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  Visual Writing, Part 1 – Emotion

  January 12, 2012 / Education, Filmmaking, Script Writing

  Part 1 – Emotion It all starts with a feeling, right? Inspiration, from the music you just heard. Anger, at the person who betrayed you. Joy, for the joke you just cracked. Sadness, for the relationship you’ve lost. Guilt, for not finishing the script on time. Emotions are the start and end point when creating any work of art, for whatever purpose. But screenwriting quite often gets boxed into formal, point-of-fact stage directions, and the emotion is left to the

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  How to Accomplish Push/Pull Moves Using Kessler Crane Gear

  January 11, 2012 / Education, Filmmaking, Kessler Crane Tutorials

  Full Length Version About the Film In this film, I explore an abandoned grain elevator in Saskatchewan, Canada. I also showcase four different ways in which you can accomplish push/pull moves without seeing the track in the shot when using Kessler Crane Gear. Below is a 3 Minute Short I shot utilizing some of these methods. I have also included the quick start guide video at the bottom of the post. ***NOTE: I only showcase a few different methods in

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  Nikon enters the video market with the D4!

  January 6, 2012 / Education, Filmmaking, News, Technology

  Introduction Okay, let me clarify. This isn’t Nikon’s first DSLR camera to have video but it IS the 1st that actually looks like it may be good at shooting video! Now, I don’t want to comment at this point about the camera until I shoot with it but I can say I am very excited! About the Camera Multi-area Mode Full HD D-movie with three image area options. A dedicated movie-record button has been positioned near the shutter-release button for

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  A Closer Look at the BASIC Controller Timelapse Estimator

  December 22, 2011 / 3MS+, Blog, Education, Filmmaking, Kessler Crane Tutorials

  (If you are looking for a quick start guide for Connecting & Operating the BASIC Controller as well as the BASIC Controller Timelapse Estimator, you can view the shorter videos below) *** Note this estimator is currently a work in progress and is based on an empty cart traveling on a horizontal track. Please understand, due to the many variables involved, this should be used as an estimator to get you in the ballpark for the move you want to

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  Low Light – Colour Grading Low Light Cinestyle footage

  December 17, 2011 / 2011, Camera Tests, Education, Filmmaking, Low Light, Music

  Low Light – Grading Technocolor Cinestyle Footage Side by Side Final Grade About the Film For this film I wanted to see how easy it was to grade cinestyle footage that was shot in low light. I decided to take the grading to the extreme and see how it would deal when the mids and darks were crushed. Although the overall image looks underexposed, I am very happy how clean the image came out. Typically, when shooting with Cinestyle, noise

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  Shape Composite Stabilizer – Assembly & Overview

  October 31, 2011 / Blog, Resources, Reviews

  About the Film This is my first attempt in front of the camera. I am definitely much more comfortable behind the camera! All comments welcome. I shot this video by myself on one camera. For future videos, I will be using more cameras as some parts of the video definitely require close-ups — and I feel that the lack of close-ups and cut-aways really take away from this piece. For more information on the Shape Composite Stabilizer, please visit shapewlb.com.

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  Kessler Crane Unboxing

  October 27, 2011 / Blog, Product Demos, Reviews, Timelapse

  About the Film Yesterday, I got my first shipment from Kessler Crane (A Cineslider and Oracle System). The quality of products being produced by Eric and team are unmatched — and I cannot wait to take the gear for a full test run. For now, here is a little teaser video I put together while learning how to use the Oracle system (Which is extremely easy to figure out!). I will be putting together a quick little video of how

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  Shape Composite Stabilizer – Unboxing

  October 13, 2011 / 2011, Commerical, Education, Freelance Series, Reviews, Special Interest, Special Interest Series, Timelapse

  About the Film Shape Wlb Camera Supports, a company out of Quebec, Canada sent me the Composite Stabilizer Rig, after having used it on the Kessler shoot in Plymouth, Indiana. I absolutely fell in love with the rig because of build quality and versatility. Today, the rig arrived and I decided to do a fun little video. I have seen a lot of similar videos and wanted to do something a little different for this piece. Future Videos Outside of

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  Dealing with Dead Pixels

  September 28, 2011 / DSLR, Education, Filmmaking, Post Production

  Dead/Hot/Stuck Pixels One of the major downfalls when shooting with DSLR’s are the dead pixels that will (more than likely) show up in the life of your camera. They suck and have a history of appearing on your most important projects — at least they did for me…. Now, I know there are a lot of resources on the web that deal with dead pixels but with a recent shoot I did, I found dead pixels in about half of

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