News
June 10th, 2010
Ah, so much catching up to do! Hella
busy!
I just got this from the news page on Sarah
Darling's WEBSITE
Of course, I couldn't be more stoked, because I directed "Whenever it Rains"...
Sarah is BACK on CMT Pure! VOTE!
June 01, 2010
Sarah Darling's music video for "Whenever It Rains" is in medium rotation
on CMT Pure! Congrats, Sarah!
The video has also been added back to the voting page for CMT Pure's 12-Pack
Countdown! Last time the video was on the countdown it was NUMBER TWO! Let's all
vote to get Sarah to #1!
Click here to vote for
Sarah!
You may vote every day and as much as you want, so plesae spend 5 minutes per
day casting votes for Sarah! Thanks everyone!
This video got the number two spot on CMT's Pure 12-Pack Music Video Countdown
in April, and now it's back in contention.
So what are you still stickin' around fer?! Go vote! You heard
me....GIT!
Ember "Embrace" Music Video
Frame from a close jib
performance take atop a parking structure in downtown Phoenix
So at the end of April, I directed photography
for one of Ember's new music videos, "Embrace", for which I also wrote the
treatment (basically the script). Ember hails from Austin, Texas, and
their label is VSR Music Group, which is distributed worldwide by EMI. I
also operated jib for their music video for "The Deep End". Both videos
will be premiering on about 100 cable stations worldwide- "The Deep End" will
come out within the next couple months, and "Embrace" will come out in the
fall.
For more info on Ember, visit
http://www.myspace.com/emberaustin
Photo by Akil Williams
I have an enormous ego,
which must be constantly fed by pictures like this one
Photo by Ellie Hernandez
Once our jib was
weighted with the RED camera and weights, we found it was far too heavy for the
dolly we had based the jib on. I had my Canon 7d with me, so instead of
having to scrap the jib, I threw the Canon up there and shot all the jib shots
with it. Both frame grabs you see above and below were shot on the 7d.
It worked out really well, too, because even though we had Zeiss Super Speed
T1.3 lenses on the RED, it just couldn't see the cityscape in the background as
well as the 7d with my T2.8 20mm lens. I swear that thing sees in the
dark!
Photo by Akil Williams
Jib operation on "The
Deep End"
Frame from a wide jib
performance take atop a parking structure in downtown Phoenix
Western X March shoot
Frame from a
closeup of the clerk in a
postal office scene. Actor-Greg Bronson
Frame from a
closeup of Colonel Leein a
bordello scene. Actor-Richard Anderson
Frame from a
scene from the prairie home
with the Dead Three. Actors-Cisco
Saavedra, George Velasquez
Back at the beginning of March, I directed photography for another round of
filming for the first season of Western X, a new sci-fi western webisode series.
This time we shot mostly interiors at Rawhide Western Town, giving me some fun
opportunities to light through windows.
For more info on the series, visit
www.westernxtheshow.com
Photo by Aaron Flores
Quick production meetin' before the day's shootin'
Photo by Aaron Flores
Shooting the bordello scene with the god....damn.... black coats
Photo by Aaron Flores
Don't knock the taste of
a RED viewfinder until you've tried it...
Photo by Aaron Flores
A little contemplation
during a short respite on set
Kevin Daly's Chicken and Waffles music video for
"William Cook"
I recently finished editing the first full
music video I've shot on my Canon 7d. I shot it with the single camera,
then edited the piece to make it look like it had been shot with multiple cams.
It can be found in the music video section under the films tab, or by clicking
HERE
January 7th, 2010
Western X Shoot at Goldfield Ghost Town
Photos by Aaron Flores
During the last half of December I directed
photography for Western X, a new sci-fi western webisode series. We shot
at Goldfield, and got incredible footage. Goldfield was a real mining town
back in the day, and many of the buildings at the tourist attraction were built
using wood and tin that is over 100 years old! Above left is a production
still from one of the scenes, and above right is me on a steadicam rig with the
RED One camera. For more info on the series, visit
www.westernxtheshow.com
December 31st, 2009
My New Cinematography Reel Now Online
Frame grab by Jason Ryan
I just finished editing together my newest demo
reel for cinematography and got it on the site. Check it out
here.
Caravaggio's 'Supper at Emmaus" Sneak
Preview
I shot and directed this piece on 16mm color
film on December 12th. It will be a couple months before I get the film
developed and telecine'd, but here's a 35mm film production still I shot that
day.
Photo by Jason Ryan
November 26th, 2009
Cinematic re-creation of Caravaggio's
Supper at Emmaus
I am currently casting for my cinematic re-creation of Caravaggio's Supper at
Emmaus (above). Caravaggio, one of the most famous painters of the
Baroque period, is noted by many cinematographers as one of their key artisitic
influences for his dramatic use of light and shadow. I'll be directing and
shooting the piece, and I will be holding auditions on Saturday, December 5th,
and shooting on December 12th.
Location:
Scottsdale Community College Campus
9000 E. Chaparral Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Northwest AP building
Room AP 208 (The screenwriting room next to the studios)
Map:
November 12th, 2009
Western X official trailer just released
In other news, Cazador Productions just released the official trailer for
their new webisode series Western X, and it looks amazing! I'm proud to
say I helped light and shoot the first three webisodes, and I'll be directing
photography on many of the upcoming webisodes for the first season, and
directing a webisode as well. Peep the trailer at
www.westernxtheshow.com
November 5th, 2009
Sarah Darling and Black River Artists
coming in concert
Over the summer, CMT.com held a
contest in which 4 Sarah Darling music videos were pitted against each other--2
made by Scottsdale Community College's Film School students and 2 made by Full
Sail's Film School students. The music video I directed, "Can't Call Love"
garnered the most votes, and as a prize, Black River Music Group is bringing
Sarah and the rest of their artists out for a concert at Graham Central Station
in Tempe! Thanks to everyone who voted for "Can't Call Love"!
The concert is open to the
public (there is a cover charge) and it starts at 9pm.
Graham Central Station
7850 South Priest Drive
Tempe, AZ 85284
480-496-0799
August 21st, 2009
LOLtv
Last week I directed and
directed photography for the opening credits intro to a new comedy show, LOLtv.
I also directed and directed photography for "The Real Wives of Polygamy County"
which is one of the skits to go in the first show. LOLtv will be airing on
a local Arizona TV station, and I'll let you know the exact station and air date
soon. Here are a few production stills:
Screen grab from LOLtv cast member Helene Diamond's opening credit sequence on Mill Ave.
Screen grab from LOLtv cast member Will Hightower's opening credit sequence on Mill Ave.
The "Real Wives" of Polygamy County, and Director/DP
Jason Ryan with a creeps smile
The cast of "The Real Wives of
Polygamy County" skit
Partial crew of "The Real Wives of Polygamy
County" skit
The Making of "Can't Call Love" on News
Channel 3
Channel 3 News recently shot a
piece about the Sarah Darling music video I directed, "Can't Call Love".
It will be airing on Friday, August 28th at around 9:45 pm. "Can't Call
Love" can be seen on CMT.com by following this link:
http://www.cmt.com/interact/sweepstakes/sarah_darling/vote.jhtml?videoId=395391
or on my
Music Videos page.
Screen cap from "Can't Call Love"
Photo by Will Schoenfeld
Sarah Darling and Jason Ryan
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