that angered Fernstrom and sparked his reply of defense of his craft. […]
Read More →It’s all in the mind of the shooter…
I keep hearing it. “I could shoot better video if only I had (name the) camera. My life would be so much better if… People would hire me if only… Hate to break it to ya bro, but that ain’t it. It’s not your gear, unless you’re still trying to keep between the lines with Read More →
New York Crew Hangs with Bad Milo
I am a huge fan of the TV shows Burning Love and Party Down and the movie Wet Hot American so when I found out I was heading down to Wilmington to do an interview with actor Ken Marino I was pumped. The client, AXS TV, was producing an EPK package for a movie Ken […]
Read More →The Joker of the Windy City
More tales from the dim distant past of Pathe News’ Fred Giese causing trouble – this time with Fox Movietone’s Jack Barnett. Chicago was the scene of the well known air races and [the newsreel outfits] had approximately 30 men on the job at all times. There is always something […]
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