Monday, November 9, 2009

One Day in LA

Los Angeles, CA









This shot was taken at 5am over Hyperion Blvd, as I wandered the streets after a sleepless night on a 24 hour layover in LA. This really is the time of day when I like LA most.

It seems like Im always having to search for things to like about LA... (which is another thing I like about LA)





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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

She's Got to Sacrifice for the Stacks

Charlotte, NC
























Supervising Producer, Nisa Ahmad, taking care of important business - sporting "I Machine Gun LA" T-shirt, new 3Gs iPhone, and "Charlene" the turquoise Impala.


Note rear view mirror ornamentation. We all got to sacrifice for the stacks...


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Friday, October 2, 2009

Folsom Street Unicorn

San Francisco, CA


My favorite part of Folsom Street Fair actually happened a couple blocks away, in a great studio where I sat in front of this work in progress, doing notes on a new cut, and listening to a live version of This. The whole thing felt very san francisco - but in a good way.

Are unicorns making a comeback?








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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Show Me What Im Looking For...

Christian Family Diner

High Point, NC



A wait staff required to wear "Jesus is King" T-shirts

A giant mural featuring a Jesus weeping over the failures of the world.

Glow Crosses that last for hours, but only cost 50 cents.

Macaroni made with government issue cheese (a distinct taste I remember from childhood)

BBQ served on styrofoam plates (environment be damned)

Green beans coated in canned sugar syrup

A waitress who actually sneezed on our food. twice.

And a crew thats so thankful to be there with a full 30 minutes off, there was not one complaint.

God bless 'em.
Thats how we roll on this production...
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Shameless Self Promotion...

New York, NY


Keith Johnson from "Man Shops Globe"

Check out the Man Shops Globe Website

and check out the show Oct 7th



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Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Superficial is the Most Profound...

Tunis, Tunisia



8 weeks of the ultimate in escapist entertainment is coming to a flat screen TV near you. Read about it here

Who has the better job, Keith or me?


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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

I Missed Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA



















Reading this, landing at sunset will do that to you....
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The Bees are Back...

State College, PA
























Premiering on Planet Green this week - Saturday at 8. Kicking off the "Reel Impact" documentary series. Get all the info here

You can also check this out

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

First Laugh of the Day

Media Motion Studio

Charlotte, NC


Today I reached a saturation point. A lot going on. Too much to think about. Too many things slipping through the cracks, happening outside my sphere of control. Suddenly it all culminated with the Supervising Producer turning to me with her pen and paper and asking - "For your lunch today, do you want tofu with your veggie curry?" Didn't she realize how many things I was processing at that moment? Budget! Schedule! Post! Shooting! Trade Out! Can't anyone just make a decision on their own? But no - I needed to be calm to provide answers that made sense and helped guide the production toward ultimate success.

Long pause. Deep Thought. Working the question out in my head - along with all the possibilities... Tofu can provide protein. Protein helps build muscle. I like that - but Im not working out, so there is no muscle to build. I dont like the flavor of tofu. Im not really a fan of soybeans. So whats the point really? Course, I could always do half tofu...

Finally I realized, I dont care about tofu

"I dont care about tofu", I said.

Which seemed so on point, it felt like it should be turned into a bumper sticker for my Kia Sedona rental.

This was my first laugh of the day.


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Friday, August 7, 2009

Parting Shot

Cape Town, South Africa




This was shot from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held for 20 something years before becoming the president of post apartheid South Africa.  It's sort of like Alcatraz, and it was notorious back in the apartheid days as the place to hold the most "dangerous" political prisoners.

Other famous inmates on Robben Island include Robert Sobukwe, the leader of the Pan African Congress.  He was held in solitary confinement for years until he literally died of isolation.  Which you may think isn't possible, but apparently, solitary confinement is one of the cruelest forms of torture (Though it's the form of punishment we often deem as safe, sane, and civilized - hence the prolific use of it in prisons across the US).  To learn more about the effects of solitary confinement, read this   Totally fascinating and is likely to change your views on the subject entirely.  


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