One The Set

I've been really fortunate to have been working all this month. Worked on a Documentary: A Hanging in Texas where I was a grip. Been craving to work with a jib again and we pulled off some wicked shots. They shot on a Canon XL. For the most part it was an easy gig. Mostly interviews with Lowel lights.

The other gig I did this month was an Infomercial for UTSA Medical School, where I was also a Grip. Nothing to major a few Kino's: 2 and 4 bank, peppers, midgets and tweenie's. Shot on Dvcpro HD Panasonic.
Since we were shooting in a office environment and had little room to rig we had to use scissor clips to hang up the lights.



The production company rented a Super Pee Wee II dolly which was sweet. They hired Sandy a Dolly Grip to maneuver it. That dolly is amazing. Never had the chance to work one yet.

( Ron - Sound on the left and Sandy - Dolly Grip on the right)

( Me on the Pee Wee)

Finally I also worked on a segment of America's Most Wanted. Only shoot I didn't have time to take stills. We had only 3 grips to cover all gripping departments. We had to rig 12 lights, lunch boxes, stands etc on a 2 story building. The lighting set up came out awesome. Was shot on an old abandoned warehouse. Camera was the Panasonic DVX100b.

Panasonic HVX200

Two weeks ago I began my first test shot on the Panasonic HVX200, for a concept I have for a music video. We couldn't actually shot on 720p since we are still waiting for the P2 cards to come in.

From my experience shooting and working with digital cameras, I have come to the conclusion that the Panasonic HVX200 has a far superior lens than both the JVC and Sony HD cameras. The capturing of light and focus are stunning. I am excited to finally work on High Definition and to experiment in the editing room.

Mr. Sifuentes