So I've been a little busy... no doubt that is one phrase bloggers everywhere overuse but hey, it is true because I just finished my first feature film shoot! The project, Triumph67, has been in the works for many many months and finally I was selected as the Director of Photography (cinematographer (camera guy)) and we commenced shooting the film on July 17, 2009!

I got involved with the project based on the phenomenal script -- I loved it immediately upon reading. It was a three-week shoot at various locations around the Twin Cities area and the local cast and crew were amazingly talented and dedicated. Now that we have it in the can (or, on the drives, rather), we will start the rough cut editing process and see how well we really did through this mostly first-time feature filmmaking process.

Local filmmaking Rule #1: Never shoot a feature film in South Minneapolis. The airplane noise is inundating!

Hitchcock - mobile storyboarding for your iPhone has been released on the App Store and it may well be the best $20 you'll spend for your next creative production!

Just imagine being able to take a snapshot of a character, location, scene, etc, and then being able to instantly add a dolly, pan or zoom to it. Need a stand-in for your talent? Pop in male or female figures and scale, rotate and position them. Want a sound recording or audio note? Add one! Set shot and scene numbers and duration. Reposition panels at your leisure. And then send out a PDF of the storyboards to your cast and crew! All from your pocket-sized workstation that was your iPhone. Hitchcock is a brilliant bit of creative software that is highly recommended.