When the Panasonic GH3 was listed on B&H I did something I had never done before. I pre-ordered a camera, sight unseen. And after returning from a shoot from Juarez, Mexico with it, I don’t regret it one bit. Check out my full write-up at Filmmaker Magazine.
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Hands-On Review of Shooting with the GH3 in Juarez
I returned from a shoot in Juarez, Mexico, using only the GH3. Bottom line - it's an amazing DSLR. I also rented some of the new Panasonic lenses. Everything in the video above was shot with the GH3. You can read my full review at Filmmaker Magazine. Filmmaker:...
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...
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...
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...
Panasonic GH4: The 4K is cool, but this camera is way more groundbreaking than just resolution
Last week Panasonic announced their long rumored 4K successor to the GH3, the aptly named GH4. The high resolution in a body that's expected to be under $2000 drew lots of attention and comparisons to the only other comparably priced 4K camera, the Blackmagic...
Shot on iPhone (Additional Equipment Used)
At the beginning of last month Apple came out with another great commercial featuring day in the life activities of people around the world using Apple products seamlessly in their life. The kicker at the end of the video is that the commercial itself was all shot on...
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...
The GH4 RAW Enigma & 4K Footage of an Owl Eating a Fish
GH4 arrived on Friday. I took it out to Big Cypress National Preserve to give it a spin and play with the Panasonic 100-300mm 4-5.6 lens I rented. This isn't a camera review post but overall the camera was great. I shot a lot of stills and some 4K video. Below you can...