Last week I shot production stills for an independent film called “First Dream Called Ocean.” I’m still not quite sure what it was about, but I had a fun time spending two days on set while they filmed in the Watts neighborhood and out around the California Poppy Reserve in the Antelope Valley, which, as you can see, was still blooming. I’ve recently begun shooting stills for small productions. It’s both something I can add to my repertoire and, better yet, something I’m actually interested in, given the film studies degree I earned prior to focusing on photojournalism in grad school. I’m not sure that I personally want to get back into filmmaking, but I do enjoy being around the process and also shooting video, which is good now that multimedia has become so prominent in everything from journalism to commercial work. Though I did find myself wanting to jump behind their camera during the shoot! Perhaps I’ll get back into cinematography at some point, but for now shooting stills and some video is good enough. This film just wrapped up last week and I’m actually heading out the door in two hours to attend the wrap party in Culver City. Should be fun! More pics post-jump.
