July 25, 2005

• Extension-Free

  
  

  During the midpoint of ”TGG“, I did have the extensions taken out because I was a groomsman in a wedding.  But since they had to go back in the following day, the joy was short-lived.  But I did get a great picture with Avery, where we are sportin’ the same smile.  Man, I’d be so pissed if this shot had me with my Flock of Seagulls ‘do.   

  
  

  And segueing into another Avery shot I was excited about – because she finally grew into this Supergirl onesie I had specially made for her by her Uncle Ryan of BlackLava. 

  
  

  I’d originally wanted to bring her home in it but she was still way too small.  At the time, who knew baby’s clothes had different sizes?  0 to 3 months.  3 to 6 months.  What’s the difference?  Small is small, right?  She’s got another one waiting for her when she gets bigger — a white “S” and pink background on a white onesie. 

  
  

  On a side note, the director of ”The Gene Generation” is now hooked on Xanga and has started his own site: (xanga.com/arkgoth) with reflections on the shoot as well as ongoing updates of the production.  Should be a good resource for those interested in directing. 

  
  

  This guy’s got a very stylized sense of direction, always knew what he wanted and was able to adapt & adjust quickly even when things went awry (losing locations/actors, etc). 

  
  

  I’ve personally observed that the inexperienced or uninspired directors I’ve worked with, tend to just go with the standard “safe shots”:  Shooting a wide master shot and then covering the close-ups from ALL possible angles (which takes forever to shoot) in the hopes of figuring out how to piece it all together in the editing suite.  Not the case with this guy.  Also on the main site, he’s got two different teaser trailers up.  Teaser 1.  Teaser 2.   

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