Film Log #2: "Good Morning, Love"

Yesterday I biked up to Greenpoint to take some test shoots and scout out the shoot location (below). We're all set to film on May 1st - 2nd. This week I'll be fleshing out all of the storyboards to show the DP on Sunday, I'll be posting progress and the final boards as soon as they're finished...

Film Log #1: "Good Morning, Love"

I'm directing the short film "Good Morning - Love" starring Arjun Gupta (Nurse Jackie, Fringe) and Anna Lamadrid (The Sopranos, Williamsburg) soon, so I'll be logging the progress through this blog as I have just received the script from the very talented writer Rachael Holder. So, here we go... below is a rough list of what I'm working on during pre-production (storyboards are next, as well as more narrowed down moodboards):

Color Palette - Beginning vs End:

Color/Mood - Beginning vs End:

Opening Credits Typeface - Trithart:

Ending Credits Typeface - Hannah:

Lighting:

Hair Style (not color):

Travis Style:

**Note: all of the images (except for the storyboards) were found in various places and I take no claim to the credit of these images, they're just used as reference and keep the mood of what we're trying to convey.

This Isn't What It Looks Like

Alexis Anne Mackenzie create amazing collages from vintage illustrations. Wow.

Recordis Photography

Recordis Photography is a great photo blog, linking off to flickr sites. The photo above is from Lina Scheynius who is interviewed on the site.

48-Hour Film Project - 2010

Just finished registering for the 48-Hour Film Project New York, as team "Drakeford Films". If you're interested in joining our team shoot me an email, we're looking for all types of talent! We did it last year in Atlanta and it was a blast, check it out below:

Audrey Hepburn Complex

Love the mood and color of this photo blog .