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New life for my Canon 5D mark ii!

I just bought the “cinema” picture profile for $19 from http://www.cineplus.ch/

Wanted to hit the city and shoot something gritty after seeing what others had already done with the profile.

After a bit of brainstorming, the idea for an abstract movie trailer emerged and thus the camera test turned movie trailer was born.

Special thanks to friend and actor Heath Heine for helping a guy out with some camera tests…

It begins on the coast of California, finally ending on the East coast in Georgia.
2605 miles.
10 states.
Zach Crees is a burn tech and surgical assistant inspired by stories like Don’s and will ride his bike across the US to raise funding and awareness for burn survivors starting July 2011.

This video features Don Keller, a triumphant survivor of a fire that has found inspiration through cycling.

You can give to the Burn Unit by visiting this link

Shot on the Canon 5D Mark II with Technicolor’s Cinestyle picture profile.

Way back in October 2010, I was brought on to shoot “Chimes” a very short piece in a bar location, featuring only two actors. This creates a fun situation for the cinematographer. Generally the checklist for creating a clear image is quite long… focus pulls, lighting various marks the actors will hit, discussing dynamic composition and blocking…etc. But with two actors sitting, I really had the chance to tweak and perfect the lighting. A few stills from the film below.

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Another set conquered with the Canon 5D Mark ii.

A short film about inspiration, momentary love, art. Harmony was developed over 3 weeks and shot in Wash Park, Denver. Overall, the production process was wonderfully simple. Planned camera movements were simple and subtle, only two actors were required, and the whole film took place in one location.
The biggest challenge was the timing. I wanted the project to take place during the transition of summer to fall, which is hard time to predict in Colorado. A sudden cold front can instantly change the scenery from green to dead with little or no transition of color. We got lucky when we had a moderate storm come in the week before production, enough to loosen a few leaves off of the trees. During a few shots (many of which didn’t make the final cut unfortunately) leaves were falling around the actors, a very cool effect.

This film was planned, shot, and edited in Denver Colorado. Shot on the Canon 5D Mark ii with a few Canon lenses, primarily the 100-400L.