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Roberto

If Electricity comes from Electrons, does Morality come from Morons?

About Me

Please let me introduce myself. My name is Roberto, but everyone calls me Rob. I work in film production doing set lighting on feature, commercials, tv, music videos etc. ( CLT/gaffer on Stuart Gordon's "Edmond" among other feature and tv projects (IMBD Profile) , as well as working towards being a seasoned cinematographer .
I of course live and breath in LA. ..
Look for the movie I shot called "Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainsfiled" at Blockbuster in February '07 ( Trailer)

2005 Cinematographer's Reel/H1)

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My Interests

Movies, Music, Macs, photography, cinematography, liberal Politics, not so liberal politics, rubber bands, boba drinks, useless facts.

Empire and Shock & Awe: clip from "Hijacking Catastrophe"


This video looks at the real reasons the U.S. is in Iraq, and the "Shock & Awe" theory of warfare. The Bush Administration did not only use Shock & Awe against the people of Iraq in 2003, they used it against the American people on 9/11/2001 (even if the Administration wasn't involved)

I'd like to meet:

I'd like a network for both lighting work and shooting gigs. And I am single ladies....

Music:

Spiritiualized, The Beatles, David Bowie, The White Stripes, Moudest Mouse, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Jack Johnson, OutKast, Matisyahu, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Belle and Sebastian, Tom Waits, The Forty-Fives, David Bowie, Death Cab for Cutie, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Beastie Boys, Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Beck, John Coltrane

Movies:

The Big Lebowski,Hudsucker Proxy (Most Cohen Brother films), Taxi Driver (Many of Scorsese), Brazil ( and many other Terry Gilliam films), Magnolia, Joy Luck Club, The Last Emperor, Shawshank Redemtion, Garden State, Charlie Kaufman written films, Se7en(And other David Fincher films), Army of Darkness

Television:

Simpsons, Family Guy, Six Feet Under, Nip/Tuck, Daybreak, Studio 60 on The Sunset Strip, Law and Order Series

80s ISUZU GEMINI TV advertistment


TV ad of ISUZU Gemini, NO CG AT ALL. Those cars were really 'flying' in the air!

Books:

James Ellroy's "The Cold Thousand", "American Tabloid", "The Black Dahlia", Steve Martin's "Shopgirl", Jeffrey Eugenides' "Middlesex"

Heroes:

Conrad Hall, Roger Deakins, Bill Pope, Emmanual Lubeski, John F. Kennedy, Kermit the frog

My Blog

Helium Balloons for lighting? - Check it out!

Lighting BalloonsFriday, January 12, 2007Toyota Tungdra commercial shoot I started working freelance as a lighting balloon tech for Airstar Space Lighting, the leader in the balloon lighting busine...
Posted by Roberto on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:12:00 PST

Jew didn't get the presents you wanted, neither did I!! (DSLR and IPOD)

Its a good and a bad thing being Jewish. I didn't need to buy that many presents, but in return I really didn't get anything in return. So...I am contemplating buying myself my own presents. I have my...
Posted by Roberto on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:40:00 PST

Trailer for feature i shot this summer

This is the movie I talked about in my previous blog. This is a rough cut of the trailer. What do you think? Ed Gein: Butcher of Plainsfiled...
Posted by Roberto on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 05:08:00 PST

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while

Well, I haven't blogged much in a while since there isn't much really going on in my life. I have been working a few tv shows as a day player, one which shoots on the Paramount lot. Its fun to be the...
Posted by Roberto on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:34:00 PST

I am about to shoot a horror feature that is presold to Blockbuster Video

So Mike Fiefer calls me up the other day. He is an low-budget producer that I have gaffed maybe 8 film for since '99. He has been directing some straight to video horror flicks. This one "Ed Gein:...
Posted by Roberto on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 01:43:00 PST

There is an online trailer for the Mamet film starring William H. Macy I gaffed

January '05 I gaffed "Edmond" for Denis Maloney, a dp I love working with. It was very low budget (less than $2 million), started off non-union and turned more than half way though. It's a really go...
Posted by Roberto on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 01:18:00 PST

The reality show I did in Vegas in Feb. is playing on VH1

"Supergroup", the reality show I gaffed in Vegas this Feb-April premiered yesterday, but don't fret ---they will replay EPISODE 1 all this week. And every Sunday there will be a new episode (noon and...
Posted by Roberto on Tue, 23 May 2006 08:53:00 PST

I hate calls in morning, and so I missed a "Hall" job by ignoring it. Pilot season lives!!

So I guess town is still busy. At 7am the phone rings, and I being still really tired just ignore it. I hate to say it, but sleep was more important than what ever it was (at least in my sleepy "mind...
Posted by Roberto on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:10:00 PST

Rants about a sound rental/sales house!!!

So, My survaillance head piece for walkies hasn't been working to well. Well, I haven't used it for a while since I was using one issues by a show. People complained that it was hard to hear me. So I...
Posted by Roberto on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:01:00 PST

Looking for work, Is pilot season really over?

So, just finished up another season of Breaking Bonaduce for VH1. It was fun, working with a group I really enjoy working with, easy job most of the time. It went quickly because I took much time of...
Posted by Roberto on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 08:00:00 PST