Equipment: Equipment is supposed to help make your work easier. Why is it that sometimes it doesn't seem that way? Baby, our Panavision camera, really gave us some beautiful shots, though. Chapman Leonard gave a discount on the dolly, and Location Sound gave a discount on the sound equipment.

Equipment

Baby

This is Baby in full view modelling herself.

Panavision

This is the Panavision facility where baby was born and raised. This is a really cool spot.

Baby's Lens

For those of you who don't know, Panavison makes the film cameras that all big motion pictures are shot on. You can't buy a panavision camera, you can only rent them from Panavsion. The only person in the world who owns a Panavsion camera is Stephen Spielberg. This camera is worth a whopping one million dollars. We had to pay about a grand and a half for the insurance policy. The picture it gives is absolutely phenomenal. When I saw the developed film I could hardly believe my eyes. This makes my top of the line DV camera look like a Hi-8 camcorder from 1987. I think the serial number of the camera body was "P28." We got it via a "new filmmakers" grant from Panavision. Big companies are really nice.

Meticulous Director

Any spots on any of the many layers of glass or filters would ruin the film and make it ugly. Brad meticulously cleaned it with canned air and other assorted tools.

Baby's Boxes

Some of the boxes for Baby.

Boxes

And more boxes.

More

And more boxes.

The Dolly - Smooooth

We had to unload a 350 pound dolly, but the smooth rolling action was SO worth it. This thing was awesome! It even had a hydraulic lift arm

Hard Working Director

Directors never have to walk.

Crane

Evening on Baldwin Hills overlooking LA. That's the crane in action.

MIA

We rented a U-Haul truck to stash the dolly, crane, and lights in. As you can see, it was very safe, as the gas cap was missing in action.

New Phone

Brad's cell phone got ran over by a car when he lost it in Beverly hills. It's tough being a producer.

Neatly Packed

Returning the equipment after a long shoot.

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