Jun 9

DIY 8×8′ Overhead LightBox

My multi-talented wife decided she was going to put on a play that her and her actor friends had all worked on a few years ago in a class, and just like with indie film, indie theater is very DIY. The entire project was designed around one set. The canvas was a 16′x18’ hotel room that would be the setting of…

Jun 7

Jonathan Hall

Step-down Voltage Converter

I did a project in Berlin, Germany a little bit ago and I wanted to share a cool little gadget that helped us a lot. In some older areas of Europe, the power is not very stable or consistent. This isn’t normally a problem when shooting in the US with American gear because it’s all ratted for 110v @ 60Hz power cycle, and most fragile electronics already have a…