Category: Journal
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An Action Filmmaker In Cannes – Day 1
We left on Tuesday morning at 4am for the Oakland airport, driven by a man named Kabir, who took special interest in my having worked on a Bollywood film, Love Aaj Kaal, and he loved action films in general. Turns out he has a brother in the Bollywood industry. We exchanged business cards. Before leaving…
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Vincent Zhao breaks his silence – Reveals what went down while shooting Special Identity
Vincent Zhao criticizing Donnie Yen’s work attitude and ethics in a recent interview A while back, Vincent Zhao held a press conference giving out a statement of his reason for leaving the production of Special Identity – produced, action directed, and starring Donnie Yen – claiming that the production crew was responsible for the script…
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Final Stages of Death Grip Post-Production – Picture Locking
The past three weeks of Death Grip post-production have involved locking the picture, meaning after this, no more edits will be made. When the first 13 minutes were locked, I sent it off to Brett Perry, who is composing an orchestrated soundtrack, and Matteo Grilli, who is doing sound design and mixing. Matteo worked with…
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Shooting Dr. Z's "American Dream" – Days 3 & 4
Day 3 – Sept 5, 2009 We started at 8:00 am in Chinatown, shooting in the first thunderstorm I’ve witnessed in the Bay Area in years. The thunder sets off a car alarm. Get some funny looks from tourists while one of the actors (while on camera) shouts “What are you looking at!?” at one…
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Shooting Dr. Z's "American Dream" – Days 0-2
Day 0 Dr. Z calls me up and asks if I know of anyone who would like to work on his new film, a Cantonese-spoken drama called American Dream about a Hong Kong immigrant in America. He also asks for a cameraman with a 3-chip HD camera, which I say I have, and next thing…