Wednesday, August 27, 2008

star trek phase 2


barbara luna in "mirror mirror"



me as a security guard (from barbara luna's website)

i briefly mentioned earlier that i am working on new star trek episodes with a dedicated group of fans. i mentioned one afternoon to an acquaintance that i'd like to do some sci-fi shorts and she told me about the production of new star trek episodes in upstate new york, about two hours from white river. so, i emailed james, the actor who plays kirk and who is the force behind the new episodes, who forwarded my message onto a guy named "sarge" and voila, i was engaged to volunteer. i couldn't wait to see the sets!

i arrived well into the shoot because i had other obligations, namely taking the production lighting course at the maine media workshop. so, i arrived well prepared to jump into studio production. but, i didn't expect to be put in front of the camera, which is what happened within minutes of my arrival. better yet, i got to act with one of the original star trek actresses, barbara luna, who played kirk's girlfriend in the episode "Mirror Mirror". she taught me how to fall when phasered.

i will be returning to the set in a couple weeks to assist in shooting "pick-ups", shots that are needed but didn't get shot during the principal photography. and i will be returning for another episode's production in october.

you can watch the new episodes here: www.startrekphase2.com

Thursday, August 21, 2008

cigarette diaries

peter and i whipped this up a couple weeks ago. he just quit smoking. rated R for language and sexual content.