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Some Things I Saw at NAB
I was fortunate enough to be covering new gear at NAB for Filmmaker Magazine. It was my first time there and overall a great experience. There was a lot of cool updates and little gear solutions like clever light stands or inflatable softboxes, but no one item that...
Shooting with the Sony FS700 & R5 4K Recorder in Haiti – Video Update
We finally got most of the gear up and running and kicked it up a notch to start filming the machete fighters in slow motion on a steadicam. To break down the setup, we've got the Sony FS700 (left) owned by DP Richard Patterson. This camera was released with a future...
Production in Haiti – Rum, Sugar Cane Fields, and Cap Rouge
Been in Haiti for the past few days for the currently untitled Haitian Machete Fencing Project. It's a short doc on Tiré Machet, a martial art of machete fencing mastered and taught by professor Avril. It's going to be very cinematically shot. We've got the Sony FS700...
Haiti, RISC Training, and US Travel – The Past Few Months
It's been a busy past few months with no hint of letting down anytime soon. Here's a recap of what's been happening and what's coming up. Haiti - I'm returning to Haiti to help out on an exciting short documentary project. It's about the vanishing art of Haitian...
Retirement Communities and Evangelical Churches for the NY Times
Earlier this year I co-produced two video pieces for the New York Times. The first was on retirement communities in South Florida that are seeing an increase in baby boomers moving in but were still working. They didn't want to retire, it was just a good real estate...