*This is a very old blog post but I thought the information was relevant so i wanted to repost this. My apologies for the horrible formatting but it is what it is.* So I have been getting a lot of emails and messages on Twitter asking me all sorts of questions about shooting with the Canon 7D . I am going to attempt to cover the majority of everything I’ve learned about the 7D since I started shooting with it. The Canon 7D has...

I was going to use the Canon 5D MK III to illustrate this point because it’s the newest and everyone is talking about it. However, this happens every time a new camera is released so instead I’m going to use (insert any camera here). This is not something that will go away. A new camera comes out and we go through the same motions. Now you will have a handy reference guide for whenever they are released Allow me to walk...

I really don’t think I need to spend much time discussing how important sound is but let me say this: For us, sound is just as important as the image, whether it’s for a narrative, documentary, commercial, or even a wedding piece, they all deserve equal quality in both picture and sound. Let’s start off in the beginning, for me the ability to utilize sound was really what got me into video to begin with. With a background...

As most of you probably already know, April 2009 was a very important time for us. At Re:Frame Austin we met a ton of really talented folks that we still consider dear friends today. Joe Simon is on the top of that list. You probably already know that since we’ve featured him on this site several times but it’s not just because we consider him a great friend but because he’s one of the only guys in the film industry...

This past Christmas Jon and I decided two very important things: We will set aside more time for personal projects and we will step up our productions. It’s been a while now that we’ve been wanting to do both of these things but the latter is really key. One thing that we consider extremely important is to make sure we’re continuing to grow through education. After Masters In Motion, we got to learn a ton about lighting...

1) Buy Camera with shallow DOF. 2) Buy Batteries. 3) Buy Media 4) Shoot Something. 5) Upload to the Interwebs. I kid, I kid. If only it were that easy. In all seriousness though. This is what we all strive for right? We want to be successful filmmakers. The good news is that while not a comprehensive or exhaustive list these 5 easy steps can be applied to almost any area of your life. 1) Determine what being a “successful...