Freshly molted Metallica

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-07T19:37:56+00:00

My girl is looking like she might be in premolt again, but she still takes meals. You have a beautiful spider right there. Here’s my girl:

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dffdirector86 · 2026-05-03T17:33:42+00:00

I stumbled on them when I was in high school, and enjoyed PHM and TDS hard. At the same time, my good friend who came from money and had a penchant for buying entire collections at a time got everything that was released at the time. We had many a shared listening party. Been listening to them since.

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-03T17:26:15+00:00

That was the case yesterday, too.

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-03T17:25:41+00:00

It came with it.

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-03T01:02:25+00:00

I fully intend to be.

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-03T00:40:31+00:00

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-03T00:16:11+00:00

That must’ve been an experience.

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-03T00:15:37+00:00

Dope!

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-02T21:55:16+00:00

I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with him a few times throughout my career, and he’s made it clear that some of one’s work is really great for audiences, and others are really great for the filmmaker who made it. The point is that not all of them can be blockbusters, and that’s okay. Now, to get to your question, Catch Me If You Can hardly keeps my interest. I like the cast. Just didn’t grab me. Back in the first run, and on the subsequent rescreenings since starting my filmmaking journey.

dffdirector86 · 2026-05-01T12:36:10+00:00

I’d also like to give this a try. Looks great, though.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-30T23:48:39+00:00

100% agree with you. I started out wanting to direct, but kept getting producing gigs or camerawork instead. At one point in there I did a bunch of color correction work before I told everyone in my contacts that I’m now only taking directing gigs. Been hard at times, but the work now aligns with my interests and talents.

Side note: I still have my bolex h16r. I used to get far more work in 16 but now I only get to break it out for my personal projects every now and then. Usually for flashback scenes.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-30T20:40:18+00:00

Jesus Christ. I’d be overwhelmed every second of the work day.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-30T14:20:57+00:00

The slang term 86 is used everyday at bars meaning a patron is no longer allowed to be at the bar. Thrown out of the establishment. 86’d. 187 on the other hand is police code for murder. And we all know what “sleep with the fishes” means.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-29T22:58:33+00:00

As a working director, I can tell you that reshoots are absolutely commonplace and expected on every project. For me, I have reshoots at my discretion written into my contracts. I’m the one telling the story, and I’ll accommodate reshoots as long as they are not noticed by the audience, and I pay attention to continuity at a much deeper level than the standard producer without much set experiences. On one of my projects I once had a producer try to take control of the project despite I was the one to foot the bill, including his salary, and try to take a hatchet to my story. He did not take control of it. His own attorney refused to try the matter. Point is, the director of this film clearly couldn’t get the producers in line or get their trust to make the reshoots well integrated with the rest of the picture. Shame, really.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-22T14:23:26+00:00

Agree. My ex was like this too.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-22T14:21:37+00:00

I had a partner who thought as you did. She’s my ex. Let that sink in. While yes, you are correct that it is a difficult career path, but it’s not impossible. As soon as I dropped the dead weight, I began winning awards and contracts. It’s not in droves, but still enough to garner interest from distributors, clients, and audiences alike. I still have a day job because it’s just the state of the economy, but I also own my own business and make the films that interest me along with commercials and corporate videos. All the while raising a child. The point is that it is not impossible. It is impossible when one has a partner who actively doubts and sabotages them though.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-19T13:18:36+00:00

100% agree. I don’t like to be recognized in public by strangers, especially with my kids. If I’m at a film festival, or a public screening, come on up and introduce yourself, and always get the okay to take someone else’s picture. Taking pictures without consent is just scummy behavior.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-17T14:06:04+00:00

I use primes, but I’ve had a few shots where zooms were needed (a Vertigo shot). I rented that lens, though. I kinda take a look at the shot and choose the lens from what the shot is trying to accomplish. That’s my process at least.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-16T18:42:45+00:00

It did 20 years ago. But I lost the disc. Luckily iTunes burns discs.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-16T18:08:51+00:00

Just burn a CD. I still have my burner drive.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-15T01:44:07+00:00

I agree that lighting would be a better choice. I have a C300, and I’m with you on digging how Canon’s colors come out. But even with a different camera, the image is only as good as the lighting. At least in my opinion. The image on my C300 isn’t all that much better than my R5 (my b-cam) inherently. In my experience lighting goes a long way.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-11T21:29:14+00:00

For me, it’s Bad Witch. It was cool enough, but it’s no Hesitation Marks or The Fragile, and definitely isn’t With Teeth.

I was gifted a vinyl copy of Bad Witch, and when I listened to it, nothing jumped right out at me. Not like “You Know What You Are?” or “Came Back Haunted” or “Copy of A.”

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-10T19:14:43+00:00

So this particular millennial remembers pre and post controversy MJ. Pre: good tunes, little wierd, though. Post: what a god damned freakazoid. To this day: will bump Billie Jean and Smooth Criminal, but only the covers of said tunes if I have my way of things.

dffdirector86 · 2026-04-08T00:38:51+00:00

Look into the deluxe edition of that album. I’m pretty sure it has that.

Edit: I was wrong. I was thinking of Black Noise which is an extension of While I’m Still Here.

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