Music Video Production

Sorry for the huge delay in posts everyone, my apologies for that. This weekend was one full of ups and downs to say the least. The down was not being able to attend Otakon for sure, it was super disappointing, not only to my client but also to myself. The main problem was just not really finalizing the ride situation which was my fault. I had one ride locked down then things changed so I told them not to worry about it and then it changed again and those people weren't available. Then I tried a friend of mine who wasn't available but didn't let me know til late and by the time I found someone my client was already all done with being in costume which sucked.

On the up side though I got to start filming for a music video for a song called Three Beers Later which is a fun little country song with a lot of energy. We are making a video that is pretty funny and goofy which fits the nature of the song for sure. Sunday we mustered through a lot of the video but unfortunately had to come back Monday to finish it all up. Luckily the owners of the bar we filmed at were nice enough to let us come back on short notice. Now that we have all of that done however all that is left is the shots from the field, a location which we are in the process of locking down now. Once that is done we will edit it and finish everything all up!

Random Movie Fact: In the 1992 film Chaplin, during the scene when Chaplin is at work on Shoulder Arms he asks his cameraman Roland Totheroh how the light is. Totheroh (and the rest of the crew) replies 'better down at Barney's bar'. This was the signal for production to end for the day - the 'light' Chaplin was referring to was the light beer served at Barney Oldfield's bar, which was the favourite drink and hangout for the crew after filming.

Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess

Otakon Tomorrow

So tomorrow I will be up at Otakon 2012 taking lots and lots and lots of pictures for a friend of mine. It is my first time going to the convention and it should be a lot of fun. I am going to get a grand tour by my bud who has been going forever now so I should get a nice taste of the convention. It will be a cool experience and I am looking forward to it for sure! After that of course that means more photos for the blog and the official facebook page for To Tony Productions.

In other news I have a meeting on Sunday for an upcoming music video. I really want this meeting to go well as the artist that is looking for the video is super duper talented and to me has a lot of potential in a commercial market. So that being said I want very much to produce the video for it. It is perfect timing since this Sunday is also the video production for Wesley Spangler's Three Beers Later song which is sure to be a cool time. If you want to be an extra it will be filmed at Pop's Tavern in Dundalk, Md around 5pm. Come on in and have some drinks and be in a music video!

Random Movie Fact: In the 2003 film Mystic River, the studio executives at Warner Brothers wanted Clint Eastwood to shoot the film in Toronto, Canada to save money. Eastwood refused and pushed to have the film completely shot in Boston where the film is set.

Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess

Otakon 2012

Just wanted to let everyone know that To Tony Productions will be at Otakon 2012 taking lots of pictures and hopefully filming some video content as well, but we will see. It is going to be a fun day and I hope to take a ton of pictures, plus hand out a boat load of business cards as well, I even got new ones made up just for Otakon! Can't wait to go, I have been waning to go to Otakon since I was about 14 years old and finally this year I get the chance.

Random Movie Fact: In the 2003 film Finding Nemo, Pixar's characters are often planned years in advance. Nemo first appeared as a stuffed toy on a couch in Boo's room in Monsters, Inc.. This movie introduces the main characters of post-2003 Pixar films. A boy in the dentist's office is reading a "Mr. Incredible" comic book, anticipating The Incredibles. Luigi the car is driving by the dentist's office, anticipating Cars.

Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess

Editing Photos

So today I am going to be editing photos from the second photoshoot I have done with Mary. It was another fun and productive photoshoot last night, which even had me scaling walls to get cool shots. My biggest worry was the photos themselves were going to look too different from the last one but they have a completely different vibe to them which is great. I think these photos will come accross much warmer and have an overall more approachable look to them. After lunch I am going to be going through all 23 approved pics and clean them up for Mary and the blog. Should be up and ready to go by tomorrow!

Random Movie Fact: In the 2008 film The Dark Knight, once she knew Heath Ledger had been cast as The Joker, costume designer Lindy Hemming based the character's attire off of an eclectic line-up of clothing styles, ranging from Vivienne Westwood to John Lydon to Iggy Pop to Pete Doherty to Alexander McQueen. Hemming's aim was to modify The Joker's familiar appearance with "a younger, trendier look", in order to represent Ledger's generation.

Thanks for the support,
Daniel Hess