David McLain Shoots Lifestyle Photo and Cine

I heard David McLain speak at a Sony sponsored event recently and he’s really inspiring. He’s a photographer who has successfully added video to his repertoire. He uses everything from a Sony Nex-5N to a RED – whatever gets the job done. This lets him effectively deliver stills and motion to clients which strengthens his business.

In his seminars he talks about how the sweet spot for a photographer shooting motion is with a small crew of 4-8 people. Full sized productions are exponentially more expensive and are not nearly as flexible or spontaneous as his team can be. He thinks that multi-disciplinary photographers have an advantage in this micro production scenario. Check out this video he shot for a clothing company out of Austin Texas for inspiration.
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Easy To Assemble – DSLR Web Series For Ikea

Actress Illeana Douglas (I love her) created a web series called Easy to Assemble and sold it to Ikea. The behind the scenes photo in the OnlineVideo.net article show them using a Canon DSLR for video production. What I like about this story is that Illeana had an idea and ran with it. Inexpensive HDSLR cameras allowed her to affordably produce content that a major retailer wanted to get behind.
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Your Production Sets Should Be Made in America

Diane Sawyer and David Muir found a home builder in Montana with an economics degree who built a house entirely with American made materials. He posited that if home builders purchased 5% more American made materials it would immediately create 220,000 jobs. The ABC crew ran the numbers by another economist who wholeheartedly agreed.

As I was watching the report, I thought about all the building materials that are used on television and movie sets. So I am writing here, now, asking you, our readers, to put the word out on every social network that you are a member of to raise awareness in the entertainment industry. Set builders, art department folks, anyone who utilizes any sort of expendable, make your purchases from American manufacturers.

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURES OF BUILDING MATERIALS.

Watch the video below.

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