That’s Not How It Works

Recently I watched a rough cut of “Cotton Clouds”, a short film written, directed, and edited by Grandin Film Lab student Chloe Shelton. I was there to review color, as they are getting closer to the final cut of the movie. I was very impressed, actually got a little emotional over it. I had gone […]

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“I Hate How Much I Love You”

Perspectives from recovering addicts, artists and creatives in recovery, and the family and friends who love the addict but hate the disease. “I Hate How Much I Love You” is a new documentary film currently being produced by Dave. The first set of interviews took place in Los Angeles in February and more are scheduled […]

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Super 8 mm Film Production: “God of Hell”

Shooting a Music Video On Super 8mm Film This project started simply with the desire to learn more about using celluloid film as a capture medium. The original plan was to do a one-take of Chris Shepard singing his song God of Hell. After listening to the song, I started getting other ideas. As is the […]

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Super 8 Film

Working With Super 8 Film Offers Creative Options in a Digital World I have ventured on to eBay a number of times looking for good condition Super 8 film cameras over the past few years. I finally hit the “Buy It Now” button an a Canon 814 AZ in excellent condition. The camera was made […]

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Super 8 Film

Get Your Motor Runnin

Spring is here! Well, at least the calendar says so. It didn’t feel like it while driving home in the cold rain and snow the other night. My mother in Maine will tell you how much snow there is to dig out from under right now. But despite the weather, the blossoms are still bloomin’, the sprouts […]

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If You Have to Ask…

“If you have to ask, you wouldn’t understand to begin with.” I think there are only two things I could say this about: The Grateful Dead Harley-Davidson Both are serious power houses in their own right. Both have seen the bottom of the ditch and have pulled out of it, more than once. Both have […]

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Creative Culture

One thing I love about working with different crews is the different language, the different stories, the different people…ultimately it’s a different culture. Quacker, squeezer, gaffer, grip, baby pin, fat boy, fat man. Kentatha, Cliff, Texas, Jimmy Jets and Rockets, Johnny-A, The Golden Yummy, fishing hole, suck it, you deleted Jesus? These are all names […]

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“It’s so juicy, the life you’re living”

Sometimes, I feel like my work means nothing, nothing at all except some personal satisfaction and a way to satisfy my creative need. Now I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that. Who doesn’t love a pat on the back every once in a while. But if that’s all it is, does it really matter […]

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Getting From Here To There

Getting From Here To There  Fall is a transitional season. It signals the end of something and the beginning of something else, the end of warm and beginning of cold, the end of vacation, the beginning of school. In Virginia, we tend to have a pretty smooth transition from warm to cold, sometimes it’s not […]

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Short Films, Rethinking the TV Spot

Short Films – Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC DPC recently registered for the Lynchburg 48 Hour Film Project which will be held Aug 8-10. The idea is to create a short film in 48 hours with no pre-planning. Each team is given a  a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre for their […]

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