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Monthly Archives: January 2014
What Should I Spec?
Not me. You. What should you spec? I know what I’m writing. But this is the first question writers ask, and sometimes the hardest to answer. First: Why write a spec? The traditional reason is that it shows a showrunner … Continue reading
Depth of Field
I was watching this week’s Helix, and was struck by how the director decided to use depth of field. Depth of Field is a photography term that refers to how much of the image is in focus. If your aperture … Continue reading
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Tagged aperture, depth of field, directing, focus, Helix, production
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When A Day Isn’t Enough…
In keeping with the “what do all those words in the credits mean, anyway?” theme, I was watching a show the other day and noticed a 2nd Unit Director was credited, and started having flashbacks. Then I wondered how many … Continue reading
Visualizing Death
Helix premiered last week, and in all the reviews there was always one moment that kept popping up – the monkeys. (No more details to avoid spoilers.) There was no dialogue, no movement, but the visual was arresting. Moments like … Continue reading
Home Is Where the Set Dec Is
Last night I cleaned the sink portion of my bathroom. My apartment is set up in a strange way, where the sink is separated from everything else. It’s its own space, about four square feet, and it took me two … Continue reading
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CE (Common Era)
See, that’s a pun because I’m going to talk about ADs. Get it? I was watching this week’s Raising Hope, and over one of the producer cards in the end credits I heard a voice (I assume a showrunner) say, … Continue reading
For Your Consideration
Most of the world has winter, spring, summer and fall. We have Pilot Season, Vacation, Fire Season and Awards Season. I almost titled this post, “What Is This Winter You Speak Of?” but considering the cold snap covering most of … Continue reading
Physics Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Back when I was temping, I spent a couple of months working in Cable Development. It was a great job with great people, and I had a lot of fun there. (Then the person who actually had the job came … Continue reading
Yoga Was Right
“Does anyone have any conditions or injuries I should know about?” “I’ve got a list as long as your arm, but I know my modifications. Don’t worry about it,” I want to tell the substitute yoga teacher. But I don’t. … Continue reading
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Generation Coax 