This weeks Short Film is from Alihan Coskun. The short is titled White. I really enjoyed this short! I love the simplicity of it. The coloring and mix of white and red to me is an incredible combination. Heres what he had said about his Short.
"The idea came from the book which I was read few years ago. It was turkish book and I think there is not an english version. White was made from pur school project . It was one minute project and we get the second prize in this competition. We used 5d mark2 and canon 50 f1/4 lens. We edited in premiere cs5 and for color we used mojo in after effects."
Well done!
Here it is!
Enjoy,
Zack
This weeks Sunday Short Film is
"Bipolar - A Narration of Manic Depression" Trailer. It's not a Film but it is a trailer for a film. So, it counts? This film was shot on a Canon 5DMK2. This film was Written & Directed by Daniel Ruczko. here's the overview of this film.
Bipolar is an experimental shortmovie, entirely shot in split screen. It follows a manic-depressive author called Andrew Gony. The movie shows Andrew in both mental stages, to visualize that the splitscreen is used, on the left side you see the manic Andrew and at the same time on the right side you can see the depressive Andrew, and how he reacts to different events in both phases.
Both sides have different things to deal with, the manic Andrew has lots of energy and ideas, he doesn't require much sleep and in order to deal with his overage of energy he runs, the depressive Andrew is suffering from insomnia, is uncreative, non productive and in battle with his inner self.
I personally can't wait to see the full film! The trailer really grabbed my attention! I hope it's available online!
Well here it is!
"Bipolar - A Narration of Manic Depression" Trailer
Enjoy,
Zack
This weeks topic is time lapse photography. Time lapse photography is were a series of pictures are taken over X amount of time them played back at a faster speed. Thus, making the pictures seem like a movie. Here's an example.
vimeo.com
That is a great example of what a time lapse video will look like. All you need to do this is a steady tripod, your DSLR and A LOT of time! That's the bare essentials. What you do is put you camera on a tripod point it to what ever you want to have you time lapse of and start taking pictures.
Now, that's not the ideal way to take a time lapse. The best thing to get is a Timer remote. What it is, is a remote that lets you set the time intervals you want the camera to take and press start and the remote will trigger the shutter according to the time intervals you set.
I was looking online for a timer romote for my 7D, and I found one for around $200. For me, that was too much money, I'm saving for other Film equipment. So, I looked around for cheaper alternatives. I found a few timer remotes that say they do the same thing. My issue was they were $150 cheaper. So, I decided that could be risky.
After looking online for a while I realized that my Canon 7D came with software where I could operate my camera through my computer. The software is called ESO Utility. So after searching around the program I found Timer Shooting. SWEET! I just saved $200! This will take the photos for you! So There you have it!
This is it for now. This is more of an introduction into time lapse photography. In the future I'll go more in depth in how to make the video. )Im still learning how to myself.) So till then, Thanks for Reading!
Enjoy,
Zack
This weeks short film documents a Graffiti artist and his thoughts. I love the different shot and the overall cinematography. This short was shot on a Canon with a Canon 50mm 1.8 and also a canon 18-55mm. There was also a few shots taken with a GoPro cam mixed in there.
Heres the link!
Enjoy,
Zack
The sandpit is this weeks highlighted short film. I love the way this short was shot! It makes the city look like a minature city! They way they did this short was all stopmotion! Here's what they had to say.
"It is shot on a Nikon D3 (and one shot on a D80), as a series of stills. I used my Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 and Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 lenses for all of these shots. Most were shot at 4fps in DX crop mode, which is the fastest the D3 could continuously write out to the memory card. The boats had slower frame rates, and the night shots used exposures up to two seconds each. The camera actually has an automatic cut off after 130 shots, so for longer shots I counted each click and quickly released and re-pressed the shutter release after 130 to keep shooting."
Here it is!
The Sandpit
Enjoy,
Zack
One of my favorite things to do is to look at all the awesome equipment for filmmakers! The technology is so advanced and the gear you can get is endless!
The first Item on the list is Rigs. I personally use a Customized RedRock Micro Eyespy rig with a RedRock Follow Focus. I use RedRock because I believe their products are top of the line and they are always coming out with new gear to add to your rig. Thats the best part! You can personalize you rig how ever it best suits you! the rigs you can buy an be changed and added on to to make you rig work for you.
store.redrockmicro.com
Next on the list, dolly/cranes. I have always wanted a crane system to get all those very cinematic shots you see in the movies. I hear that the guys over at
www.kesslercrane.com make great DSLR cranes. So, maybe in the future I will get one? Also, the make dollies. I have a dolly for my tripod but that is more of a temporary set up. I will for sure be looking into a tracked dolly in the near future! Last is a slider. A slider is basically a miniature dolly for your camera. They're used for smaller camera movement or when you don't have time to set up a track. Kessler also makes great sliders so check em' out!
Last on my list, lighting. I NEED lighting! I have been looking every where for a good quality lighting kit for cheap. Believe me its tough. What I'm looking for in a kit would be 3 lights. 2 with soft boxes and one with barn doors. The best I could find were these. www.tubetape.net I would also order 2 barn doors to go with those.
Well there you have it. My list of gear i wish to have. Any others you want? let me know by leaving a comment!
Enjoy,
Zack
Wow! This short film is one of my new favorites! The idea behind the short is great! It was shot on a Canon 5D MKII.
Here is a link to the short!
The Last 3 Minutes
Here is the link to the Short film's blog for all the information on this short film!
www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog
Enjoy,
Zack
