Category: Filmmaking
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Lego Turing Machine video shoot
Today I shot a promo video for CWI (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) in Amsterdam. They built a working Turing Machine out of Lego building blocks for their upcoming exhibition about Alan Turing and wanted a promo video they could use for promotional activities and for showing at the exhibition. It was great fun but it…
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Tell – A new short film by Ryan Connely
“Tell” is the a new short film by Ryan Connolly, the creator of Film Riot, “the show that takes the mystery out of the effects and techniques that go into some of your favorite Hollywood films”. It’s a well made, half hour long, horror/thriller film with a couple of nice scares, a good soundtrack and…
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Cinevate – Innovative gear for filmmakers
I recently bought the 35″ version of the Atlas 10 slider and the Trawly wheels set from Cinevate during their Moving Sale. The Atlas 10 slider is primarily meant to be used with DSLRs but can also be used with smaller sized video camera’s as it has a maximum weight allowance of 18kg (40 lbs). I…
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Light
A beautiful short film by David Parker. What would happen if light became liquid…? [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/28685926[/vimeo]
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New tripod: Sirui T-1204X
I have been looking for a decent tripod for photography use which doesn’t cost a fortune. I have been using an old aluminium tripod. It’s an old one but it gets the job done. However, it’s rather heavy and big so it’s not something I want to carry along when hiking for example. Recently I…
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Impressions of Outer Reaches Studio
While shifting through my video projects directory I came across an old video I made back in 2008 of my home recording studio. I named my studio after the title of the first audio cassette I released with Syndrone in 1992. The video was shot with a Canon XH-A1 and Letus Extreme 35mm adapter. I…
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The Great Camera Shootout 2011 Episode 3: It’s Not So Black & White
The third and final episode of the Great Camera Shootout 2011 has been published. This episode focusses on motion artifacts and color rendition. I must say I was rather surprised about the way the different cameras handled motion artifacts. Very interesting. Check out episode 3 on The Great Camera Shootout 2011 Episode 3: It’s Not…
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Edit::Transform
I had a day off today and kind of planned to shoot some more time lapses but the weather was very foggy this morning so I watched an episode of chasejarvisLIVE where he talked with photographer Zack Arias which I had in my to-watch-backlog. They talk about photography, creativity, self doubt and everything a photographer…
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Leave Me
I came across this little gem of a film again which I saw a while ago. I really love it. It’s perfectly paced, has lovely music which sets the right mood for the story and has decent performances by the actors. It’s the kind of film I would like to make.
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V-mount Battery 15mm Rails Mount
Wanting to be able to use a V-mount battery with my camera I made a 15mm rails mount using Cinevate’s Universal 15mm Rails Block, Globalmediapro’s V-Lock Mount Plate and a piece of 2mm thick sheet metal. The sheet metal was cut to size and then bend to provide a place…
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Green Spike from LED Lights
Some time ago I bought a “cheap” LED light from eBay. It was called “Pro 600 HP LED Video Light” containing 600 5400K LEDs with a power consumption of 36W. The light comes with a dimmer and 3 acrylic filters: Minus green, CTO and diffusion. Until now, I have used this light indoors with artificial…