Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Natural Bridge
I had a 20 minute meeting down at VA Tech on Friday and I decided to stop by the NATURAL BRIDGE on the way home. I always heard about it / saw some photos but I never new it would be so epic in person. I asked the lady who took $18 from me just to see this thing about coming back for a private night shoot and she said no. This was before I saw the bridge. I will be getting permission to film some timelapse shots in 2012, no matter what that desk jockey says.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Art of Flight-Mini Review
I've been sitting on reviewing The ART OF FLIGHT snowboard film since it came out.. I wanted to really dissect the snowoarding, music and cinematography / final production.
Let me first say, being an avid snowboarder, film maker and a fan of BRAIN FARM's work since THAT'S IT, THAT's ALL, I couldn't WAIT for this film to drop. We were teased with the first Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kh29_SERH0Y that dropped in February then with their official website www.artofflightmovie.com. Once I started following Curt Morgan and TRice on Twitter and facebook, seeing the photos they were posting every week for 6 months, I knew this would be something historic. Maybe not historic just in the snowboard community but through out the world of film making. There are big time Hollywood directors who were talking about this film for months.
The opening montage was epic and nuts wrapped into a gnarly package. From the DEEP BASE that the Dolby Studios provided to the clapper Rice used in his snowboard shed. The cinematography was the best I've ever seen in any sports related film. They used MANY cameras such as something simple from a HERO GOPRO $300 helmet cam to the RED EPIC $60,000+ and for mega slow motion the PHANTOM $100,000+. Each camera has a purpose in every film and they used maybe 8 different types of cameras throughout the movie.
Maybe my favorite part didn't have snowboarding in it. It shows what they do when stuck in place like Alaska with nothing to do but shoot guns, fish and drink. It's something I can totally see me and my buddies doing. My other favorite parts was the opening montage in Alaska with John Jackson and Rice, killing it and when they were all in Jackson Hole.
I did feel like the trip down to South America was kind of pointless. I think it's a great piece to watch but the snow looked horrible and that Rice and Lando were very limited on where the could ride and what they could do. I think those 2 parts could have gone into the bonus part of the DVD. One thing I did notice that I haven't heard anyone else talk about. In the trailer they hint about a section based in Austria, which I was getting stoked on but I didn't see 1 clip from Austria in the body of the film. I was kind of disappointed for that.
Instead of rambling on, I'll just get to the chase. "The ART OF FLIGHT", is INSANE. It's the best snowboard film to ever be released. Others have tried to say "THAT'S IT THAT'S ALL" was better, which I totally don't agree with at all. Like I said above, I think a few sections could have been replaced or taken out. It doesn't matter if you've snowboarded before or not, this film will make your jaw drops. If you don't know what a double cork 1080 is, you'll find out soon!!
I give THE ART OF FLIGHT a 4.6 of 5. WATCH IT ON BLUERAY!!!
Let me first say, being an avid snowboarder, film maker and a fan of BRAIN FARM's work since THAT'S IT, THAT's ALL, I couldn't WAIT for this film to drop. We were teased with the first Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kh29_SERH0Y that dropped in February then with their official website www.artofflightmovie.com. Once I started following Curt Morgan and TRice on Twitter and facebook, seeing the photos they were posting every week for 6 months, I knew this would be something historic. Maybe not historic just in the snowboard community but through out the world of film making. There are big time Hollywood directors who were talking about this film for months.
The opening montage was epic and nuts wrapped into a gnarly package. From the DEEP BASE that the Dolby Studios provided to the clapper Rice used in his snowboard shed. The cinematography was the best I've ever seen in any sports related film. They used MANY cameras such as something simple from a HERO GOPRO $300 helmet cam to the RED EPIC $60,000+ and for mega slow motion the PHANTOM $100,000+. Each camera has a purpose in every film and they used maybe 8 different types of cameras throughout the movie.
Maybe my favorite part didn't have snowboarding in it. It shows what they do when stuck in place like Alaska with nothing to do but shoot guns, fish and drink. It's something I can totally see me and my buddies doing. My other favorite parts was the opening montage in Alaska with John Jackson and Rice, killing it and when they were all in Jackson Hole.
