A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FIVE OF “CXL”
When we last left Sean Gillane and his merry band of San Francisco pranksters, they were shooting green screen footage on the street…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY TEN OF “FAVOR”
All through this production, I’ve heard tales of our “seedy motel” location, a place so vile and disgusting, they couldn’t even bring themselves to put me up there…
Posted on October 4, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY NINE OF “FAVOR”
Previously, on FAVOR: Paul Osborne drove us out into the desert with a shovel and told us to dig (what could go wrong?). Well, now we’re back at his house for a day of filming (it’s a scheduling thing)…
Posted on October 3, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAYS SEVEN AND EIGHT OF “FAVOR”
We’re combining days here for the first time on A Year Without Rent for one very simple reason: nothing happened on day 7…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY SIX OF “FAVOR”
The one big issue with using soft lights as your primary lighting source is that they don’t do a whole lot when you take them outside…
Posted on September 12, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FIVE OF “FAVOR”
When a crew is as small as the crew on FAVOR, you really notice when people are gone…
Posted on September 11, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FOUR OF “FAVOR”
There will be blood. Maybe. Or maybe not…
Posted on September 10, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY THREE OF “FAVOR”
All through Day 2, one of the chief topics of conversation was how to shoot a scene with prop glass…
Posted on September 9, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY TWO OF “FAVOR”
You know how I said it’s generally a bad idea to film where you live? Well…here we go again…
Posted on September 8, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY ONE OF “FAVOR”
I’m not entirely sure where the rumor originated that I wouldn’t take A Year Without Rent to Los Angeles…
Posted on September 7, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FOUR OF “CXL”
There’s nothing quite like a really long day of freezing cold exteriors to make you appreciate the simple joys of filming inside…
Posted on July 15, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY THREE OF “CXL”
I never thought we’d be filming at the Golden Gate Bridge, but that’s exactly what we’re doing. Of course, we have no permit…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY TWO OF “CXL”
If you’ve never been to San Francisco (or, at least this part of San Fran), it’s important to know that a lot of people park in private garages in what’s most easily described as the basement of their apartment building…
Posted on July 13, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY ONE OF “CXL”
I’ve never worked in front of a green screen before, so when Sean Gillane tells me that his film CXL (stands for cancel) is going to involve some VFX green screen work, I’m pretty excited. Maybe intrigued is the better word…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY THREE OF “TERMINAL LEGACY”
It’s so stupid, but one of my favorite things is when a grip or DP uses a c-stand to hold a branch. I have no idea why, but it strikes me a damned cool…
Posted on July 5, 2011 by Lucas McNelly
