Drive

"Drive" is an incredible film. I just saw it last night in an almost empty theater. It was packed with great action, music and an overall awesome story. I was hooked from the opening scene. The direction was incredible and Ryan Gosling nailed it. The electro 80's style soundtrack and drone type films during intense action fit the mood of this film perfect. As a sucker for the 80's, I was overjoyed at even the pink cursive style font for the credits. Overall this film was a step in the right direction for mainstream films. It has been marketed a little poorly, but it still got me in the seat and I'm glad it did. Check it out.

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On Monday I am heading out to Wisconsin to shoot a film entitled, Billy Club. I will be working alongside the very talented Drew Rosas & Nick Sommer. You can get Drew's previous directorial debut, Blood Junkie, at Family Video or Amazon.

I am looking forward to working as just the cinematographer on this project. I will be shooting on the Panasonic AF-100 again with Zeiss Primes. I looked over all the gear today and got really excited about the shoot. Looking forward to playing with such nice glass and making some great pictures. Along with the Zeiss glass and the AF, I'll be shooting to a nano flash @ 180 Mbit I-Frame recording. This is the same settings I used for, The Sleeper. I was happy with the results and the bit rate, so I won't change the formula for this camera's workflow. I am looking forward to controlling the highlights a little more and hopefully getting rid of all the nasty "bloom." The Zeiss glass will be a far cry different then the Nikon lenses I have shot my previous films on.

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