Settle in for Some Industry Knowledge with Adrian Grenier [rewatch of April 10th chasejarvisLIVE]
For your weekend viewing pleasure, check out the repost of Entourage star + filmmaker Adrian Grenier on chasejarvisLIVE. It’s chock full of entertainment industry goodness and is sure to introduce you to something new that you’ll dig. I’m also stoked to announce that we’ve just booked avant garde cellist Zoë Keating for chasejarvisLIVE on wednesday...
You’re A Producer. Act Like One.
Tweet Today is my third and final post in a series addressing three key roles in film production. In part 1 (“Are you a DP or a light putter-upper“) I explored what it means to wear the moniker “DP”. In part 2 (“Be a director not just a camera pointer“), I begged you to fully...
Be A Director, Not Just a Camera Pointer
Last week I asked the provocative question, “Are you a DP or a light putter-upper.” As expected, there was quite a diversity of replies and responses. This week I have another question for you. Are you a director, or are you a camera pointer? Actually, let me change that. I don’t want to ask, I...
New 16mm & Super 8mm Packages from RGrain
One month ago we posted about Rgrain, a new product that gives you the ability to add film grain to your digital footage. You can read the original article with video examples and full details here: Rgrain – Film grain clips to make Digital Video look like Film. Rgrain has recently expanded its offerings by adding...
Are You a DP or a Light Putter-Upper?
DP. It stands for director of photography (DoP for you British types. Two simple letters. D. P. It’s funny how much is communicated when you add a few letters before or after your name. Dr. MD PhD MFA Esq. In each of these examples, these letters truly mean something. They mean you’ve take some sort...
How to Optimize Your Canon DSLR for Filmmaking
Here’s a helpful video that shows how you can optimize your Canon DSLR for video recording based on Vincent LaForet‘s recommendations. It’s geared towards the 5D Mark II, but is applicable for other video-capable DSLRs as well (e.g. 5D Mark III and 7D). There’s also an article over on LaForet’s blog that explains the reasoning...
Why I Bought a 5D Mark III
Image courtesy fxphd.com
You probably saw this one coming. I just pre-ordered a Canon 5D Mark III from Amazon. Here’s why.
A Focus on Photography
I shoot a lot of stills with my 5D Mark II. It’s a great camera. But it’s a camera out o...
SpotCast
Ron Small of Sway Productions invited me onto his new podcast called SpotCast, which focuses on the craft of commercial directing. I’m in wonderfully good company there—he’s also interviewed Jason Wingrove, Adam Lisagor, and Vi...
RE-Watch of the REMIX episode of chasejarvisLIVE with Mike Relm
The concept of the REMIx is a dangerous one. Especially dangerous only if you don’t know what it is, what it means, or why people are saying things like “Talent Imitates, Genius Steals.” So, in case you missed the original LIVE version of chasejarvisLIVE: the REMIX episode with Mike Relm, we have delivered you with...
RGrain: Film grain clips to make Digital Video look like Film
UPDATE – March 4, 2012: RGrain is offering a new pack: “Super 8mm Package” at $30. Please check www.RGrain.com for more details. UPDATE – February 27, 2012: RGrain is offering “Instant Vintage” Bonus Plate. It will be available until March 15th. Please check www.Rgrain.com for more details. ____ Rgrain (www.rgrain.com) just released a package of seven...
What I Do With My iPad Part 3: Read Screenplays
Final Draft Inc. announced yesterday that they’ll be releasing Final Draft Reader for iPad next week. The company had already warned us that they were scaling back their iPad efforts from a full screenplay editing app to just a reader. It will b...
Buying Mics & Hacking Audio for Your DSLR Video Setup
HDSLR video is a great way to get high quality footage on a micro budget; and a great way to keep that budget micro is to be picky about what accessories are right for your setup. I recently received an email question focused on this and–in particular–if I had to choose between the Rode Stereo...
