Chuck’s Blog


Something Old Something New

There is a certain joy and empowerment attached to a piece of gear with karma and such has been the case with a lens I received from my dear friend and fellow DP, Roberta Findlay. I use a Sony PMW-F3 … Continue reading

Taking Time To Make TIme

The last few months have been the busiest ever for Crazy Duck Productions and for this both Sarah and I are extremely grateful.   The work we have produced for our existing clientele, as well as the exciting projects from … Continue reading

Journey to the New (3rd) Dimension

About a year ago I was honored with an invitation to join Sony’s elite ICE team.  ICE, an acronym for Independent Certified Expert, is a small group of working professionals from across the United States.  Most are specialists in some … Continue reading

The Manhattanhenge

I had filmed it twice before, but, until now, I hadn’t realized that there was actually a name for it. The Manhattanhenge occurs semi-annually around the summer and winter solstice and it is the only time that the setting sun … Continue reading

The Green Lantern

Last we Sarah and I helped launch another new coaster at Six Flags: The Green Lantern! This ride has two minutes of the usual spine-chilling climbs, loops and corkscrews, all performed at a lightning speed.  The difference here, is that … Continue reading

Getting Back to Business

I’ve received dozens of inquiries as to why I had not been keeping my blog up to date.  In fact, I heard from people all over the globe that I had no idea were following my ramblings and often, reading … Continue reading

All that Jazz and More

One of the great perks of our video production business is access to things we might never see on a day to day basis.   Last week was no exception. I was brought in to film Latin Jazz pianist extraordinaire … Continue reading

A Walk In the Park

It was Christmas day and I was still with my family in North Carolina when they announced that a major snow was heading for New York City. Most folks would want to avoid a storm like this, but I packed … Continue reading

A Production Date with Alicia Keys

On Friday, Sarah and I filmed performing artist extraordinaire Alicia Keys for an upcoming exhibit at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab in NYC.  What a fun gig! As her performance will be integrated with computer graphics and we needed to … Continue reading

Finding The Zone

Where did my mojo go? Some days it’s tough to get that creative flame ignited.  Winter is approaching and temperature is dropping down into the 30s again, making it that much tougher to get out of a warm bed and … Continue reading