Sennheiser commercial shot on Sony FX9 and FX6
We produced and shot the following commercial for Sennheiser's Profile USB Microphone launch.Shot on FX9 and 6 using Tokina Vista Primes and Sirui Jupiter macro lenses.https://youtu.be/d2fqdSwhIXk
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Taos restaurant scene shot on Sony Venice
Last week while in Taos, New Mexico scouting and shooting a screen test we stopped for lunch at Mante's Chow Cart. The midday winter light was coming in so beautifully that we started our screen test there - at lunch.Shot on the Sony Venice at 2500 e...
Indoor Florescents
I run into low-quality indoor fluorescent lighting all the time and they're either skewing green or magenta.I've found that if I have to shoot a talking head (or similar) under those lights I'll block out the light directly spilling onto the subject ...
Zabbai - Beneath My Ruuts (Official Music Video) SHOT ON VENICE
I recently shot and edited this on Venice and Atlas Orion 2x 50 and 80mm T2 lenses with Prism Lens FX Dream FX filter (and Lindsay Optics Diopter +1 for one take). I used the full sensor height in 3:2 full frame mode then desqueezed it and delivered ...
Short Film shot on FX3
I recently completed "The Backpack" short film shot on the FX3. I will also be using the A1 for an upcoming thriller/horror feature film as the main camera and FX3 as a B-cam.
#ShotOnSony - The Territory
One of my favorite docs of the year is The Territory by Alex Pritz. This brilliant film depicts the conflict between Indigenous inhabitants of the Brazilian Amazon and pioneering settlers hoping to profit from the land.If you haven’t seen it, I’d re...
Frames from the Alpha 1 and Leica R 80mm f1.4 - 8k 10-bit 422
Per my recent A1 post in the Gear thread on this forum, here are the frames I captured at a recent church service:
Exposing darker over the years.
Back in the day when I first got my FS7 (and earlier), I didn't know what I was doing from a post-production standpoint and, like today, I was still learning something new about cinematography every day. After years of manipulating images in post, ma...
YOUTH v GOV - Netflix Documentary - SHOT ON SONY!
I wanted to share the trailer to a documentary I had the great pleasure of working on, called YOUTH v GOV. I was one of a few DPs on this long form doc project directed by my dear friend and stellar filmmaker, Christi Cooper. We shot the project a...
What questions do you have for 'The Boys' DP Dan Stoloff?
His work includes episodes on The Boys, The Patient, Suits, The Americans to name a few. I'm going to be chatting with Stoloff this week to talk about his process on Season 3 of The Boys. (His episodes are Herogasm, The Last Time to Look on This Worl...
Janwaar -- Documentary Celebrating skateboarding in India (shot on FS7!)
Hey All - Thought I'd share a personal passion project I finished this year. It's a short documentary called Janwaar that celebrates a rambunctious group of kids whose lives are transformed when a skatepark is built in their small village in India. ...
'Grand Teton & Yellowstone' travel film shot on FX3
Hi, everyone! I want to share my recent travel video from Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks. It was a week-long trip, spending equal time in both parks. As a creative constraint, I only brought two 80GB cards, resulting in close to a 1:1 shoot...
Dive into the Swamp with the FX6
Hey All --I had the opportunity to take the FX6 to Florida this year and film in one of my all-time favorite places: The Corkscrew Swamp. Seriously - if you ever find yourself in the Sunshine State, make the trip to Corkscrew to get a glimpse at the...
'Seng Wah' shot on FX6
If you would, please go check out this piece 'Seng Wah' shot about a year ago on the Sony FX6, Tamron 17-28mm f2.8 (gimbal shots), Leica R 35mm f2 (handheld shots), and Mamiya 645 110mm f2.8 (static across the lake shot). We're hoping for a Staff Pic...
Dailies from a feature doc I am currently DP'ing
Below are a few dailies from a feature doc I am currently DP'ing.These are from Boston which was the first of three legs that will take us through Boston, Peru, and New Mexico.These were shot on Sony FX9 and FX9 on Tokina Vista Prime lenses.I'm reall...
