Overview A few months back, I was sent a Hollyland 3000P wireless transmitter to review. At 3000ft, it’s comparable to a Teradek Bolt 3000 XT, but costs about $3k less. I was interested to try it out, so I said yes – why not? I had some shoots coming up […]
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Overview Back in May 2017, I pre-ordered a Tilta Nucleus-M wireless follow focus system from a RedUser group buy. I was number 532 on that group buy list – and that, coupled with some insane production delays from Tilta, means I didn’t get my unit until January 20th, 2018. All that […]
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As a DP, I get asked all the time about lighting stages. There’s a plethora of tutorials on lighting white cycs and green screen, so I wanted to take those basic concepts and give a real-world example of that same style of lighting as applied to a fitness set. In […]
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I think there’s three components to a pleasing image on film: lighting, movement, and color. As cinematographers, we focus mainly on the first of these on set, and then also take into account movement (or lack thereof) when setting up a shot. When you’re just starting out, it can be […]
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On Saturday evening I shot a product commercial on a white cyc, and the director had a very specific request: he wanted two cameras, side by side on a Dana dolly, on one tripod head. Somewhat similar to a side by side 3D rig, but he wanted to put different […]
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Overview So, a couple of months ago I was gearing up to do two weeks of shooting on VH1’s Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party followed by four weeks on the feature Electric Love. All six weeks were going to involve a heavy amount of shoulder shooting, and I started researching rigs […]
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A very common interview setup is to have your talent in front of a gray backdrop, usually a paper seamless. Single talent, talking to camera, it’s used in all different scenarios. I just shot one of these yesterday as part of a project for Adobe, but I’ve used it on […]
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Overview Those of you who know me or follow me online know that I own quite a few Zacuto products. I own their amazing VCT baseplate and grip relocator for my Canon C300 MkII. To add to this, I recently purchased their Zacuto Gratical Eye EVF, which is probably the […]
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I recently wrapped my third feature as a director of photography, and let me tell you – it was tough. Most of the challenge didn’t come from our lighting and camera setups, though – it came from staying motivated through all the shit that has to be dealt with on […]
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This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good […]
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