Not Irish

Julie is not really irish

On a bright and sunny day last March, the cameras and sound equipment moved inside for the second day of shooting the independent movie "Hole in the Wall".

The crew was tight, the schedule was tight and the set was tight.  When you shoot indoors with film (real film), everybody needs to bring their 'A' game.  A single car backfire two blocks away can ruin an entire scene.

You take care of the things you have control over and pray to your god of choice that the things outside of your control cooperate.





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0 Comments | Posted 6/30/11 10:35 PM By John Becker in Photojournalism

Hole in the Wall - Day 1

My niece is a film maker and she offered me a terrific opportunity; document and provide still set photography of the production activity of her independent film "Hole in the Wall".

Filming happened over a two day period in Minneapolis in March 2011.  The crew size was about 35 individuals and all of the equipment was professional grade.  The first day of filming was exterior sidewalk shots and covered 3 scenes in the movie, the final two scenes and the third scene.

This was both fun and challenging for a number of reasons...

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0 Comments | Posted 5/27/11 6:20 PM By John Becker in Photojournalism