Murder City Project – One Night Only!
This is the poster circulating around town for the ONE NIGHT ONLY showing of the Murder City Project.
Shooting the First Scene (#3) of the “First Man” Project
We shot the very first part of the “First Man” project this morning at Cocoa Beach. Shooting just before sunrise, I figured with wind chill, the temperature was about 30°. Like a trooper, Nigel John, aka the “First Man” withstood the subfreezing winds while I shot several sequences. The entire amount of time spent setting up and shooting was about 10 minutes or so. I am shooting the project with a Nikon D3s at high speed and this video was captured by my cinematographer Orlando Ojeda using a Nikon D7000 rig.
This is the first scene of about 160 in this project. Check back often to follow our progress.
Closeup Dolly Testing
Cinematographer Orlando Ojeda and I are testing a DIY rig for closeup dolly pans for an upcoming video/stills project called “Sirens”.
Whenever we can, we shoot with a live monitor to get a better ideas of how footage will look on various display devices.
Orlando is running the dolly shot after pre focusing (pulling focus) while checking for a smooth transport.
Orlando Weekly Cover
I had the good fortune this week to photograph artist Al Black of the Florida Highwaymen artists group. Best known for their iconic painting style from the 1950s and 60s the artist have seen a revival of their work. I caught up with Al Black, one of the original members of the group and photographed him at a show featuring his and other members paintings in Mt. Dora, Florida this past weekend.
You can read the entire article HERE.
Glide Cam Testing
As we work to shooting solutions for the upcoming “The First Man” project we face issues with smooth motion (shooting stills) when the camera is not attached to a tripod or dolly rig. One of fixes for this is using a glide cam like the one Orlando is adjusting to a Nikon D3s, the camera I will shooting this project with.
Here Orlando performs a “drop time test” on the camera rig. This test is used balance the camera system. This project will use a wide range of video mounts and shooting systems but tailored to a still camera, the Nikon D3s.