Stanley Speaks

Until we actually start SHOOTING regularly, I’m also serving as a Production Assistant (we call them PA’s in The Biz).

Today I got to spend some time with Linda, our Technical Director and special effects wizard.

George, in front of the camera!

We needed to get some green screen footage to test some of the effects and I got to be the guinea pig. Linda let me play on one of the editing systems while she went to lunch, so I had a little fun with an image from NASA.

George on Mars!!

My skills aren’t quite as good as Linda’s yet, but I’m hoping she takes me under her wing once we’re into full on production.

In preparation for the… project ahead of us I’ve been clearing up some hard drive space, and found some iPhone photos from Stanley’s trip to Vegas.  Since we’ve been pretty quiet, and are likely to be for a bit, I figured it would be good to share them.

Unpacking and painting is going ALOT slower than anticipated, which is why there hasn’t been much happening here lately.

However, our friend Clay asked Stanley and me to help him produce a video that he wrote for a contest that he’s trying to win.  I directed and edited the video, Clay ran the camera, and Stanley was the casting supervisor.  Our friend, Evil Steve, jumped in to help out as well.  You’ll probably be able to spot him in the video.

I don’t post often. Mostly because I don’t have my own blog.  But I figured that a post here every once in a while couldn’t hurt.

As most of you know, I’m the tech head behind Stanley’s escapades. I manage his web presence, run cameras for videos, and recover from hacker attacks.  I’m also a huge proponent of Open Source software, and I was lucky enough to be invited to present at the 2009 Drupal*Con in Washington DC.

George & Drupal founder Dries Buytaert

It’s always great to see the Drupal crew at each Drupal*Con.  And this time it was even a bigger thrill to get to hang out with folks like Dries and MerlinOfChaos and present along side Jeff Eaton.

George at the Whitehouse

I also had a little time to explore DC, which was a whole lot of fun.  If you ever get a chance to get to Drupal*Con, I highly recommend it.