With the recent rash of “Movie Set Memes” flooding my facebook page, I suddenly felt inspired to make a cinematography meme. You’re welcome. 🙂 So much of the recent talk about “women in film and ...
K5600 at Nu Boyana I’m very excited to have attended the K5600 presentation and lighting demo today at Nu Boyana Film Studios! Our gaffer, Strahil Predov, and producer Dimo Aleksandrov, arranged a special visit from ...
“Star Wars” means a lot to many people, and it certainly means a great deal to Mike Verta, my long time friend and colleague. Take a look at this article about this renaissance man’s remarkable, ...
Focus Up Keeping sharp focus can be pretty tricky, but it’s absolutely essential for a professional video or film project. Most indie filmmakers now have access to cameras with large (APS-C, 35mm or full-frame 35mm) ...
I get the most comments and questions about this scene from Tabloid Vivant. CLICK to read more...
Boat-in On Action! When our action hit the lake, I jumped in a random paddleboat with my AC and started peddling! Handheld, with the Red Scarlet and a 25mm Zeiss T1.3 superspeed. Good times. The ...
A new addition to my fledgling Online Cinematography Tutorial Channel!
I’ve had it in my hands for 20 minutes, and I’ve already thrown up in my mouth a little. I’m going to bed. I’ll be giving the Black Magic Cinema 4k Production camera the old ...
Leading up to the shoot, I was both excited and concerned about the octocopter. Read More...
Back in 2009, I was interviewed for the comprehensive online film course “FilmSkills.com”. It was an intense five-hour interview on cinematography, discussing lighting, cameras, composition, technique, aesthetic, you name it… One hundred professionals were interviewed ...
Prepping this week for our next Mattel commercial! Looking into a few different camera movement rigs for this one… Evaluating everything from Tricked-out Cars and Movis to Octocopters… we shall see!
Lighting is an incredibly complex field, and to be a gaffer or cinematographer is to commit to a life long journey in the study of lighting. At the same time, we can get real about ...
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We shot “Zombie Stoners” with the Red Epic and Red Scarlet, for more info and technical details on this feature Click Here to view my portfolio!
My good friend and long-time collaborator, Mike Verta, has been sharing his unique skills and insight in a series of online master classes! The reviews have been insane, and there is no question that $30 ...
Director Chris Olen Ray and I set about creating three distinct looks to underscore the drama unfolding though the sci-fi disaster movie, “T-Minus”. Shooting on the Red One MX and Red Epic, with Zeiss Super ...
Last week I joined “the boys” at friendsinyourhead.com for their first scary movie of the Halloween season: Roman Polanski’s horrifying thriller Rosemary’s Baby. Give a listen here! Rosemary’s Baby commentary