If you’re like me and you’re in love with the APS-C or Super 35mm sensors, then the chances are that you have a real appreciation for wide angle images. Let me clarify that. You have a real appreciation for wide angle shots. Period. Recently I was contracted to shoot some property videos and I knew
My set up for the Canon C100 for use in corporate and narrative film production.
There are plenty of routes to go down when it comes to releasing a short film or any film for that matter. So why did I choose to release my latest short film ‘Go With Him’ on Facebook over another platform? Background The director and I Chris Billingham both make films for a living. While
Filming is always very stressful but at the same time, it is a huge amount of fun that you miss as soon as you turn the camera off. Go With Him was filmed in one day on location in Newbury, Berkshire. If you’ve not read my Pre-Production blog yet, read that first, then come back.
Being prepared is the secret to low budget filmmaking and I am a stickler for prep work. If you have laid down the groundwork for a shoot and not left it all to the last minute, then you’re going to have a much smoother shoot. Here are some of the things we did before we
There are a certain number of little things that all camera operators need on set when they are working and when they don’t have them, all hell literally breaks loose. I am exactly the same. I’ve got my own set of little gadgets that I can’t live without when working. So these are my top
The NTG2 and the Videomic Pro are distinctly different microphones used for different purposes. One is an XLR microphone suitable for broadcast and one is the top of the range mic for a DSLR or 3.5mm jack. We rarely compare the two of them though yet actually they serve a very similar purpose. Good off
I’ve made it no secret both in these blogs and these videos that I like and have worked on, light hearted film projects. Back in January, Writer/Director Alex Secker approached me to work on his short film ‘Blind Date’ to DOP. This was a real step out of my comfort zone for me because I’ve
Back in March 2016 my wife and I were driving each other mad by working together in the same room all day everyday. Our house had become an office in its entirety. We moved it to a space much larger than we needed as we had visions of running our own little company with about
I wanted to try something very simple. Adding to the room light and make it more visually interesting when you have full control of the lighting. My starting plate was this. We’ve got something fairly flat. I’m shooting on the Canon C100 but you can achieve this with any camera. Our ISO is 3200, Shutter
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