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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008><FONT size=2>Hello
all,</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=066263820-06082008> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008><FONT size=2>I love this from HW. He
is EXACTLY correct, and I try to always live by that (except I also
add #6 Don't shoot with children or animals to that list). Amazingly,
my first film shoot for me at the helm broke ALL FIVE rules! Which means
that I was the only one stupid enough to take the job. There IS a GOD and
he certainly came through for me on that shoot. Everything worked. Here
below is all I was up against:</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>Full Aperature anamorphic (no one shoots that
format)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>2 weeks of Night shoots in Europe with HMIs (AND I was
shooting 29.97fps on 50 HZ lights / elec.)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>Camera rented in Amsterdam (never seen until we showed
up)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>Anamorphic Lenses rented from Clairmont (in
LA)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>Locations changed at last
minute</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>A third of my crew members I'd never laid eyes on until
the Genny / Grip truck showed up</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>Had to telecine an Anamorphic Full Aperature 35mm to
two screens - a Left 4:3 and a Right 4:3 with correct overlap for projection
from two laser disc players</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>Don't get me started on audio problems and Video
assist</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>and the anamorphic desqueezer didn't show for the
camera</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>It wasn't me that pulled it off. God stepped up
and saved my career.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>Lael</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008><FONT size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>(still humbled by my own
incompetencies)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: monospace"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=066263820-06082008>HW wrote: </SPAN><BR>Never shoot two "new" items
at once.<BR><BR>A new camera.<BR><BR>A new location.<BR><BR>A new
format.<BR><BR>A new post process.<BR><BR>A new crew.<BR><BR>Pick one, but never
two at once.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></SPAN><br><p><SPAN STYLE='FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'>This email may contain proprietary information and/or copyright material. This email is intended for the use of the addressee only. Any unauthorized use may be unlawful. If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your email software.<br><br>Information contained in and/or attached to this document may be subject to export control regulations of the European Community, USA, or other countries. Each recipient of this document is responsible to ensure that usage and/or transfer of any information contained in this document complies with all relevant export control regulations. If you are in any doubt about the export control restrictions that apply to this information, please contact the sender immediately.<br><br>Be aware that Meggitt may monitor incoming and outgoing emails to ensure compliance with the Meggitt IT User policy.</span></BODY></HTML>