Working with the Four Percent In the start of 2017, I was fortunate to meet and start working with Vick Strizheus of the Four Percent. We have had some great projects since then and I want to introduce you to…
Author: Stevefm
Keeping the Goal Alive
In the never ending quest for better gear, I have progressed from Tungsten lamps to LED panels to LED Fresnels (Sola 4s and 6s) and most recently, LED Flexlights. The jump to LEDs and then flexible LEDs have been amazing…
Posted in New Tools!
Steel Yourself
Sometimes, it’s just better to do it yourself. Like when its time to make custom parts for your Polecam. And in this case, when I say by myself, I mean with all of the adult males from the farm leading…
Posted in New Tools!
Traveling Light (yes, light)
Lots of Airports. I have seen what feels like all of them. That’s not even close to true… but I do get a round a lot. And packing for production is something you can not gloss over. Whether its Polecam…
Posted in New Tools!
Going High End
A high end client had some commercials to produce. We had the budget to add some PL glass to accompany the 4K images we were going to capture. Translation: time to play with some high end toys! We shot 4K…
Posted in Video Shoots
Wines at Home
A group of us are working on a long format doc about South Dakota Wines. There is a lot to know about this topic. We are only scratching the surface and the stories being uncovered are incredible. To get some…
Posted in Video Shoots
Glitter Bomb
This could have been titled; No officer, I didn’t do it! Let me explain. A lot of the material I work on is not for public consumption. Its often held for a later broadcast date, part of a timed campaign…
Posted in Video Shoots
Polecam at LA Auto Show
Just before Thanksgiving was the Press Event postion of the LA Auto Show. John Gillen needed a second Polecam op for the Jaguar Land Rover booth and I gladly obliged. With the less than optimal flooring at these events, the…
Posted in Video Shoots Tagged with: GMC Truck, Jaguar, LA Auto Show, Land Rover, polecam, Ronin M head, Toshiba, Virtual Reality Driving, VR Driving
From NYC to LA
I am currently in Las Angles preparing for the LA Auto Show. Where does the time go? I haven’t posted a single bit from the NYC auto show and that was months ago. For this show, I was on the…
Posted in Video Shoots Tagged with: Acura, Ford, Jaguar, LA Auto Show, Land Rover, NSX, polecam, Red Bull Cliff, Richard Hookings, Ronin M head, Toshiba
Polecam takes Aim
Freshly released by Springfield Armory, is The Saint. Its the first AR platform from Springfield Armory and I was there to help document the group of writers doing through their introduction, training and shooting drills in Las Vegas. Epicosity, an…
Posted in Video Shoots
Virtual Reality Is Really COOL!
With Fall upon us I need to post about what I did last summer. One of the most unique shoots was a Virtual Reality project that focused on bees. So imagine this; you in a virtual environment, not only surrounded…
Posted in Video Shoots
Carpool Karaoke
SDSU opened their new stadium, the Dana J Dykehouse Stadium, this September with a blow out concert featuring Luke Bryan and then 2 days later had a big win over Drake. Part of the festivities included several videos to keep…
Posted in Video Shoots
I’m winded!
I worked with a colleague last week on a shoot for his new client. Someone new to the world of video production. The shoot went great. He directed and would be editing the final pieces. I did the lighting and…
Posted in Video Shoots
More Grippage
Its kind of fun to show how we rig different set ups. Here are some samples recent shoots. We were testing how we would rig up a multi-camera shoot in a vehicle. We needed to mount 3 mini cams and…
Posted in Video Shoots
Slew of Interviews
Many of my recent projects have been centered around creating well lit interviews incorporating part of their work or home environment into the background. In this setting the subject really lays out their full story for the camera. The issue…
Posted in Video Shoots
Sony E3
Sony launched their latest round of PlayStation material and a new Virtual Headset at E3 in June. And Polecam was a part of the show. Creative Technologies was behind the scenes and put on a heck of a presentation. Massive…
Posted in Video Shoots
Solar, Grid and Patches
Mid-June was my travel time. LA for 6 days, home for 18 hours then 3 days in Chicago. Early July has me in Atlanta. But before getting to that I saw some cool stuff along the way. Solar: In the…
Posted in Video Shoots
2016 NAB Wrap #3 – Santa Fe Band
You think I was working the whole time? HA. Gavin Wigg from Steam Digital and I went to see Las Vegas band Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns. It was way off strip (like in Arizona) and they play…
Posted in NEWS!
2016 NAB Wrap #2
Of course resolution is also a big deal at the trade shows. 4K is here and in use, everywhere. I had seen an 8K camera and monitor a few years ago at the show and now someplace in South Korea…
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