Damn, what a cool location! We went to Arizona, Yuma to be specific, and shot footage out in the Imperial sand dunes. What’s so cool about that, you ask? Well, it’s where part of Return of the Jedi was shot. check out this link: http://www.desertusa.com/sandhills/du_sh_star.html

It’s such an amazing place and visually stunning. It’s strange though because it’s also hard to get a perspective of distance. We shot stuff low to the ground for a sequence or two and the up close sand gives no real depth as to how close you are to the dunes in the distance. Only when you place an object in the foreground can you really tell the scale. it tricks your eyes.

So, we shot with our XL-1s and a smaller one-chip cannon optura. both gave us really impressive images and allowed us to cover more areas and shots. The real hardship of shooting there was in the amount of sand you have to fight to keep off the cameras. the wind is constant but very gentle.

it was very difficult to leave 70 degree temperatures and get back to nashville and the 40 degree-and-dropping temps.

more later.