BU FILM SCHOOL...

Framing Forrest.

Sid asking me to set-up the next shot.

Me and the Director's Viewfinder.
Scott and the Light Meter.

Shooting the interview sequence.

The Arriflex...the camera used to shoot many independent films
and a lot of films in the 70's. It's nearly 40 years old now.
This is our 2nd semester camera.
I will be shooting "Romans for Rolling Papers" with this guy.

Snow in Boston.

Sid shooting with the Bolex, our semester 1 camera.

My shooting wardrobe.

Shooting a scene with smoking..not my movie.

Setting up lights with the Grip kit.

Forest and Mel, two freshman actors BU's CFA.

The old Bolex.

Pietro and the angel. Rehearsal.

Rehearsing the break-in.

Neena's Lamp Shop.

Me and Lloyd Kauffmann,
creator of The Toxic Avenger.

Redstone Film Festival.
L to R: Chris, Ashley, and Scott.

Me and Pietro.

Chuck Merzbacher announcing the festival.

Redstone audience.

Me and Jose, the guy we met when we toured the school last May.
He worked in the basement.
He was a gaffer (electrician) on Spielberg's Amistad.

BU Pub after the festival.
I hate too many jalapenos.

A cool mural near my apartment.

A wall somewhere.

Scouting Locations with Sid.

Changing film in TOTAL darkness.
The changing bag. It's like threading the projectors at State 123.
But blind-folded.

Setting up the lighting and doing sound check.

Michelle, our wonderful actress.

Scott readies the slate.

Light Metering Forrest, who plays on ignorant racist.

Ashley with a mic taped to her.

Finding the right shot for Forrest.

Kenice prepping sound.

The Kino Lights on Ben, our Pakistani actor.

A moment of happiness for Ashley.

Our major lights: the Arri 300. There are also Arri 650s and 1000s.

Ben in a production still.

The KINO lights up close.

Kenice...waiting to boom.

Scott...our lighting master.

Kenice and the boom mic.

Cool shot of Ben through Sid's glasses.