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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Announcing my debut film, "Southwest Light"

Tom, I suggest you take a look at Lake Powell (near Bryce Canyon). It's (mostly) in Utah, though the main marinas are in Northern Arizona. It's an awe-inspiring lake most people don't know about. In fact, its shoreline spans longer than the Pacific shoreline, from Southern California all the way to Seattle.

There's endless sheer red rock, deep blue water and beaches. It's one of my favorite places in the world.
 
Jayd, yes, I am planning 7 full days at Powell with a deck boat!

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I spent an entire week on this 26-ft deck boat, by myself, scouting the lake back in 2007. That place is pure magic!
 
Dude! I need to jump on board! I've spent the last nine summers there (house boat or day trips back-and-forth between Page, Az.). I've memorized the rock formations (even with water levels low and high) from Antelope Point to Last Chance Bay. It's an amazing, nostalgic place for me...
 
Well I'm gonna be there in October. Keep in touch with me. Do you have access to any boats there by any chance?
 
Magic tracing colors match indeed. Is the shot yours? What you got on your watch when you did it, do you remember? Month?
 
Planning to start Feb 15th at Death Valley, assuming all the gear and various items arrive in time. Yes I will be shooting a lot around Vegas, as it's sort of a hub for the American Southwest. That's why I was hoping Ketch was going to have his studio set up, so I could chill and do some work in Vegas.

Yes I'm definitely going to NAB, but probably only for the Red party, as my poor intern will be sitting down with the trailer in the desert in Ajo, Arizona.. hehe.
 
Emanuel A. said:
Magic tracing colors match indeed. Is the shot yours? What you got on your watch when you did it, do you remember? Month?
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That was October. Great time to be at Powell, because the crowds are gone, the weather is great, and the water is warm.
 
This is going to be interesting with the blog. It will be the Tom Lowe show and we will get to see him and his special guests make a film. There's a ton of places to hit up in the Southwest. So much so I think your film might turn out longer than you think, which isn't a bad thing.

I'm just hoping that when I get my RED One upgraded to the new sensor there might be a new build with it to allow me to have more control over the shutter. Jim has already said that Epic-X will give you this control but it would be nice to see it in a RED One with the new sensor. From what I saw the M-X sensor is better than the 5D2 sensor shooting RAW stills.
 
Tom Lowe said:
Well hopefully I will have Epic X by summertime!
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I will...:)

I'll be among the very first to receive Epic X and Scarlet. I'm seriously looking forward to that...

Love your film idea Tom. As you know I've shot the American Southwest heavily with my Red cameras since August 2007 - California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Portions of my Red Southwest footage are in my stock footage collections at Artbeats and Mammoth HD.

Though my studio is on the California Central Coast, I've lived previously in Nevada and Utah. As you know, I'm super-mobile and specialize in getting out into wilderness to get the hard to get natural history shots. After all these years of tromping around the Southwest, I know it like the back of my hand - and naturally I drive a 4x4 too (Nissan Xterra).

I respect your work Tom. You're an artist with a great eye for extracting the essence of the natural world. I'd be happy to team up with you for portions of your film, like you suggested as a guest DP, and whatever else makes sense. I'm interest and challenge driven - and your project interests me.
 
Tom,

You rightly deserve to be proud of this work. You have certainly inspired us. Thank you for making it available.

Dave
 
Steve, thanks so much!! The film will benefit greatly from having you Guest DP. I can't thank you enough. I will contact you about it.
 
Tom Lowe said:
Well I'm gonna be there in October. Keep in touch with me. Do you have access to any boats there by any chance?
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Other side of the family owns the boat we go on. Best bet is to rent from a local (especially that time of year when no one's around). The marina's WAY over charge.
 
Tom Lowe said:
Along the way, I hope to offer unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the making of a film of this type.
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can you elaborate on this idea a little? you will have a great audience in reduser no doubt, but i think your film sounds very accessible to more mainstream audiences too and would greatly benefit from frequent streaming or video blog behind-the-scenes updates. it's also a great juxtaposition to draw out production (in a good way) in the form of a production diary that details the creation of these time compressed narratives. it really gives viewers a great sense of what goes into those once in a lifetime shots. not to mention the marketing angle.

in any case, best of luck.
 
Hi Tom,

This project sounds great. I hope you have a lot of fun doing it. Judging from the work you've already done, I know it's going to be amazing. BTW I am really impressed by that last thing you posted with the homemade dolly contraption. Good luck with everything and keep us posted from time to time.

-Fran
 
Tom you know you got my support! Congrats again and you will be able to join me to Bm this year? Let me know if you ever need anything, brooklyn based. Cheers.
 
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