So last night I shot my first music video for the band "Abandon". Not only was it my first music video but it was my first vidoe anything. My only experience in video is editing clips of my kids running around the house in iMovie. On top of that I was shooting with the new Canon 5D MK II. Overall it was an incredibly fun and very educating experience. I quickly learned that video directing is all about time management. Can you accomplish your vision, your ideas and your shots all in 10 hours? Including load in and load out? Whew, tough task. I think we did it though. The camera performance remains to be seen until we have a final edit or at least get to the editing room. It was quite the challenge to keep things in focus in such low light but the song is very agressive so hopefully we got away with it. I'll also be curious as to how the grain translates in the end. I'm really looking forward to this new journey as a director. I certainly have plenty of ideas and vision for directing. Now I just have to get my technical know-how caught up to my creative know-how. Looking forward to it.

Oh and it didn't hurt that the whole video shoot wrapped with a breakdance-off between me and their drummer. You know it's a good day when...