YES! Weekly Preview -- June 8

YES! Weekly Editor Brian Clarey gives us an exciting rundown of our June 8 issue available now.

If you've already viewed the paper in either print or digital formats, disregard this video. If not, have at it!

The YES! Weekly staff would like to wish a happy birthday to Lil' B. Clarey. Enjoy your new guitar!

Indestructible screening in Winston

Indestructible is a film about Ben Byer, a filmmaker living with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). When Mark Burger's weekly column in the paper was filed, my interest was peaked. More information about the film is HERE

Make sure to check out Burger's column in Visions this week for more information. And check out the film next Tuesday at 8pm at the a/perture cinema in Winston-Salem. Tickets are $7.50, and all proceeds benefit the ALS Film Fund.

Photography on a film set

Taking press photos on the set of "Elephant Sighs."

The film set for "Elephant Sighs" was tucked away in a back road warehouse in High Point. The second floor of the building was overrun with props, lights, and boxes of granola bars, while the set itself was an enclosed makeshift room. I was impressed that the warehouse was still in operation while the film was being produced.

The activity on set was impressive and chaotic. Everyone seemingly running back and forth without many cues. I nestled in a corner to the left of the camera, and then was promptly told to move a bit further to the left so my shadow wouldn't show up in a shot.

While the camera was rolling I wasn't allowed to snap any photos, as the set had to be dead silent. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how accommodating the director, actors, and crew were to my imposition. After getting the invite onto the set, I was treated with equal respect to the production photographer. Being mistaken for a professional photographer was a bit of an ego boost, for sure.

Technically, getting good, crisp shots was difficult. Even with the production lights on, there wasn't a lot of light. My Nikon D40 still gets decent shots at a high ISO, so I decided to risk pushing my luck with ISO1600 for the shoot. F-stops of 4 or 5.6 created the appropriate depth, and brought more light in. Even with these settings, most of the photos were taken at 1/25 shutter speed. I braced myself against the back wall and breathed out as much as possible when shooting. Luckily, the newspaper is decently forgiving of a bit of blur. And, I also captured a bit of the commotion out of necessity. Happy accidents are the best.

Here are some photos that didn't run in the paper.

Dogs of Chinatown preview

Readers of Mark Burger's cover story might be interested in this - the teaser trailer for Dogs of Chinatown. It's only NWS if you're boss isn't cool with mild violence. Click "Read More" to see it.

Dogs Of Chinatown: Teaser

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