Fashion Filmmaking

Oh the joy of making your first film. The excitement, the challenge, the application of still photography into a moving object… Seriously, what was the hell was I thinking? As digital video invades the photographic medium new ideas and serious conflicts begin to arise. I can see that many of us are trying to cross the line into this new medium, but converging two completely different ideas can become very daunting and confusing. I was quickly taught this recently while working on a short film of my own, Siren Visions. … Continue Reading

Camera Selection & Production Speed

For a recent project I just completed, we needed a lot of footage from many locations but were on a tight budget and even tighter time schedule. This is a common situation in commercial work. Speed of production is where HDSLR cameras can make the previously impossible more viable.

On the “Cages & Light” branded film, we needed to shoot many different settings, and do it quickly as well as inconspicuously. The 5D we shot it on made this possible.
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