Just Another Day…

Author: Thomas Tomchak

  • Weekend Photos

    We had a great time this past weekend in the city. Aside form the usual walking around we made a stop at a Chicago Fire House where the Firemen were more than happy to let the boys get on the truck. Andrew was especially excited and kept saying “cool”.

    We also got to see several places where they were shooting the next Transformers movie (#3). Large parts of Michigan Avenue were shut down and they had a car dangling off of the Michigan Avenue bridge.

    All in all, it was a great day. Summers in Chicago are really the best. You can find the rest of the photos on SmugMug.


  • Daddy Daughter Day

    On Wednesday Sydney decided she wanted to spend the day with me while I ran some errands.

    The first stop was SuperCuts downtown where she met Sherri, the woman that’s been cutting my hair for over 12 years now.

    Then we went for a walk outside since we were downtown in Chicago. Sydney told me the sun was a bit bright so we kept the walk short.

    Next stop was the Apple store in Oak Brook, where she was clearly just as excited as I was to be there.

    On the way home she asked if she could have some ice creatm, so we stopped at DQ for a special treat. She didn’t eat the whole thing so I had to finish it off.

    Finally at home, she passed out. I like to call this photo “Creepy Sleepy” because she’s sleeping with her eyes open. She does this all the time.

    All in all, it was a great day with my little princess and I can’t wait for our next date together.

    Love you daughter.


  • Heading Home

    It’s time to pack up and head back to Chicago. With a little luck the trip back will be a few hours shorter than the trip out. We fly to San Francisco, and after a 4 hour layover head to Chicago. The fun all starts tomorrow morning when we leave at 9am (that’s 6pm the day before in Chicago).


  • Sydney Video

    People often ask me what it is I do on these trips. Even though I feel like I explain it well, sometimes it’s easier to show than tell.

    Here is a video that is very typical of what I usually do on these jobs. It’s one of 6 – 8 videos that I will do before the convention is over.

    Everything in the video was shot just a day, or sometimes hours before I put it together, and then it plays first thing in the morning the next day. It’s the end result of 2 cameramen, 2 producers, 1 associate producer and myself as the editor (I’m the last one in the chain).

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  • The Edit Suite Down Under

    If you have to work out of a hotel room, it doesn’t get any better than this.

    For a quick video tour, click below.

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