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A 100W Lightbulb and A Piece of Aluminum Foil

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Not too long ago, I shot a short film for a friend of mine called Face to Face.  It was an interesting project that was basically about a guy who comes home to a stange—yet familiar—man in his home.  It’s quickly learned that he is talking to his alter ego.  Played by one actor (and his brother for some over-the-shoulder shots), we shot the project in one room in one day.  Well, with one exception: there was one night exterior scene at the opening of the film that introduces the character arriving home.

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Challenge On Stage: Afterthoughts

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Well, it’s been a couple weeks since the principle photography of Jonah and the Great Fish wrapped.  In my last post, I was watching the rehearsals and wondering what all the challenges would end up being.  It was an interesting shoot—that’s for sure.  I thought that the shooting schedule and limitations of previous Liken episodes were less-than-ideal.  This production needs a new category all together.  All things considered (which I will get into detail here), I think the shoot went just about as well as it could have given the circumstances. An interjection, just to clarify my position on this:  This entry may seem like a griping session on how I didn’t get what I wanted for a perfect shoot.  On the contrary, I was fully aware of the challenge and it’s inherent limitations and I accepted the challenge to do the best I could with what we had (or didn’t have).  The following observations are for educational purposes only ;)