Blake Weaver

General preproduction and production errands. Drove RV and Cargo Vans. Picked up equipment and props. Covered windows of location with Duvetine/ Black Wrap. Drove "Contributors" from hotels to set and guided them through their filming locations. Set up Dining space and Crafty. Food pick-ups for meals and cleaning up set.

Downloaded footage (XDCAM Discs) from Sony PDW-F800's, GoPros, and the Canon 5D Mark II. Organized and backed up on RAID Drive. Footage dumped, scrubbed, and logs maintained for sending all media and shot logs overnight to NYC post department for Sharp Entertainment. Worked on location along side production.

I unloaded a 1-ton Grip truck and ran all electric, stands, grip rigging, and lighting on set. Shared this responsibility with the Gaffer.

Logging and Capturing HDV Tapes from Panasonic HDX900 Cameras via Panasonic AJ-HD1400 Deck through BlackMagic UltraStudioExpress and FCP. Organized and backed up on RAID Drive. Dumped, scrubbed, and organized EX3 XDCAM Cards and GoPro SD's. Sent all media and shot logs overnight to NYC Post offices by morning. Overnight Shifts.

Organized, loaded/unloaded, and drove around gear. Set up Sony EX3 cameras with sound and Starlink viewing. Switched out XDCAM Cards, labeled, and dumped them on to multiple drives - correctly labeled and organized. Kept a spreadsheet filled out with details of the content of each card, and formatted cards.

Was a grip on the feature film "Summer League" shot in Austin, Tx

I was brought on to lock down locations, secure crew, schedule catering, and assist in production organization.

I organized the casting, secured crew, locations, lighting, camera, permitted a bridge in downtown Austin. I also was the DP and camera op on the project as well.