Life, by Mike.

Mike Thorn is assistant camera-man on the Widow's Might, and a champion researcher/student/teacher. Truly an honor and a privelege to have him on set with us, he is a daily encouragement and a great teacher to all of us. He is now going to be writing a series of posts (interacting with you, the reader) regarding the process of 'movie magic'. He is definitely the guy to talk to, and I hope you take advantage of his offer. :-)

And with that, Mike Thorn:

"Hey y'all - quick note from Mike here. I know that many of you have been following the daily production blogs and have been enjoying hearing from different departments during production. For many people, I think, making movies is a little bit of "black magic" - a lot of people show up in one place, make a lot of noise and commotion for a while, and beautiful pictures appear on the projector in the theatre. But there's really a lot more to it than that, and I want to help educate people about what *really* happens! There's nothing "magic" about it at all - just a lot of hard work, talent, and a few time-tested techniques...

So, over the next (and last) two weeks of production, starting on Monday, August 18th, I'd like to hear your questions about how a film is made. I'll respond to your questions in the Behind-The-Scenes videos (courtesy of Jeremiah Warren), and maybe if I don't rattle on too long, they'll make it into the video! Please remember that I'm only in the Camera department, so questions about costume design or sound recording are out of my league. But, feel free to ask anything you want to know about the visual side of film production! And, if I get a few non-camera questions, I'll try to pull Teddy or Chip aside...

All you have to do is send your question to my email address - mike.thorn@gmail.com - and I'll answer it as soon as I can. I'll try to answer all of them if possible. And please, try to keep the questions short - I'll be answering on the run! There's no downtime on a independent feature film set! And don't try to weasel any spoilers out of me, either... ; )

Best regards,

Mike
Assistant Camera, The Widow's Might
http://www.widowsmightthemovie.com/