A guy walks onto a film set...

Q: How many Studio Development Executives does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Hmm...first let's talk about the concept behind this whole "light bulb" thing.

Film Crew Slang

Load-in: Hours before the director and stars arrive, the crew (grip, electric, camera, props, etc) unload their equipment trucks and set up mountains of gear for the shoot day. This is known as the Load-in. Guess what happens at the end of the day? That's right, the Load-out.

Dialogue Greatness

"I will be watching you and if I find that you are trying to corrupt my first born child, I will bring you down, baby. I will bring you down to Chinatown!"
Jack Byrnes (Robert DeNiro) in "Meet the Parents" 2000

Trippy mirror----Contributed by FBS Graduate Dan Wilson

Film Terms

Underscore- Music that provides atmospheric or emotional background to the dialogue on screen.

Contributed by FBS grad Jay Shropshire

And the nominees are...

American Society of Cinematographers 2012 Film Nominations

Friend's Pictures

IMAX camera on Libra stabilization head suspended from the boat's on-board crane.
Contributed by cinematographer James Neihouse

Pick of the Week

Bellflower (2011)- Two drinking, smoking college pals build muscle cars & modified weapons hoping that Armageddon happens. Their goal? To rule the roads just like in their all-time favorite film "Mad Max". That's enough for me...I'm in.

Big Words!

The Purkinje Effect- Huh? Don't worry, it's easier to understand than it is to pronounce. In 1819, Johannes von Purkinje discovered an odd effect while walking at dawn one day. He observed that blue flowers appeared brighter than red flowers in the dawn light while in full daylight the red flowers looked brighter. In other words, brightness of light effects how we perceive the brightness of different colors. This is especially true in dim light. This effect is referred to as the Purkinje Effect. A good example is moonlight. The Purkinje Effect fools our brain into thinking moonlight is blue, even though as reflected sunlight, it is the same color as daylight. Notice that most night scenes in movies are blueish tinted to create a "nighttime" effect.

Film Crew Slang

First Team- When the Director of Photography is finished lighting for a shot he will inform the Assistant Director (A.D.). The A.D. will then call for first team (the lead actors) to come to set. First team will replace 2nd Team (stand-ins) who have been on the actors marks while lighting was taking place.

Friend's Pics

Contributed by FBS Grad Brian Reulke w/ Michael Weber

Keep working

Congratulations to JOHN MCKERROW of Naples, Fl. for booking a nice V.O. & Emcee project. Prior John has booked CO-STAR roles on "MAGIC CITY" & "BURN NOTICE" thanks to LORI of LORI WYMAN CASTING WYMAN. John can also be seen soon on stage in the lead role of Shakespeare's classic. "Taming of the Shrew" as seen here getting his hair pulled! For tickets, go to www.sipnaples.org

Friends Pics

Chilling with great friends & Gypsy Poets on the neighborhood backyard stage! lol---Contributed by Swany Swan

Film Crew Slang

Basher- East Coast crew slang for an Eyelight, a small camera mounted light that is used to add a little sparkle to an actor's eyes or face. Also known as an Obie.

Just getting ready for the New Year event at home-----Contributed by FBS Grad Axl Friedrich

Wedding---Contributed by FBS Grad Jeremy Harmsen

"Another day at work...."--Contributed by FBS Grad Jay Shropshire

#batman #batmobile #corvette #car #la #losangeles# Dark Knight Exhibit

Photo Contributed by FBS Graduate Jeff Hart

Dialogue Greatness

“Yeah I called her up, she gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her, or something, I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention.”
 
-----Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) in Dumb & Dumber, 1994

Film Term

Motivated Lighting: A style of lighting in which the light sources imitate existing sources, such as lamps or windows.