The big reasoning for me to do so is that I’m going to start a “52 photos in 52 weeks” challenge. Thus, starting tomorrow, I am going to begin this challenge! I will likely of course, post more than 1 photo a week

Of course, that means I’ll have only a few days to post the first photo…

Happy 2010, everyone!

This is one SWEET rig for filming with a DSLR. Down to the broadcast viewfinder and everything… Wish it were my own!

My DSLR Rig and configuration for HD Video filming. from v.striemer on Vimeo.

Gariq-Frázím já nevěřím “Music video (Nikon D90)” from Allan on Vimeo.

“On Your Shoulder” Commercial shot on the Canon 5dMkII 25p from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Subtleties of the Slate from Inspiration Studios on Vimeo.

So, first of, a couple thoughts on some recent movies I’ve seen:

Transformers 2: Two words. Robot balls. For those that have seen it, you understand what I’m talking about. I thought this was the perfect movie for me to be able to shut my brain off while watching. It was enjoyable in an action-movie sense, and did have some pretty awesome effects.

But really, Mr. Bay, did you have to resort to fart humour? Robots farting is good for kids, but you clearly were not aiming this for kids, with all the gratuitous sexual content (can you say upskirt?) and other things just not fitting for young’uns. At least it had a decent story, and seemed to flow a bit more than the new Terminator (the first half of which I thought had very little flow and I often had a hard time figuring out what was going on, but it came back with a bang in the latter half)

Public Enemies: Thought this was a good movie. Acting was great; Johnny Depp is awesome, as always, and Christian Bale was good, though it almost seemed like his accent changed part way through. I love the fact it was my girlfriend that pointed out that Baby Face Nelson was the sidekick Tommy in “Snatch”, one of my fav films!

My main qualm is that I thought it looked awful. From a creative standpoint I thought it was great. DP did a fantastic job, but from a technical standpoint, i think it was not good at all. There were a LOT of scenes (and i even noticed it in the trailers), where it looked like there was a crap-ton of motion blur, normally associated with a bad job of de-interlacing or using a slow shutter (if shooting 24p, using a 1/24 shutter will usually do this). I found it really hard to watch because normally you’re used to smoother image quality. Video gain was also something i found really awkward, but mainly when it went from one scene with a lot of it to another scene with none, back to the high gain.

Grranted, I went into it already thinking largely about it because of seeing weirdness in the trailer, so that likely ruined some of it for me.

Done rambling. Public Enemies otherwise was a fantastic film, and it’s a good sign for the creative team when they can get you rooting for the bad guy

Anyone who has actually used this camera for video purposes knows how much it was originally crippled, but how much potential it had. And still has. The recent firmware update that adds the much needed ability to have manual controls over a variety of features during recording, is now coupled by a “hack” of sorts that adds even more functionality.

In walks Magic Lantern:

Magic Lantern firmware introduction from Trammell Hudson on Vimeo.

This little bit of software helps in numerous ways, but most noticably will disable AGC!!! Crop markers are also a definite plus! Maybe they can make it do 24p?

With this site I plan to essentially have an outlet with which I can show my various creative efforts, as well as have prospective clients come and view the various projects I’ve been working on.

Stay tuned for more creative goodness!

-Jeremy