I did feel like the trip down to South America was kind of pointless. I think it's a great piece to watch but the snow looked horrible and that Rice and Lando were very limited on where the could ride and what they could do. I think those 2 parts could have gone into the bonus part of the DVD. One thing I did notice that I haven't heard anyone else talk about. In the trailer they hint about a section based in Austria, which I was getting stoked on but I didn't see 1 clip from Austria in the body of the film. I was kind of disappointed for that.
Instead of rambling on, I'll just get to the chase. "The ART OF FLIGHT", is INSANE. It's the best snowboard film to ever be released. Others have tried to say "THAT'S IT THAT'S ALL" was better, which I totally don't agree with at all. Like I said above, I think a few sections could have been replaced or taken out. It doesn't matter if you've snowboarded before or not, this film will make your jaw drops. If you don't know what a double cork 1080 is, you'll find out soon!!
I give THE ART OF FLIGHT a 4.6 of 5. WATCH IT ON BLUERAY!!!
Friday, November 4, 2011
3 New Cameras and some lenses-Stop Traffic
November 3rd was supposed to be a BIG day for camera releases. Canon set the date but RED took it over. Canon announced the C300 will looks very similar to Panasonic AF100 only the price tag is $20,000. Maybe people would pay that price if it shot 120fps but from what I see, it's 24 frames at 4k resolution. NO ONE CARES!!! I'm my opinion it's worth $10,000 at best.
Let's get to the exciting stuff. Canon announced a concept DSLR camera that will be mostly a cinema. As you can see, the body looks just like the 1DX that just got announced for a spring time release. They didn't really talk specs or price but seems very interesting. I'm hoping it will have at least 90fps at 1080p. The spec I did see says it will shoot 4k resolution at 24fps which is cool but I don't give 2 shits about 4k as of right now. ALL I really care about is FRAME RATE, FRAME RATE, FRAME RATE!!! I really need to see the video and photo specs before I make a decision on a purchase.
Lastly, RED has pumped out the long awaited SCARLET. The body will be $10,000 and when all pimped out with all the needed accessories, you'll be in the neighborhood of $15,000. That's a lot of money but the SCARLET is made by RED and is the little sister to the EPIC. You know it will be GREAT quality and worth the money. I read lots of big boy film makers blogs and FB posts today and they've already made purchases. I won't get too much into details on this camera because RED doesn't need to be hyped up more. They are leading the video war in my opinion and Canon is eager to step up.
Let's get to the exciting stuff. Canon announced a concept DSLR camera that will be mostly a cinema. As you can see, the body looks just like the 1DX that just got announced for a spring time release. They didn't really talk specs or price but seems very interesting. I'm hoping it will have at least 90fps at 1080p. The spec I did see says it will shoot 4k resolution at 24fps which is cool but I don't give 2 shits about 4k as of right now. ALL I really care about is FRAME RATE, FRAME RATE, FRAME RATE!!! I really need to see the video and photo specs before I make a decision on a purchase.
Lastly, RED has pumped out the long awaited SCARLET. The body will be $10,000 and when all pimped out with all the needed accessories, you'll be in the neighborhood of $15,000. That's a lot of money but the SCARLET is made by RED and is the little sister to the EPIC. You know it will be GREAT quality and worth the money. I read lots of big boy film makers blogs and FB posts today and they've already made purchases. I won't get too much into details on this camera because RED doesn't need to be hyped up more. They are leading the video war in my opinion and Canon is eager to step up.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
A Marathon in Fast Forward
If you've ever watched a marathon, it's nothing to get super excited over. The winner will finish in just over 2 hours but you have thousands of people left to watch cross the finish line. I decided to speed things up with this clip of the Marine Corps Marathon in Virginia and Washington D.C. It was about 34 degrees when the race started and warmed up to about 46 degrees by the time I was done shooting.
Filming -7:45am - 1:00pm
Camera- Panasonic HMC150
Graded- Magic Bullet Looks
WATCH IN FULL SCREEN!!!
THANKS
Filming -7:45am - 1:00pm
Camera- Panasonic HMC150
Graded- Magic Bullet Looks
WATCH IN FULL SCREEN!!!
THANKS
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