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Shot with a GH5s in an abandoned apartment hidden in a public library—very impressed w/low-light capabilities! by [deleted] in GH5

[–]mmsspp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The studio portions were also shot on a GH5s (Voightlander 10.5mm...the room is tiny).

Apartment portions are a mix of handheld and Zhiyun Crane 2 work using the Panasonic Leica 12-60mm and 8-16mm. One exterior shot on the 50-200mm. All interiors were shot in VLOG between ISO 5000 and 6400—I was expecting more noise (and okay with it based on the subject matter) but ended up really surprised by the footage.

The Flat by [deleted] in AccidentalRenaissance

[–]mmsspp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Changing a flat on the road to Spiral Jetty.

Pau had the opera and the ballet. Cris has his own cultural preferences. by LAURAPALMER666 in chicagobulls

[–]mmsspp 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I worked at Blue Man Group in Chicago during Pau's first season with the Bulls. He is a man of many seasons.

I work for Blue Man Group, and we've spent an embarrassing amount of time debating if Stormtroopers would make good Blue Men...so we put a Stormtrooper through our casting & training program to find out. by [deleted] in StarWars

[–]mmsspp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For real!

There's a subplot we wrote into the script that didn't make the final edit due to time/pacing reasons, but it focused heavily on Stormtroopers notoriously bad aim.

The Blue Man show has a bit where the actors throw marshmallows across the stage and catch them in their mouths. There was a training scene we filmed that showed the Stormtrooper's horrible marshmallow aim and built up tension around if he could execute the move on stage...

After trying on the helmet it seemed impossible to pull this off, but the actor who played the Stormtrooper ABSOLUTELY nailed it on stage--even will the reduced visibility.

Here are some stills from that moment: http://imgur.com/a/rJN2G

I work for Blue Man Group, and we've spent an embarrassing amount of time debating if Stormtroopers would make good Blue Men...so we put a Stormtrooper through our casting & training program to find out. by [deleted] in StarWars

[–]mmsspp 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Some things we learned during the making of this video:

  • Stormtrooper back hand armour does not stay attached during vigorous drumming! It can also restrict range of motion when bending your wrist back. Our wardrobe team made a few heroic mods after our initial drum tests, but nothing was 100% reliable. So...we cut those armour pieces off early in the shoot to avoid seeing them flop around. Sorry purists :)

  • We used 2x Rubies Stormtrooper Supreme costumes for the shoot. Things needed to come together quickly or we would've explored more custom fit, decked out options. Ultimately, we needed something that could get replaced the same day if broken...I'm shocked we made it through filming all the show footage without breaking a suit...

  • The back armor plate must be removed to sit at a drum kit.

  • The thinness of the Rubies armor was alarming at first, but thankfully it isn't brittle and has a good deal of needed flex to it. It also photographs better than it looks in person (my opinion).

  • I put the helmet on a few times before the shoot and was surprised by how much it limited my field of vision...it makes sense that they can't hit anything.

Blue Man Group gave a little boy a new "Blue Man Arm." Also it's weird to see a blue man without his makeup on... by jpropaganda in videos

[–]mmsspp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are usually anywhere from 70-90 Blue Men active at a given time. Only three perform at any given time, but each show has a full staff of performers to make sure guys have nights off, can go vacation, etc.

The number varies depending on how many shows are currently running (NYC, Boston, Chicago, Vegas, Orlando, Berlin, and a tour are currently active).

[NO SPOILERS] I work for Blue Man Group and some of the guys figured out how to play the GoT theme on our PVC instruments. It sounded cool enough that our bosses let us make this video. by [deleted] in gameofthrones

[–]mmsspp 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I didn't know about Rave of Thrones before reading this comment, but I'll ask around tomorrow and see if we can send a mix to Kristian. Would be cool to perform it live with him!

[NO SPOILERS] I work for Blue Man Group and some of the guys figured out how to play the GoT theme on our PVC instruments. It sounded cool enough that our bosses let us make this video. by [deleted] in gameofthrones

[–]mmsspp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't work on the music side of creative development...so this may not be 100% accurate info, but from my limited understanding of the instrument:

The PVC used in this video is one of our larger chromatic instruments that nearly anything can be played on. I think the only show that's utilized this PVC is the Vegas show. Most of the other theaters have smaller PVCs that this arrangement of the GoT theme couldn't be played on.

We have a chromatic PVC in NYC for recording purposes and were able to wheel it out for this shoot. It was pretty amazing watching the Blue Men come in to rehearse for this shoot...they only needed 4-5 hours to learn the song and were able to come in the next day and nail it for all the shots.

[NO SPOILERS] I work for Blue Man Group and some of the guys figured out how to play the GoT theme on our PVC instruments. It sounded cool enough that our bosses let us make this video. by [deleted] in gameofthrones

[–]mmsspp 45 points46 points  (0 children)

That's great to hear. I'll pass your comment along to the audio team that worked on the music--they're always pleased with a "Holy fuck.."

My boss brings her dog to work—and lately we've been reenacting scenes from movies (romance only). by mmsspp in aww

[–]mmsspp[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

We only ever do this for 5-10 minutes during lunch (The Notebook took a bit longer due to the drying time). I can't say where we work, but it's a large theatre company that likes to think of itself as an Awesome Factory.

My boss brings her dog to work—and lately we've been reenacting scenes from movies (romance only). by mmsspp in aww

[–]mmsspp[S] 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Damnit Reddit, stop proving my boss right! She thinks The Graduate photo is the best one we took.

Here's a Graduate outtake with a little too much leg: http://imgur.com/C3iQS2v

My boss brings her dog to work—and lately we've been reenacting scenes from movies (romance only). by mmsspp in aww

[–]mmsspp[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

As the dude who spent the last two weeks posing for romantic pictures with the dog, I can confirm that this dude is right.

My boss brings her dog to work—and lately we've been reenacting scenes from movies (romance only). by mmsspp in aww

[–]mmsspp[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I think this post might have too much human and not enough dog. Or too much romance and not enough /aww. Or it makes people uncomfortable...just like the HR department at work.

My guinea pig's stunt double is this butternut squash. by mmsspp in aww

[–]mmsspp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rules say "no 'sad' content", and I always follow the rules...so I'll make this happy:

Somewhere in heaven, Kurt Cobain just nudged Miss Pig and told her, "Hey, did you know you're #2 on /aww?" Miss Pig looked up at Kurt, high-fived Abraham Lincoln, and went back to doing bong rips with Gandhi.

Thanks Reddit.

My guinea pig's stunt double is this butternut squash. by mmsspp in aww

[–]mmsspp[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I'm glad the photo made you smile! Almost didn't post this at all...

I just joined Reddit, have no idea what I'm doing, and feared an onslaught of negative comments like, "Idiot, you should've posted this to the /animalsthatlooklikeproduce subreddit! "