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in a blink
Wednesday (yesterday): We wrapped a 2 day shoot I directed with DP, Wilson Webb, for a new client. The shoot used the Canon 7D video camera and covered 6 concepts, multiple locations and even a greenscreen. The pieces needed varying levels of finish, including digitizing, music, editing, color, sound design, and chroma keying (subject separated from green screen).
Thursday (today): We had music ready in the morning by Joe and his team from Pixel Farm Music. By 11am, dailies were ready for me to start making selects with our editor, Doug. By 3pm, rough cuts were ready on 3 pieces and backgrounds for the green screen piece were purchased by our producer, Paul. By 6pm, one content piece was off to get chroma keyed and the other two were off to sound design and music.
Friday (tomorrow): Repeat steps for the other 3 content pieces. All 6 go to color correction with Dave and we'll get everything put together and ready for client review for Monday.
Monday: Get client feedback in the morning and make final tweaks for delivery by the end of day.
The scary thing is, we could've finished on Friday if we had too. We wouldn't have liked it, but it's possible with the kind of tools and talent we have. This was my first full on collaboration with the post production team - and it was very informative and, well, fun. Pairing this kind of talent and efficiency with good thinkery could make for some rewarding and timely work.
I also met someone cool today who I'm excited to collaborate with. He's around 9 ft tall with height and vision. I asked and he has accepted our first official invitation to The Thunderdome.
help us fill the thunderdome
One of my biggest goals at Pixel Farm is to give our team more opportunities to collaborate with different creative gypsies from around our community and eventually, around the world. All kinds of gypsies. Writers, musicians, jugglers, you name it.
I believe the more we can make our place a haven for creative Peter Pans, the better our new integrated team will get at making stuff that doesn't suck. In an effort to help that cause, we're building a playroom full of the oldest and best games on the planet. Games like ping pong on a table that's almost usable. And Combat on the classy Atari 2600. Let's not forget about Frogger and Duck Hunt (hopefully we can get it to work). The room will also be full of things that will help people collaborate with each other. Like sharpies, sketch paper, chalkboards, big tables, laptops, printers and... a kegerator.
So what's the catch?
The only catch is if you guys come up with something cool while you're here - tell us. If we like it too, we'll put our resources behind it and help you make it. Better yet, we'll give you a digital stage to show it off.
Sound worthy? Then help us build it.
If you have stuff that doesn't suck and would like to donate said stuff to The Thunderdome, please email info to quan@pixelfarm.com. (Contributors get an invite to our Thunderdome grand opening shindig early next year.)
Here are some things that would be sweet:
1) lava lamp
2) bean bag chair
3) Tina Turner
