The Bookie World Premiere

Last night was the world premiere of The Bookie at San Antonio's Cinefestival. I worked on The Bookie earlier in 2007 where I became the 2nd 2nd AD. It was an awesome experience. It stars Douglas Spain & Mike Starr
A funny story about the shot was the fact that nobody would ever see me on the set since I spent most of the time in the trailer making call sheets, sides and paper work. One day I went on set to get an approval from John Nolan the 1st AD on a call sheet and Mike Starr was reading over his lines. Mike Starr goes...OHH its JESUS the FUCKING NINJA. Kind of an inside joke. I always wear black and the fact that nobody ever saw me when I would pop in and out of the set. That was cool. Congrats on your success Cevallos Brothers!!! Here is the trailer to the film.

Monster Quest - Chupacabra

This week on April 7-9th I worked on a 3 day shot with The History Channel new show Monster Quest. They were doing a segment on the Chupacabra's. I was the grip on the shot. We had a minimal crew. Director, DP/Cameraman, Sound & a PA. The gripping gear was also minimal. Small Arri Kit, 4*4 Mirror, 4 X 4 White Side/Silver Side Beadboard, Duckbill Clamp, 4 x 4 Flag Kit, 2 C-Stands, 1 Combo stand & 5 sandbags.

Mostly the segment consisted of Interviews with a few reenactments. On the last day we went to Cuero, Texas where a woman shot and killed an animal that many claim is the Chupacabra's. That was definitely the coolest day of the shot. We set up camera traps in 3 different remote areas and had 2 guides; a hunter and a Cryptozoologist. Now I am a city guy so this was a new and exciting experience. I will post some photos that Keri took and show you guys what we saw. You be the judge.