This morning I woke up early. Really early. Like 2:00 early and I couldn’t sleep. So I did what I normally do when I can’t sleep. Sat at my computer and stared at the screen for a while. It wasn’t long before I decided that it was time to clean up my pictures and videos. It’s amazing what you can find when you can’t sleep.
I captured a little footage before my battery died and wanted to try my hand at slow motion.
Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Equipment used:
Canon T3i
Canon 50mm/1.8
Final Cut Pro X
Well I’ve got the first short film out of the way, now it’s time to refine my technique a little. Paresthesia was a great learning tool. While it was only forty seconds long, it started out much longer than that. It was only after many, many cuts that I was able to come up with what I thought was the best it could be. Thanks for all your support and kind words!
Speaking of support, I finally got around to building a rig for my camera. While it was fun and easy enough to just hold the camera while filming my beautiful wife in the bathroom, I felt I needed a little more support and options to add additional “stuff” to my camera should I have needed too.
This is what I came up with.
It’s a combination of several ideas I’ve run across on the web. The entire rig (excluding the electronics) cost less than $40 to assemble and creates a solid foundation to build on to. It’s a menagerie of parts coming from all parts of the world with the help of ebay and amazon. It’s even rigged it to accommodate a Cowboy Studio shoulder mount.
I’d love to have a full rail system and a cage but when looking at a price tag upwards of $700-$1000, I’m very pleased with what I’ve been able to pull together. It has a very professional look and feel and I won’t be embarrassed to bring this along for a paid gig, should I ever get the opportunity.
With this built, I’m hoping the stars will align to start filming my second short film. This one will require more actors, more patience, and maybe a little beer consumption. In the end, however I think I’ll have something that you will enjoy.
I finally completed my first short film! It was a challenge and ended up being only 40 seconds long, but I had to start somewhere.
Please enjoy Paresthesia.
Most people that know me (aka my friends)(and family), know that I want to make movies films. It’s not something I’m very vocal about, but it is something that I’m am deeply interested/invested in. About a year ago I was having dinner with some friends. We talked about a number of different things, most of which I can’t recall now, but there were two things that I remember as clearly as if it were yesterday.
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Thought I’d have a little fun with this fantastic new product of Nintendo. Please enjoy the video.
Oliver loves his hockey! Here he skates alone after visiting the rink only twice.
