But it still sort of sucks. I know I promised to stop blogging until I made a video. While I haven’t precisely lived up to my word, I don’t think readers should suffer from the lack of content. So I made this.

It’s not a legitimate creative endeavor. It’s actually my first test of Sean’s 5D Mark II; I just embellished the footage to make it seem as artsy-fartsy as possible. Nothing is scripted. Sean really did have that weird dream and he really is telling it to me for the first time. He’s no Spalding Grey, but it is sort of interesting.

I am impressed with the Mark II. The bigger sensor is a giant leap from our EX1. And guess what? I held the camera steady, without any support, for nearly four minutes. With the EX1, I would’ve trembled from muscle asphyxiation. It’s the difference between lifting a baby and a fat kid. Not that weight figures into my process that significantly; it’s just nice to know it’s there, like a kind thought.

I will shoot the script I wrote. Nothing fancy. It’s under ten pages and takes place in one location, indoors, where lighting can be controlled. I will use the Mark II. I want to quickly stage the movements, block the shots as efficiently as possible, and hopefully end up with an amusing six-minute narrative. This will not be ambitious. That’s later. For now I just wanna clear my creative sinuses.

And to anyone interested, I’ve been slowly drafting the second entry to P.D. Horror Stories Roundup for the past three weeks. I’m still trying to decide on two more short stories to add.