Set Photographer, Erik Simkins, gave us back a story from the set of the “Letdown” music video for This Providence.
The sun was stabbing me in the eyes on the drive down to the infamous “Hanger 30”. It must have been 7:45am or so when we finally arrived to the location. I hopped out of the car and started packing on the gear. Wedging the hanger door open with my knee, I enthusiastically looked for a place to put my cameras. After a sweep of the place, with Kevin nowhere to be seen, I started talking to the other crew members. Nobody quite knew what was going to happen today. Many of us had heard stories about some of the crazy ideas that were pitched, but this early in the morning it was too early to tell if those ideas were actually going to happen.
I pulled out my cell phone to check the time. 10AM. Floating around the hanger, I stop by the RED station. They’re cleaning the lenses and getting the camera set up on the steadicam. Behind me there’s some clanking. If I had to guess, I would’ve thought it was a grip’s cart, full of scrap metal, getting shaken around. When I turned around, five fully armored people were walking toward me. Five knights followed by a handful of pirates; and more were coming. A steady stream of extras were coming in now. Some were dressed in suits, some in spandex… Awesome.
