DP, Director, Filmmaker
THE ABOVE VIDEO NEEDS A COMPATIBLE BROWSER TO BE SEEN AS 360 VIDEO I have been messing around with 360 images for a year and a half, ever since I was introduced to the Ricoh M15 camera by Eric Cheng, then working for DJI as head of aerial imaging but now working for Facebook as […]
Shot with a hardware modified Sony RX100 IV (with the infrared blocking filter removed) in 250fps 2 second burst mode with a 665nm filter. Mostly shot from a moving vehicle creating a surreal study or a surreal city all set to one of my favourite pieces of music, Beethoven’s 7th Symphony 2nd Movement, To know […]
Earlier this year I published a blog post chronicling my experimentations with infrared video and photography. I thought that would be it for a while, but no it certainly wasn’t! I really recommend reading this post, as it goes into the whole concept of infrared and the science of it, which I won’t repeat fully […]
Understanding how to light and how to harness light is an essential skill for anyone who uses cameras but to many it is very much a weak area. This is a guest post from Meadows Farms Studios for more in depth make sure you visit their site here for the full version. If you are […]
Ethics statement: I was hired by Sony Europe to make a film for their “No Limits” campaign to promote the PXW-FS5 and also to host a webinar based around the new camera. Whilst I am mostly talking about the making of the film, I am also covering my thoughts and the pros and cons I […]
GUEST POST BY PRESTON KANAK Opinions might not reflect my own and in many situations things Preston lists might not be possible but there will absolutely be parts of this you can be implemented into you own work! It’s always great to hear different ways of doing things! Enjoy! Philip By Preston Kanak of Cinescapes Collective When starting […]
My favourite type of story to tell in a documentary, be it micro, mini, short or feature, is a subject I know nothing about. When I make them, I love to be on a journey of discovery, like the viewer too. It can also often help you tell a better story as you don’t make […]
Short test edit/ teaser for my “Rear Window-esque” Timelapse/ Video/ Audio short film of the same name to see how it plays out. Made in association with The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas where it was all filmed, from the hotel suite corner terrace balcony on the 35th floor (room 3514) over 9 days before, during […]
Updated for the New Atomos Ninja Blade, review by James Miller: Scroll down for the Atomos Samurai Blade review. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying out the new Atomos Ninja Blade. If you’re going to BVE Expo (www.bvexpo.com) over the next few days, come and see the Ninja Blade […]
Apologies for the lateness of this post and the relative briefness of it. Finding time to do anything has been a struggle recently. I wanted to get this up, but I wanted to do a more in-depth comparison. This was proving to be impossible to squeeze in, so I made the choice of just going […]
Philip here. Really useful post by James on this way of grading. The Lumetri on adjustment layers and filmconvert 2 is something I use a lot. Not on my grade of “Hiding Place” which you can see near the bottom. A much softer look which I achieved through filmconvert 2 with blackmagic film preset using […]
Ok, maybe that photo was a little over the top 🙂 David Kong here guest-writing this article, the first of a series that is all about working with less gear, for less money, and making it look good. But I’m going to start off with a big disclaimer that is also a challenge. I’m NOT […]
It’s rare that I can blog about my commercial work. Normally NDA, privacy, and a million other reasons mean that the work I normally talk about is my personal work. Although that’s not always the case. I was able to blog about the Adidas Viral for the Olympics and a few others, but normally it’s […]
How to Shoot Day to Night Time-lapses By Preston Kanak As many people have proclaimed, day to night or night to day time-lapses are the ‘holy grail’ of time-lapse shooting. They tend to draw the attention of viewers because of their assumed complexity. At the same time, what people don’t understand is that they aren’t […]
Introduction By Preston Kanak Shooting a timelapse is not a science. However, there are a few things you can do to improve your chances. One of the challenges you need to overcome when shooting is determining the ideal setting for your camera. In this post, I will walk you through a few of the settings […]
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