Phoenix Zoo Film Shoot

An old BYU friend was producing a film "short" and asked if I could give him a hand this past weekend. I had worked on numberous shoots at BYU and missed the production atmosphere. I recruited the help of my good friend, Kelly, who was curious to see what goes on behind the scenes of a film shoot. We didn't really have a title responsibility, but helped in random assignments like setting up craft services, running to the store for random stuff, and general art direction (moving pots and park benches!). As with all shoots I've ever worked on, this one went overtime finishing at 1:30am! I'm eager to see the finished product.

Setting up a dolly shot at the carousel.


A 4K light.


Chris and Kelly being the gophers.

Minneapolis and an old friend

Last weekend I had a last minute trip to Boston for the weekend and on Monday I flew back to Phoenix. I tried to catch an earlier flight back to Phoenix, but found myself with a 6 hour layover in Minneapolis. Since I used to live in Minneapolis, I decided to call an old friend that I hadn't seen in over 6 years. As luck would have it, when I called, she had just gotten off of work and, coincidentally, lives about 5 minutes from the airport. Long story short...went out to eat at a great little Vietnamese restaurant in Minneapolis and caught up on old times. Rayna, lets make sure the next time we meet up is sooner than 6 years!

Rayna dropping me off at the Minneapolis Airport for my flight back to Phoenix.