Nature, Raw Beauty
Sometimes things happen in nature and you just happen to be in the right place to film it. It could be a sunset, or a pod of whales rising from the sea or a pack bears swimming in a river. The film below is one of those instances. The raw beauty of nature enhanced by […]
Read PostCanon C300 Shoots Mobius, Mind Bending Western Short
Here’s a mind bending short film called Mobius, directed by Vincent Laforet and shot on the newly released Canon EOS C300. Looks a whole lot more like film than video to me. The new camera package costs less than $20k. For a professional looking film, that’s about 1/100th of the cost of most film cameras […]
Read PostPowerful Video – Nature at Its Finest
Whether or not you are a ‘believer’ this 6 minute film is a powerful film that’s a marvel to watch. Many of the clips within the film were taken from the BBC nature series, a story in itself in film achievement. The project has at least two names: Creation Calls, I Believe, and possibly more. […]
Read PostTop Shooter and Stellar Videographer – Matthew Brown
A great videographer can raise a subject from boring to interesting. Here’s a shooter named Matthew Brown who was stunned by what he found on a visit to Israel. You can tell by the video. It’s great work. Nice work of color, texture, and contrast. Benjamin Eckstein’s camaraman’s eye is one of our great assets […]
Read PostHerman Cain Sings His New Blues Hit: 9,9,9 and more from Jimmy Fallon
This is one entertaining political season, and Herman Cain is no doubt one of the most entertaining individuals. The presidential race provides fodder for comedians like few other national news events. Jimmy Fallon’s creative writing team has been hard at work lampooning the Republicans. As the headline shows, my favorite piece is Herman Cain’s song, […]
Read PostGet Crackin’ Pistachios Campaign: Funny Stuff
The new Get Crackin’ campaign for Pistachios hits the air this week. Our old friend Mr. Bill returns for a new round of torture. Then we see our old friend, YouTube viral phenom – THE Honey Badger…. what a way to get your pistachio. They also use the sassy voice over from the YouTube Honey […]
Read PostSurprise!: Don’t Give Them What They Expect
Here’s a creative and fun commercial for a French water, that certainly offers up more than one surprise. But a 95 second commercial is a rare luxury in the U.S. Keep them guessing. Great way to keep your audience interested – avoid the expected. The data on FB shows that a lot of videos are […]
Read PostBob: A Creative Animation Feauturing… a Gerbil?
Imagination can really come to life within the medium of animation. Take Bob, for instance. Bob’s adventure is a big one for such a short animated film. He covers a lot of ground. Take a look at his adventures. Fun little story. Animation is challenging video production. It’s not the kind of thing you can […]
Read PostGreat Time Lapse Video
There’s an art to great time lapse videos. There’s even a feature length film devoted to it called Koyaanisquatsi. Here’s a nice montage (below) of great time lapse video utilizing one of the best sets in the world, New York City. What makes it so interesting to watch is all the action in the foreground. […]
Read PostGoing Frogging: Frog Hunter
Here’s a great story from Garden & Gun Magazine about Jody Meche, a frogger (frog hunter) from the Atchafalaya Basin in Lousiana. Sometimes you take the ride because you never been there before. I suspect this will be the story when you meet Jody and here his story about how he takes most of his […]
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