{"id":428,"date":"2008-07-31T16:30:55","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T21:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/?p=428"},"modified":"2008-07-31T16:30:55","modified_gmt":"2008-07-31T21:30:55","slug":"grab-bag-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/archives\/428","title":{"rendered":"Grab bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s grab bag time!  First up, I went to LA in early May to get training on a <a href=\"http:\/\/usa.autodesk.com\/adsk\/servlet\/index?id=7668806&amp;siteID=123112\">Lustre<\/a> color grading system.  I also hung out with Merry, who I knew in college and who had been drawn to the bright lights of Hollywood to be an assistant director.  At the time I visited she was working on CSI:New York, and she let me hang out on the set for a day.  Luckily the crew was really cool and had no problem with me being there &#8212; in fact I got mistaken for working there at one point :).  Merry said there are other shows that are strictly locked down and would never have allowed outsiders to sit in video village with the director and screenwriter.<\/p>\n<p>We also went to see Ironman at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arclightcinemas.com\/\">Arclight<\/a>, which features <b>seat reservations<\/b>.  Yes!  Why don&#8217;t more theaters do this?  I would gladly pay a premium every time I went to the theater if I didn&#8217;t have to show up 45 minutes before showtime just to guarantee myself a decent seat.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0076.600x800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0076.252x336-border.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>[<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0076.600x800.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">600&#215;800<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0076.1200x1600.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">1200&#215;1600<\/a>]<br \/><span class=\"caption\">&#8220;Actual suit worn by Robert Downey, Jr. in Ironman&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0078.800x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0078.336x252-border.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>[<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0078.800x600.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">800&#215;600<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0078.1600x1200.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">1600&#215;1200<\/a>]<br \/><span class=\"caption\">Merry and me at the Geisha House<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0080.800x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0080.336x252-border.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>[<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0080.800x600.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">800&#215;600<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0080.1600x1200.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">1600&#215;1200<\/a>]<br \/><span class=\"caption\">On the set of CSI:NY<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some other selections from the past few months.  I keep forgetting my camera or not<br \/>\n     bringing it with me to places.  This must change!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0089.800x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0089.336x252-border.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>[<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0089.800x600.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">800&#215;600<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080527-0\/IMG_0089.1600x1200.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">1600&#215;1200<\/a>]<br \/><span class=\"caption\">Char and I went on a bike ride with Dad.  You may be able to see him in the reflection of our glasses.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0134.800x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0134.336x252-border.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>[<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0134.800x600.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">800&#215;600<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0134.1600x1200.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">1600&#215;1200<\/a>]<br \/><span class=\"caption\">When we go for a bike ride on the Cape we often stop at this marsh<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0135.800x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0135.336x252-border.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>[<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0135.800x600.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">800&#215;600<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0135.1600x1200.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">1600&#215;1200<\/a>]<br \/><span class=\"caption\">Berry picking in Ipswich<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0136.800x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0136.336x252-border.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>[<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0136.800x600.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">800&#215;600<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/images\/photos\/080728-0\/IMG_0136.1600x1200.jpg\" class=\"reverse\">1600&#215;1200<\/a>]<br \/><span class=\"caption\">We made sure not to over-pick, unlike last year<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s grab bag time! 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