Doc Shoot in South Carolina

We headed east last week for a very cool documentary project we're working on in South Carolina. Derek, my usual right hand man, assisted me in the shoot, and we also enlisted the help of a South Carolina local named Alex Frank. We shot for three days, and surprisingly, everything went super smooth. (Considering that I planned everything from about 1000 miles away...) Anyway, here's some production shots from the shoot.

Me setting up lights and preparing for our first interview.




Exterior shot from our second location.



Shooting at Free Times, a newspaper in downtown Columbia.





Derek, fearless cinematographer.



Alex, sound recordist.

A Digital HQ Milestone...

Tomorrow marks a milestone for Digital Headquarters. In the morning, we'll be hitting the road for Columbia, South Carolina to begin shooting our first feature length documentary film. This has been a personal goal of mine for a long time, and tomorrow is the first step towards achieving that goal.

The cameras are packed, the tank is full, and the highway awaits. Pictures and updates from the road will be coming, so stay tuned...

Cola-Con Video Shoot

Busy week last week here at Digital Headquarters. I booked two weddings and traveled to Columbia, South Carolina over Labor Day weekend for a really cool event called Cola-Con. It was a hip-hop and comics festival that I filmed as part of a documentary project that is now officially in the works. Great crowd, great panels, and a DJ set by Talib Kweli. Definitely a cool event to be a part of...

Listen Up!

Headed to Kahoka, MO last month to shoot a music festival called Listen Up. If you're not familiar with Kahoka, it's the farthest northeastern point you can go to in Missouri, and it also happens to be my hometown. Anyway, the music was great, and it was a really diverse group of bands. Plus, I got to do some really cool video coverage with a combination of HD, SD, and Super 8 cameras. Yes, I mean Super 8, as in the home movie format introduced in 1965. Should make for an interesting concert film....

Above is a shot of Derek and I during a filming break. We represented about 1/3 of the film crew, so an additional shout-out goes to Cody, Dave, Chris, and Buck for helping me document the event. The concert film is next on my editing docket, so stay tuned for some video highlights from the night...

Robert