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La Force Majeure: Buried in Snow
Yesterday's joy was premature. We had to cancel today's shoot and need to file for a deadline extension. After the great roll we had...


The Seven Evil Challenges - Being on a (Tight) Roll
Today, our crew mastered an entire day of filming by covering four different scenes and two different locations. This in and of itself...


Like a Spider in the Web: How to Get a Job
What is the secret of success in the film industry? As the image might have hinted at, it's networks and networking. In Germany, we call...


How Do You Edit?
Our day started off with a reflective editing exercise. Since one of our three groups was missing today, our technician decided to give...


How to Create Night Bar Scenes
Today was our first day of filming for our client's project and while it took a lot more time than I initially expected it to, I was...


Sound and Lighting for a Pop Promo
Today at 12.00, our production crew for the pop promo was destined to meet with the client to start filming his music video in a hotel we...


Exploring Field Recording
This morning was jam-packed with exercises in sound recording, production meetings and a client shoot later that day that went until...


Taming the Beast: Light and Lighting Scenarios
I still struggle with lighting. There, I said it. I still struggle with lighting. I don't quite seem to get it right, since it's either...


Casting Calls! Where Are All the Actors at?
We have a major problem. Casting is not turning out well. Not at all. After I placed the casting calls last Friday, I was quite...


Call Sheets, Shot Lists, and Location Recces!
We went one step further in our understanding and preparation of pre-production as we were introduced to the very backbone of every...
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