‘Good enough’ is never, and will never be acceptable at James Drake Films. In that line of thinking, I purchased the Sony PMW-EX1R, adding it to the collection of available …
Shattered – Short Documentary
A mother almost loses her prodigal daughter to a drunk driving accident and is unexpectedly pulled back into her life. In this short piece, she recounts the events that unfolded …
5 Big Reasons I’m still holding off for the 5D Mark iii
Let’s talk prosumer large sensor cameras for a moment. The Sony NEXFS100 is a tremendously tempting camera for the HDSLR generation (or it should be, anyway). Price-wise, the Sony F3 …
Comparing the Technicolor “Cinestyle” on a Canon 5D Mark II
The new picture profile, Cinestyle, developed by Technicolor for Canon is pretty fantastic. Below are a few quick tests. Ungraded JPG images straight out of the Canon 5D mk2. You’ll …
How YOU can change the Canon 5D Mark III right now!
Have you ever found yourself wishing your Canon DSLR had a few extra features on the video setting? Probably, video on DSLR is far from perfect. Now is your chance …
Client Case Study for Budge
This client case study takes place in Philadelphia PA and Henderson KY and takes a close look at how Accellos and Edisoft work together to help Budge, a cover manufacturer, …
Cinema Day Recap Video
After the introduction of the Colorado Film Incentives Video, this project came as additional insight to those near and far about the status of the film incentive in Colorado.
Haiti Documentary
Our original goal with this documentary was to give a voice to the Haitian mothers who don’t have a very loud political voice but have stories that need to be …
Cinematography Award for Play Her Song Film
I was privileged to be hired as the cinematographer for a beautiful love story which the director describes as the “Mexican Notebook”. The shoot days were almost always in locations …
Terralux Lighting Illumination Video
Terralux is a company doing big things in the LED lighting space. This short piece looks at some key pieces to how they plan to revolutionize the lighting industry.
Save Our Youth Commercial
Some of my favorite stories have come from working with Save Our Youth. They are a mentoring organization that does a brilliant job of matching their mentors with mentees. The …
5 MUST READ books for the Modern Day Filmmaker
The internet popularizes brevity and immediacy. Books almost always have more time and energy invested into their content. There’s no “update” feature to strikeout and rewrite. In a book, writers …