I just got back from running an IMAG camera for an event at ETSU featuring Danny Glover and Felix Justice. The two of them presented “An Evening with Martin & Langston” which features Justice portraying Dr. Martin Luther King and then Glover reciting poetry from Langton Hughes.

At the end Glover was asked what words of wisdom do you have for young filmmakers. His advice was to be persistant and imaginitive in your storytelling and to tell stories that have cultural value. These are words I hope to accomplish in what I do.

Notice Glovers shirt in the shot. It took several sways of his jacket to catch the whole thing, but I finally saw what it says. It is an ad for The Real News.com which is a publicly funded/non profit, news website/channel with no advertising. I will be interested in seeing how this takes off.

This is a shot from a project that I was working on in AZ. How would you like working in an environment like this? I’m guessing it might be a challenge to think outside the box and be creative at this company. BTW this is just 1/3 of the number of cubicles going in.

Here is a pic for all those back in TN. A little sun, a little fun, and a whole lotta work going on this week out on the west coast. This is a pic from this morning at the hotel. Notice the hotel is not in the shot, it’s not worth taking a picture of trust me.

This is a video that I just finished up for Revell books. A very fun project. I hope to be able to do some more like this in the future. I like how the sound effects help tell the story just as much as the visuals on this one.

As promised here are some pics of the Dolly. I hope to use it for some upcoming shoots. In case you are bored some weekend and want to throw together one of these bad boys let me save you a few trips back and forth to your local hardware store. Here is a list of all of the supplies.

2 - 2″x4″ pieces of birch plywood
2 - 3′ pieces of slotted angle iron (make sure it is the wide version with 2 rows of slots on one side)
3 - 3/4″x18″ pieces of galvinized pipe (for the pushbar)
2 - 6″x24″ pieces of skid gaurd tread paper (in the paint section at lowe’s)
3 - 1″ galvinized flange pieces (for supporting the tripod legs)
2 - 3/4″ galvinized flange pieces (for pushbar support)
4 - machine screws (for connecting the pushbar to the plywood)
4- wing nuts (for connecting the pushpar, the wingnuts allow for easy removal of the pushbar for transport)
16 - rollerblade wheels (i found it easier and cheaper to buy 2 sets of rollerblades)
- wood screws (for securing the flange pieces for the tripod legs)
-carriage bolts (for connecting the plywood pieces to the angle iron on the bottom)
-large washers (placed on top of the plywood for the carriage bolts)
-3/4″ tube insulation for padding on the pushbar

So what does a geek do for a weekend project? Well I decided to build a dolly for my video camera. After doing some research I realized I could save some big bucks by building it myself. How hard could it be after all? Well after multiple trips to Lowe’s and Home Depot the project is finished. Here are a few shots that I got after setting up the dolly in our kitchen. I especially like the reflection of my gut in the microwave. I will be posting pictures of the dolly and a parts list within the next couple of days.