Posts Tagged ‘MKII’
Stop Motion, Stop
I've been itching to try some stop motion lately and luckily found a project that seemed suited to the technique. Here is a TVC I created for a women's health fair event (sidenote: TVC is industry-speak for "television commercial"). The challenge was to visually show a connection between "health, fitness, and fashion." Shooting stop motion allowed for some creative transitions that helped tie the three themes together. Notice there are no cuts in this spot. And now some technical details. We shot this on a blue paper backdrop. It was lit with a couple of kino four-banks from the front. I went with hot lights instead of strobes to eliminate any potential ...
April 20th, 2010 | Comment | Trackback | Tags: BTS, commercial, lighting, MKII, photography, video
Cable Cam Proto
Spent most of the afternoon working on this diy cable cam. The "pulleys" are sealed-bearing scooter wheels I picked up from a local bike shop. Please chime in if you have any design suggestions. I'm just winging it right now. Once I get the kinks worked out, and some stronger cable, I hope to fly the Red on this thing. In the meantime, here's a quick clip of the first spin with a sandbag. ...
March 19th, 2010 | 3 Comments | Trackback | Tags: DIY, MKII, video
Vancouver 2010
A couple weeks ago, we decided to drive to Vancouver to take part in the Olympic festivities. The 5D mkII went with us and I ended up shooting enough video to throw together a quick edit. I do love the portability of this little camera. Almost as much as I love the Winter Olympics. ...
Stella’s Day
We have a rad dog named Stella. She's a unique little creature. Here's a little flick Lyn and I created to show a typical day in Stella's life. This was shot entirely on the Canon 5DMKII. It's a good proof-of-concept to show that you don't need a Red camera to create interesting visuals. You just need, well, interesting visuals. The small size and low weight of the MKII made it easy to get some of these hard to reach POV shots. Huge thanks to the talented Jef Gibbons for his musical contribution. Enjoy and Merry Christmas to all. ...
Skate ‘N Strobe
Here are a few spur-of-the-moment shots from the local skating rink. We threw this shoot together very last minute with the help of a Facebook casting call (don't forget to follow via Facebook and Twitter!) I first tried setting up the light on a stand and had the skaters roll by as I shot. This yielded horrible results. I quickly realized that I needed to get the camera and light rolling along with the skaters, at a consistent distance, to get consistent focus and exposure. Well, it just so happens that I spent a good portion of the '90s roller skating on a weekly basis. Yes, I was THAT kid. I skated in ...
October 18th, 2009 | Comment | Trackback | Tags: MKII, musings, photography
DIY Canon MKII bungee body mount
Here's a really simple way to rig your dSLR to your body for those high-action, POV-type shots (think skiing, biking, motocross, etc). No expensive helmet-cam rigging required. All you need is a bungee cord. Check it: Most cameras come standard with a neck strap. You'll need to make sure this is attached. Next, hang the camera from your neck. Good, now you look like a tourist. Chances are your camera is hanging somewhere near your stomach. You'll probably want to shorten up the camera strap so that the camera hangs over your chest. Unless your tummy is sporting a six pack (I've got a six pack IN my ...
August 10th, 2009 | 19 Comments | Trackback | Tags: camera test, DIY, MKII
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