Behind the Scenes of ‘Better Off’

Behind the Scenes of ‘Better Off’

Back in August, I did production design, makeup, and behind the scenes photography for Joshua Gray and Ben Hosking’s short film ‘Better Off.’ It was a long, sweaty, buggy shoot in the armpit of New Hampshire, but we powered through and I think the final product is going to be great.

On location: Mega-X, Auburn NH

On location: Mega-X, Auburn NH

Around this time last month, I was working on production design for a short film my friend Ben Hosking was directing. He, the DP, the UPM, and I drove up to our location, which was a truck stop in New Hampshire. It was a gorgeous, cool night, absolutely unlike the night we actually shot. Keep…

Photo a Day: Pasta

Photo a Day: Pasta

Let’s be honest: ‘Photo a Day’ is frequently ‘At Least Two Photos a Day.’ I liked how cinematic the simple moment of pasta cooking on the stove could be. . .one concept I’m very fond of from my video production experience is the idea of corresponding establishing shots and close-ups, which is why I’ll sometimes…

Photo a day: blood tests

Photo a day: blood tests

I did production design for a short film my friend and colleague Ben Hosking wrote with actor Josh Grey. Part of that involved formulating some fake blood to stain some bandages. I came up with some pretty convincing stuff. The recipe, if you’re interested, is red food coloring with just a touch of blue, glycerin,…

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 8

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 8

I was the official behind the scenes photographer for the production of the Tufts Experimental College Director Howard Woolf’s film ‘Dust’ this summer. Here are some stills from day six. You can follow the film’s official Facebook page here. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes posts — I took a lot of photos! Here are the behind-the-scenes photos for…

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 7

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 7

I was the official behind the scenes photographer for the production of the Tufts Experimental College Director Howard Woolf’s film ‘Dust’ this summer. Here are some stills from day six. You can follow the film’s official Facebook page here. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes posts — I took a lot of photos! Here are the behind-the-scenes photos for…

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 6

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 6

I was the official behind the scenes photographer for the production of the Tufts Experimental College Director Howard Woolf’s film ‘Dust’ this summer. Here are some stills from day five…can you tell we had a lot of fun with these scenes? You can follow the film’s official Facebook page here. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes posts…

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 5

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 5

I was the official behind the scenes photographer for the production of the Tufts Experimental College Director Howard Woolf’s film ‘Dust’ this summer. Here are some stills from day five. You can follow the film’s official Facebook page here. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes posts — I took a lot of photos! Here are the behind-the-scenes photos…

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 4

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 4

I was the official behind the scenes photographer for the production of the Tufts Experimental College Director Howard Woolf’s film ‘Dust’ this summer. Here are some stills from day four. You can follow the film’s official Facebook page here. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes posts — I took a lot of photos! Here are the behind-the-scenes photos…

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 3

Behind the scenes of Howard Woolf’s ‘Dust,’ Part 3

I was the official behind the scenes photographer for the production of the Tufts Experimental College Director Howard Woolf’s film ‘Dust’ this summer. Here are some stills from day three. You can follow the film’s official Facebook page here. Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes posts — I took a lot of photos! Here are the behind-the-scenes photos…