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If you don’t mind the occasional dry patch, life as a freelancer can lead you to some pretty wonderful places.

Last month I had the privilege of doing another stint as a script supervisor on the production of a demo for “Startide Rising.” Based on the first book of David Brin’s “Uplift Universe” trilogy, it tells the story of a group of humans and dolphins aboard the starship Streaker as they battle to survive and come to grips with the discovery of a long lost species.

The project is being realized by computer generated imagery artist Harikrishnan Ponnurangam. Since nearly all of the sets and effects will be added later on, the shoot took place on a green screen soundstage.

Besides working with the camera crew and the actors, I also helped map the walls and floors using little squares of white tape and tennis balls.

The project gave me the opportunity to work with Wyatt Weed, Gayle Gallagher and Bob Clark of Pirate Pictures. Jay Kelley used his state of the art Red camera to perform the cinematography. Tim Wagner lit the set and his daughter, Lanny, recorded the sound.