My new short film: from 0-100 years in New York City. Five years after I finished my short 'From 0-100 years in 150 seconds' in Amsterdam, I made an English version by popular demand. In celebration of the diversity of the American people. Enjoy!

Exit NYC, enter Massachussettes

SHOT FROM THE FERRY- WITHOUT TRIPOD!

With pain in my heart I am leaving NY today. The three days flew by in a flash. The city and the people who live & work here made a deep impression, more so than before... Remarkable: while filming the Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry I was told that The Law did not allow me 'to use a tripod on City Property' ... That was rather ironic.

Will make one quick stop at a photo&video supply shop and drive on to Sheffield, Mass. It promises to be a beautiful drive.

Money on the streets of NYC!

I SWAM IN A POOL ON THIS ROOF!

What makes you feel more at home in NYC than being cursed at by a cabdriver? Finding money in the streets! I found over a 100 bucks lying right on the pavement in front of a hotdog stand! What are the odds of getting at these 5 twenty dollar bills plus a ten dollar bill before someone else does..?!
I decided to immediately treat myself to a small magic arm I read about and cost next to nothing these days. And I still have some money left to spend at BH Photo&Video...

ONE OF THE 4 VIEWS FROM THE ROOF

I walked about 8 miles -carrying my GH2 permanently attached to my Slik Pro tripod (really glad with the foam padding on the legs so I can comfortably rest the tripod on my shoulder while walking) and shot some nice NY footage. But the highlight of the day was without doubt the opportunity to see the city from atop a highrise on Carnegie Hill. This must be the best view of New York City- incredible, uninterrupted views in all 4 wind directions. Mindblowing!
Other film-related news: spotted about 5 DSLR-shooters, sniffed at he NY Film Academy and saw a placque in Central Park dedicated to my production company, Imagine Video!

ME, AKA 'THE GURU OF IMAGINE VIDEO'

Exit Washington, enter New York

We had an incredible drive yesterday from Wytheville to Washington. Drove through the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, into the mountains followed by suburbia and Washington.
It turned out there are 2 Washington's , which we didn't realize so when we hit Washington, we had another 70 miles to go to Washington DC... (Finally realized what 'DC' stands for...)

'BACK OFF FROM THE CAR, SIR...'

It was past 7 PM by the time we found a parking garage and we headed straight for the White House to meet Obama. Unfortunately he was on the phone and couldn't come to the gates to discuss funding for my documentary 'I am Innocent'. A spokeswoman said "he'll look into it...". We all know what that means.

What's the next best thing to filming yourself? Making pictures of other filmers! I saw a TV-crew doing a standupper and decided to photograph them. I couldn't help myself and this is filmersblog, after all...

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And now we're off to the Big Apple! Home of B&H! Thousands of filmers. Stage for many more acclaimed, historic films!! Stay tuned for my adventures in the Greatest Film City of the world...