I got up this morning and felt inspired by two things: The little canon 50mm 1.8 lens, and coffee, So I set out to work and this I what I present to you:
All footage was shot using a Canon 6oD with the f1.8(plastic body) 50mm lens. Editing and Color Correction done in FCP X.
Read MoreEarlier this week video sharing site YouTube added a video editing feature to the popular website. Though it’s not quite Final Cut Pro, the online editor does have a gamut of “quick fixes” including:
Also included in classic Google style is the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button which attempts to correct the video for you. There are also a slew of video effects for you to play with though I wouldn’t recommend using most of them if you want people to watch your videos from start to finish. Google was nice enough to also include a library of free audio tracks to choose from though the current selection is quite limited.
Read MoreI put this time lapse together yesterday, for no reason other than to test out a cheap intervalometer I picked up on eBay. This time lapse consists of approximately 600 shots at 2 second intervals. Images were captured using a canon 60D DSLR and this intervalometer. All photos were then put together as a jpeg sequence using After Effects CS5. Enjoy!
Read MoreI recently stumbled across a blogger by the name of Philip Bloom who is a filmmaker. Earlier this evening he posted a short film called “Insipiens” that was conceived and shot in around four hours after his 3 day DSLR workshop. It was shot in Mallorca, Spain and features Nina K and Ronald Vonk.
In my opinion much of this film displays the most beautiful type of lighting. The magnificent oranges of dusk beautifully silhouetting the talent. The shot at around 1:27 is absolutely breathtaking, almost is if it was not shot on this world, Again, a wonderful use of natural lighting and contrast.
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Patrick Gensel is a freelance media professional from Northeastern Pennsylvania. Patrick has been working with video, photo and new media in one form or another for nearly ten years. When not working on a media project, Patrick can be found discussing his passion for the outdoors at www.campthesummit.com or on his podcast: Just Another Outdoors Show. If you have any type of media project that you need help with and would like a quote, feel free to contact Patrick by any of the means listed at the bottom of the page.
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