As always, I promise my lack of posts and updates is a sign that I’m hard at work to have new, fun things to share. If you’re not already following me on twitter, do it: @HughMSullivan. A lot of the stuff I used to save up and post here has turned into immediate tweets and instagram posts. Someday I’ll just have to gather some of that stuff and post it here with some funny stories.
Until I have new material to share, you can take a look at this extended footage from “Enhance It!”
I’m normally terrible at do-it-yourself projects, but this one was too simple to pass up. And not only is it simple and easy to do, it’s also a really important piece of equipment. And instead of reading what it is, you should just watch this nifty video:
There were a couple things I left out because they were either very obvious or not super important.
First, I spray painted the wood black to make it look nicer. Not necessary, but I thought it was a nice touch.
Second, the screw that goes up through the bottom of the wood will make it wobble a little bit, so I used some of the plastic caps that you put on the bottom of wooden chair legs on all four corners. Now it sits still.
Check back soon for the making of the stunt dummy!
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I’m in full-on multitasking mode right now. I’m still working on weddings, and I’m also in pre-production for no less than 4 short films. Here’s what I’ve been up to lately.
Here’s a blooper from the first take of the first shot of my latest Batman-themed project:
And here’s a really awesome time-lapse of the entire shoot, compliments of Adam and his GoPro:
For “Fatallity Guaranteed,” a dark comedy that is also planned to be a web-series, I have been working on an original score, pre-production for a trailer, and busting up a typewriter for a prop!
For a short comedy about elections, I had the talented Janet Patterson working on a voice-over for a slanderous campaign ad.
For “Pandora’s Fridge,” a horror movie, I’m getting back on the prop-making horse to get these tentacles done, and also working on some designs for the title card!
So that’s a small slice of what I have going on lately. Follow me on twitter for fun updates! @hughmsullivan
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Last week, my friend Adam bought a GoPro HD Hero2. We were both pretty pumped about it, so that night we went out at midnight to see how it performed in low light.
I had also been looking for some more practice with the 5D on the Glidecam 2000 Pro, so I brought that along as well.
I knew I wanted to use the suction cup mount for the GoPro to do a low-angle shot of feet running, filmed from the back of his car. Other than that, we didn’t have a plan. He said, “Why would I be running?” So we thought about it, and figured it would be creepy to have me, a bearded weirdo in a hat and a batman shirt, chasing him and trying to sell him drugs. So we went with that.
So here’s us messing around in an empty parking garage until 1:30 in the morning, yelling “Ya’ll want some drugs?!,” and not getting arrested. Cheers!
Bonus points: Can you find the 3 shadows that don’t belong?
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I’m not shy about being an animal lover. Even when it’s an animal or insect that creeps me out, I’m usually still fascinated enough to want to take pictures and video. So when Christmas rolled around, I was excited when I opened a squirrel feeder from Alida.
At first glance it looks like a torture device, because it’s a little metal chair with a screw sticking up from the seating area.
But that’s just to hold up the corn.
I’ve had a tripod set up in front of the window a week now, and even cleaned both sides of the window, just waiting to be home when the squirrels got at the corn. They were finally in action this week, so I grabbed some photos and video.
So if you’re as weird as me and can stare at a squirrel chewing for a minute or so, take a look!
And how about some more photos?
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