Archive for August, 2006

The show must go on

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Last night i had a little injury while filming Hak5 episode 2x02. Thankfully the crew is the best and immediately drove me to the ER. It turns out that my right pinky is not a fan of the sheet metal set piece, and as a result I've torn a tendon. ...

Hak5 ep 2×01 behind the scenes

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Behind the scenes on the Alli & Evil Server segment from the intro of Hak5 episode 2x01. This was my first attempt at a day for night shot. Some say the final product was too dark but it looked great on all the LCDs and CRTs I tested it on. Music ...

2×02 underway

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

After a little set upgrade we're underway with Hak5 episode 2x02. Here Paul sets up his mac mini for a Linux segment. Oh, and we've color calibrated the cameras and spent a few hours working out the 2x01 lighting issues. Can't wait to get this bad boy on the chopping ...

Brick is the new black

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

If you're familiar with the season two set of Hak.5 you know that the black wall compresses really well. Toowell in fact. It turns out that we either turn into floating heads or you get no depth perception and it looks like a black vortex of nothingness behind us. Tonight ...

The humming makes me happy

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

4 Dell PowerConnects, a few power edges, WatchGuard firewall... And sadly only a T1. Can't wait to get 100 mbit up in here. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The humming makes me happy", url: "http://www.darrenkitchen.net/the-humming-makes-me-happy" });

Ghost in the Shell

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

After a week of R&D it's time to kick back before our first shoot weekend. Last night Paul and I got down with some Ghost in the Shell. Awesome movie if you haven't seen it. Tonight was the sequel which I got half way through before throwing in the towel. ...