Tuesday, December 30, 2008

New Video: "Yummy Lunches!" Commercial

"Grandma" was visiting for the night, so I wrote a short commercial-esque short, which turned out very good. Check it out!



Below is the "Making Of" video and behind the scenes photos.








I'm already thinking of a sequel to this commercial...

Monday, December 29, 2008

"Bring It, Grandma! 2" Script First Draft

I've completed and printed the first draft of the "Bring It, Grandma! 2" screenplay. Below are pictures of all 12 pages. I've already started revising it for the first time through, so an extra page or so has been added to the final copy.




And, of course, those photos were lit with my new halogen work lights.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

New Equipment: Halogen Work Lights

I have just purchased a new piece of equipment for Honeyberdy Productions: a twin-head halogen work light which, as I had expected, turns out to be very bright. I also bought 9 MiniDV tapes, but who cares. Below are pictures of the unboxing (I didn't bother filming it. Who would watch that, anyways.).





At least these lights do their job. They effectively light an entire room without the help of any other lights, as demonstrated in the photo below.


Another way I might use these besides obvious lighting is to simulate daylight through blinds in windows, as successfully demonstrated in the photos below.



So I think that these are a great value for what they do, usually sold for under $50 as opposed to professional lighting kits that cost hundreds of dollars. Of course, I still have to get lighting gels, create a diffuser and possibly modify the lights themselves. But at this moment, these lights will greatly improve Honeyberdy Productions' videos.

"Bring It, Grandma! 2" Location Scouting

Today I went scouting for exterior locations to be used in "Bring It, Grandma! 2". They both seem to be parking lots... possible spoiler?

Location #1:


Elevator/Stairs


Adjacent Building


Garage Roof


Ramp


Interior At Night


Building At Night


Garage Roof At Night

Location #2:


Parking Lot


Parking Lot #2


Prairie Path Bridge

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I looked at other locations, but after reviewing photos and personally visiting possible sites I have selected these two to be included in "Bring It, Grandma! 2". So look out for them this summer!