To top it off, I just found out I was awarded an RACC Grant to attend the steadicam Western Gold Workshop in Longbeach, CA this coming spring. I’m very much looking forward to spending some time with other ops and getting instruction from some industry legends- especially the opportunity to meet Garret Brown once again.
Here’s to some happy holidays you all, and a successful new year.
Sir Ridley Scott directed the film that made me want to make films. It started as a low-budget space monster movie, a throwback to the dubious 1950’s, and ended up being fresh and scrappy, yet so masterful that it completely redefined the genre. What is it that takes a script to such transcendent heights? Scott has been known to drop gems from time to time. Any department can appreciate his technique of storyboarding to be an element that can save production time and a bundle of money. As a cameraman, right away I appreciate his technique being focused on “the performance of light on objects”. Even superficially, this simple contrast and framing cue instantly informs my lighting and camera placement. Listening to him here, I get the feeling he’s giving up some of those insights that have allowed him to elevate his art above many other directors. Speak it Ridley:
SAM NAIMAN, S.O.C. 