by Blake Barnett | Jun 17, 2021 | San Francisco, CA
Our client based in Australia asked us to shoot interviews and broll for an insurance company in the bay area. The cameras we used on set were Sony FX6, FS5, Sigma Cine Prime lenses. A new Aputure 600D Pro as the main key light used with a book light technique and...
by Blake Barnett | May 13, 2021 | Public Gallery, San Diego, CA
We worked with Rare Partners from the EU to film interviews and broll for a virtual presentation. We sent the footage via MASV and also did a zoom call during the shoot with the CEO and CTO so our friends from the EU could check the look of the shots and listen to the...
by Blake Barnett | Apr 30, 2021 | Public Gallery, San Francisco, CA
It was an honor to shoot with Najee Harris last week as he did an in-store appearance as part of the Lowes Home Team. He connected with hometown connections in Antioch CA who work at the store and who were a part of his early journey to success. Najee was the...
by Blake Barnett | Apr 7, 2021 | Video Tips
Lighting the Way: From Cave Walls to Modern Day By the Hyphenate Video Blogger Approaching a blog post about lighting, this hyphenate video content creating guy’s impulse is to begin with the first lights used for the first films and proceed safely from there....
by Blake Barnett | Mar 25, 2021 | Video Tips
WHAT CAMERA DO I NEED TO BECOME A FILMMAKER? By Doug Morris THE DAWN OF FILM In 1888 Louis Le Prince recorded four revelers dancing in what many believe is the world’s oldest surviving film – a three-second clip – commonly referred to as the...
by Blake Barnett | Mar 25, 2021 | Video Tips
THE GODFATHER OF STORYBOARDS By Doug Morris WHO NEEDS A STORYBOARD? If you’re planning a road trip you’ll want a map to guide you to your destination. Before you can hope to build your dream home your architect will need to get the plans approved before...
by Blake Barnett | Feb 16, 2021 | Video Tips
Pollyanna vs Nightcrawler: Two Paths to Positivity By Doug Morris Be so positive that negative people don’t want to be near you The Power of Positive Thinking can help filmmakers (or anyone else for that matter) overcome many of the obstacles that...
by Blake Barnett | Feb 8, 2021 | Video Production, Video Tips
Have you ever been accused of projecting a negative attitude? Has your outlook grown increasingly darker and more pessimistic as the past year dragged on? Is it becoming more and more difficult for you to see a proverbial silver lining backlighting so many dark...
by Blake Barnett | Dec 21, 2020 | Video Tips
Podcast Guest – Justin McAleece James: All right. So I’ll start off with I guess, career choice. What, what is it that, made you decide to choose this career? Justin: I went into filmmaking as originally a mechanical engineering student at...
by Blake Barnett | Dec 9, 2020 | Video Production, Video Tips
HOW ARE YOUR ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT SKILLS? VIDEO PRODUCTION IS A VERY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY. By Doug Morris “Great videos don’t just happen — They’re the product of serious planning and budgeting.“ Given the growing number of broadcast, cable,...
