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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →