A Year Without Rent

A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY ONE OF "FAVOR"

By | September 2011

I’m not entirely sure where the rumor originated that I wouldn’t take A Year Without Rent to Los Angeles…

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY ONE OF "FAVOR"

I'm not entirely sure where the rumor originated that I wouldn't take A Year Without Rent to Los Angeles. Sure, one of the project's primary goals is to...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FOUR OF “CXL”

There's nothing quite like a really long day of freezing cold exteriors to make you appreciate the simple joys of filming inside. You can put your stuff...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY THREE OF “CXL”

When I came up with the concept for A Year Without Rent, I kind of imagined myself getting to see all of the iconic places in the country. I'm not sure why...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY TWO OF “CXL”

I was in San Francisco for a couple of days prior to this shoot (and prior to jetting over to Delaware), where I had the pleasure of taking in a screening...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY ONE OF “CXL”

I've never worked in front of a green screen before, so when Sean Gillane tells me that his film CXL (stands for cancel) is going to involve some VFX green...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY THREE OF “TERMINAL LEGACY”

It's so stupid, but one of my favorite things is when a grip or DP uses a c-stand to hold a branch. I have no idea why, but it strikes me a damned cool....

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY TWO OF “TERMINAL LEGACY”

Let's talk for a second about the little things. Thanks to the internet (maybe you've heard of it?), every day on every film set in the world people check...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY ONE OF “TERMINAL LEGACY”

If you were to ask me what day in the calendar year would be the one where people are least likely to be doing yard work, one of my first guesses would be...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY ZERO OF “TERMINAL LEGACY”

My phone says I'm supposed to meet Brian Kazmarck at Penn Station in NYC. Wait, let me back up--way the fuck up--all the way back to 1999. I went to a...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FOUR OF “THE SUMMER HOME”

Assuming you're more or less on schedule, a short day is everyone's favorite day on a film. String enough 14+ hour days together and a 8 hour day sounds...

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