Pick-up Shots
Posted on May 14, 2011 by James RileyToday, we’re going to do a pick-up shot of Abraham Foxe questioning one of the witnesses in the tavern court house. The editors have finished first and 2nd draft cuts of the entire first episode, but we discovered one closeup that we never locked down during the first round. Not bad for a […]
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The Next Episode — Summer of 1770
Posted on May 11, 2011 by James RileyStories are about characters in conflict, not what Nabokov (I think) called “topical trash.” You can’t just track down an incident from history, or a trend, or a famous person and lock them all in a jar and claim your “narrative bottle” now has weight. That will earn you a sympathy nod, but it usually injures the […]
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First Impressions
Posted on May 9, 2011 by Drew_GanyerFor my first experience with Courage, NH I was asked to come out to Riley’s Farm, as director of photography, to shoot a
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The Dream
Posted on May 9, 2011 by James RileyGunsmoke, Bonanza, Andy Griffith, The Swamp Fox, Cheers, Frasier, and–um, don’t be scandalized by this:
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Why Big Studios Would Never Make ‘Courage’
Posted on May 5, 2011 by James RileyYou can read all of this post if you like, but
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The Layered Reality of Film & Video
Posted on May 5, 2011 by James RileyWhen you see a great film, you are watching an undeniably
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Who Invents Character(s)?
Posted on May 5, 2011 by James RileyBasil Hoffman — “Simeon Trapp” Photo Credits: Brooke Spencer – Absolute Love Photography Over the last two years, I’ve had the honor to
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The Very Beginning ..Or How I got so Obsessed with the Colonies..
Posted on April 30, 2011 by James RileyGrowing up, my mother kept a rather large studio (converted from a two car garage) just next to the
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Beautiful People
Posted on April 5, 2011 by James RileyNot everyone on a television show should know their
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