'Monster Shark' Video (instrumental demo and video)

Monster Shark (demo instrumental and video) from Andrew Kelly on Vimeo.

I made this video to go with the 'Monster Shark' demo instrumental I did last week.

I made it quite quickly and it kind of matches the roughness and mood of the song.

All of this project including the music and video editing was made with free software. I liked the challenge of not using any expensive industry standard software, it really makes you work harder and I feel produces something more than you maybe would have with all the right tools.

This was a fun project from start to finish and filled my spare time well. I will be producing much more of these in the future so watch this space as I'm sure they will be getting bigger and better.

Pretty Cool Canon DSLR Video with Zeiss 35mm

I just found this video online as I was searching around for reviews on the Zeiss 35mm f2 lens that i'm thinking of investing in. I like how the lens captures the video here, very clear and sharp with no vignetting and such like. I'm sure it would be great for still too. The person has done a very good job on this short video.

Anyway have a look at this

My first 7d test from Leandro Ferrão on Vimeo.

Film Colour Correction

A really cool tutorial for colour correcting your videos to get looks similar to Hollywood films. Its a great tutorial to get you started, i personally don't care for the extreme blueish correcting in this tutorial but i'm sure other people will love it. He shows you everything from quick colour correcting to adding vignetting to put more emphasis on your characters.

This is a good tutorial on simple image colouring and theory which is very relevant to stills photography too.

Have a look at this if you are interested in movie making, infact the whole article on movie making with your dslr is pretty informative.

Enjoy.

Episode 22: Creating a Summer Blockbuster Film Look from Red Giant Software on Vimeo.

Find the start of the whole article here:

Whole DSLR Cinema Article

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DIY DSLR Shoulder Rig

I am going to try and make one of these for my 5D to shoot steady videos. To buy new these things are expensive, £500 - 1200, no way am I spending that just now.

This guy has done the best diy job I have seen yet. I hope to create something like this but more suited to my needs. I will keep you updated on my pregress. In the meantime check out this guys video.



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New Camera (Canon 5D Mark 2)

Yesterday I purchased a 5D mark 2 and I could not be more excited. I had to sell my beloved 5D mark 1 to fund it but its worth it.

The 5D mark 2 has 21 megapixels and can out put huge files but I didn't buy it for this reason. I bought it for the movie mode (the great stills quality is just an amazing bonus). It has 1080p HD quality and you can achieve amazing depth of field
due to the full frame sensor. It has great low light qualities which is really important to me as I love the night and it's when I do a lot of my personal work.

I have always wanted to create visuals that can go with music. I have been a musician for around 10 years and always wanted to be a film maker so it was always my dream to get my hands on a camera like this that is so portable and stealthy. I love photography but there were times when a single image just won't cut it for me, I want more information, I wanted to see the other parts of the scene rather than the one still image. Sound and image are my passions and now I am capable of achieving this at a reasonable price.

I have many projects I want to pursue but for starters I am going to spend the next week getting to grips with shooting movies on this camera and researching the best camera stability and follow focus systems. I am looking into the red rock micro systems and the D-focus systems. I will write more on this at a later date once I have done more research. I will also do some reviews on the items that I do purchase in the future.

I am also looking to buy some new lenses to shoot both movies and stills. My first purchase will be the 24-70 f2.8 as it is the best a general lens to have in your kit, with its minimal distortion, great low light capabilities and outstanding image quality. I am also looking into a new prime, maybe the 85 f1.8 (would love the 1.2 but funds will not stretch for that right now) and also looking into a 70-200 f4IS or f2.8 but I will look further into that over the next few weeks. If anyone has any recommendations then leave a comment, I would really appreciate it.

Now its time to get playing with the camera and do a lot of research. Great blogs for movie making and gear reviews are:

Philip Bloom

Vincent Laforet

Chase Jarvis

There are many more that are escaping me just now.

These are some movies shot on the 5D Mark 2 that I found on youtube that I thought were pretty cool:





I will upload more later.

Time to get shooting.

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