DSLR Monitoring Solutions
One of the problems with using a 5D Mark II or other DSLR for larger shoots is that the camera’s LCD screen shuts off when you plug in an external monitor. My typical workaround is to put the monitor...
View ArticleDSLR Audio Setup for a Crew of One
Trying to sort out the best way to handle audio on a microbudget DSLR shoot can be a real challenge. Ideally, you’d hire a professional audio operator with a high-end field mixer who would adjust...
View ArticleIs Film School Worth It? A 12-Year Perspective
Twelve years ago this month, I graduated from the Film/Video program at the Savannah College of Art & Design. Since then, I have worked as everything from a cable wrangler on televised college...
View ArticleBTS –“Dead Battery Anxiety”
A few months ago, I was hired by Slant Media to direct a series of web videos to promote Philips Electronics’ “Dead Battery Anxiety” microsite. This was a great project, based on a very entertaining...
View ArticleMixing AF100 & 5D Mk II Footage … On Purpose
I recently had the pleasure of shooting two commercials for the graduate studies program at The Citadel – the military college of South Carolina. I was hired by the good folks at Cognetix, who wrote...
View ArticleBTS –“Meetings Impossible” and “HurryHurry Pirates” Videos
I really enjoy pirate-themed videos. This year, I’ve shot two videos in which pirates have played a prominent role, so I thought it might be fun to compare and contrast the behind-the-scenes workings...
View ArticleTascam DR-100MKII vs. Zoom H4N
DSLRs have a number of advantages for video projects, but audio capability is not one of them. It is reasonably easy to feed audio from an external microphone into a DSLR, but it’s hard to control how...
View ArticleBlackmagic Production Camera 4K – A Brutally Honest Review
A couple of weeks ago, a colleague and I were joking to each other that we would receive the Blackmagic Production Cameras we had ordered “any month now.” Imagine my pleasure and surprise when I...
View ArticleIs Tamron’s 17-50mm f/2.8 The Perfect Blackmagic Lens?
Ever since the original Canon 5D MkII opened up the world of accessible large-sensor video, it’s been hard to stomach the reduction in field of view that a cropped sensor demands. I absolutely love the...
View ArticlePanasonic GH5 – First Footage & Initial Thoughts
First things first … Here’s some ungraded footage I shot today with my new Panasonic GH5. All this was shot in 4K 8-bit mode, using the Lumix 12-35 f/2/8. It was downscaled to 1080p, and Vimeo adds the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....