The Black silk and the flyswatter

The Black silk and the Flyswatter In all my years of working in this industry I had never used the BLACK SILK, or saw the need for it quite frankly, until now. While my approach to exteriors is driven by the appropriate look, my go-to has usually been the Full Silent Grid (white). For a…

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Video I love

Video I love https://vimeo.com/866015718?share=copy I love this video for these reasons: Color timing in post (juxtaposing warm and cool), shallow DOF, “real world” handheld operation, super close abstract shots, enhanced natural lighting, and the use of foreground. All of these tools help me feel the emotional human connection that makes this video a success. I…

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Camera Movement with Weaver Steadman

Camera Movement with Weaver Steadman Although the Weaver Steadman camera head has somewhat grown out of fashion, we still utilize it quite often in conjunction with the Fisher 10 dolly.  For more precise moves we mount it on the slider upside down. Our secret sauce is Fisher 10, center mount, 21 arm, 90 degree plate,…

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