Brian and Moira

NINE with Rob Marshall and Harvey Weinstein!

This group was by far one of the most interesting groups of people I have shot to date, Mr. Harvey Weinstein, Rob Marshall (director of Chicago), John Deluca, and Marc Platt. They were discussing with a room full of producers how they developed the film Nine which is set for release on Christmas day. It's an homage to Fellini's 8½, however this film was done in the fashion of a musical. If you liked Chicago, my guess is you'll love Nine. I would give my review, but I couldn't make it to the screening before the talk.

Because the guys weren't on a stage I was able to get super close so I had the opportunity to have a little more freedom than normal. For me it was so surreal to be in the presence of people who have accomplished so much in their careers and who have so much power ( you know who I'm talking about). wow. I love this job! I feel so lucky I even get to listen to the insider details of how this movie came to be. Pretty interesting stuff, sometimes I get distracted from shooting and just start listening, uh-oh.

A Single Man

This past Monday I had the pleasure of shooting the very special PGA screening of Tom Ford's directorial debut of A Single Man. Starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. It was so much fun and such a beautiful film! The Director of photography was Eduard Grau, who in my humble opinion, was the icing on the cake! Be sure to check this one out, but beware, it's not cheery but it is an elegantly told story love and life, the past, and the future.

You can watch the preview here.

Vegan Fig Coffee Cake- Yum!

Baked by the wonderful miss Valerie Hoagland! My new found partner in food photography and baking!

Me & Orson Welles- PGA Screening, Q&A

A couple days before Thanksgiving I got to shoot another Q&A for the Producer's Guild. This time was with director Richard Linklater and actor Chistian Mckay who plays Orson Welles in the film Me & Orsen Welles which stars Claire Danes and Zac Efron.

ArpLine - Fold Up Like a Piece of Paper

A friend of mine Gregg Condé shot a stop action music video today for a group called ArpLine. I was invited to come along to manage the data and do a little photo assisting. I brought my camera for back-up but also had some time to grab some shots. Here a few of my favs from the day! It was 30º when we started shooting at 6:30am and finally warmed up to around 50º in the afternoon. Despite the cold, the sunlight and Fall colors made the extra effort worth it. I can't wait to see the final cut of the stop-action video for this song. I think it's gonna be something special!

Bobby