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...
Video Equipment
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:...
Double Barrel Interview Rig
A MacGyver 3-D rig? No. I adapted this hack from a post on the NY Times Lens blog from photographer Doug Mills. It lets me get a wide and close-up shot simultaneously while doing one man band interviews. I simply mount my GH2/GH3 directly on top of my Sony EX1. I keep...
Panasonic GH3 Review – Coffee and Quick Thoughts
I received the GH3 last week and did some quick shooting with it this weekend. This is the first time I've ever pre-ordered a camera, and I'll just say I'm not at all disappointed. It's everything from the hacked GH2 and then some. I'm not going to write about how...
5 Filmmaking Tools That Kick Ass and Save Money
You want to get a top notch DSLR kit. What comes to mind when you need to buy and build this kit? Canon 5D or 7D, Zoom H4n recorder, Zacuto rig. What if I told you all of these (and more) have less expensive alternatives that provide an equal if not better user...
Morris’ Interrotron meets Colbert’s Ask-o-Matic
Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris was on The Colbert Report last week, promoting his new book A Wilderness of Error. Among filmmakers Morris is also popular for creating his unique interview style and method. Dubbed the Interrotron, it entails two cameras with...
Kickstarter Effect: The Portable Jib Showdown – Trapezist vs The Aviator
Update: Zeke from The Aviator offered useful feedback on the differences between the two in the comments. I sum it up at the end of the post. If there's one thing people love more than their DSLRs, it's putting Kickstarter campaigns for accessories for said DSLR...
Bullet Time – Coming Soon
I'm playing with the footage in FCPX. Hopefully I can share soon, along with some DIY rig tips.
The Panasonic GH2 Review – Small, Awesome, and Less Than $1000
A DSLR that doesn't overheat, doesn't have a recording limit, shoots the gamut of HD frame rates, autofocuses while filming, and is less than $900…does it exist?! Yes. The Backstory I've been sitting on the sidelines for the past few years during the DSLR battles. For...