Waiting for Lightning, a documentary about pro skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, began production in 2008. Over the course of those four years, the documentary would embrace the modern evolution of camera systems to complete the project.
Projects / Films
Nov
29
Inspiration and Passion Create Innovation: The Big Story Behind SmallHD
The trailer for the documentary that Hurlbut Visuals produced about this forward thinking company called SmallHD, founded by Wes Phillips and Dale Backus.
Nov
20
Canon 5D Still a Workhorse for Micro-Budget and Multi-Camera Shoots
The Canon 5D Mark II opened the floodgates to new and creative filmmaking three years ago and is still going strong today. They remain a reliable workhorse for many cinematic options, particularly micro-budget, multi-camera shoots.
Nov
1
How to Light for Specific Camera Blocking: Master to Close-Up
What I think about when I am blocking a scene and my preferences on how to work from the master to the close-up.
Sep
20
The Importance of Camera Tests
We have so many new digital tools at our disposal that you cannot just pick them up and start shooting with them. Treat your new digital camera like a new film emulsion that needs testing.
Sep
6
Canon 1DC Camera Tests from “The Ticket”
It has been a whirlwind since NAB, with all of the new emerging 4K technology and where this fits into the filmmaking process. Here are our tests with the Canon 1DC 4K DSLR camera.
Aug
29
Storytelling Through Composition Part 2
I wanted to thank you all for the huge response on part one of Storytelling Through Composition. Now we move into the tighter side of framing.
Aug
24
Storytelling through Composition
Many of you have expressed an interest in composition: what makes a good frame or a bad one. There are a few classic frames that I customize to give them flare. I think this will help all of you find your compositional voice.
Aug
16
Polarizing Filters: Powerful Filmmaking Tools
My cinematography interns and I set out on a mission to showcase the many uses of a polarizing filter.
Aug
1
The Power of Lighting with Just Two Lights: We Are Marshall
Working with less is how I like to light. On We Are Marshall, I challenged myself and my team to think about how we could light a major night exterior in the rain with just two lights.
Jul
20
Mixing Formats: Arri Alexa, Canon 5D and C300 on a New Mexico DOT Spot
I love shooting commercials that make a difference and give back to local communities. Hurlbut Visuals recently collaborated with Vaughn Wedeen Kuhn to lens the next set of Department of Transportation spots for New Mexico.
Jun
18
Portable Lighting with the Rosco LitePad Kit
I am always in pursuit of new lighting technology, and this Rosco LitePad kit knocked me out with its size, versatility, color and punch.
Jun
11
Diffusion for the Digital Age: The Use of Glass Filtration
We demo the power of the glass filter, including the ones that I use and their wonderful benefits.
Jun
1
It’s Hard to Stop a Trane: Shooting Action Sequences
How we shot the action sequences for a series of Trane AC commercials with extreme heat and a bus crash.
May
25
Diffusion for the Digital Age – Using Stockings
Using stockings to add a glow, a pearlescent quality, to transport you to a time period that had a sense of glamor, when movie stars were king.
May
18
“Act of Valor” Workflow and Post Production
My name is Mike McCarthy, and as the production engineer for Act of Valor, I worked with Shane and his team in developing solutions to the obstacles presented by early DSLR filmmaking, both on set and in post.
May
11
Diffusion for the Digital Age – Using Smoke
Using the right filtration to impose a mood, create a style, encapsulate a time period or just to cream a woman’s skin can be a very powerful visual tool. The first diffusion I go to time and time again, whether it is film or HD, is smoke.
May
8
“Those Kisses” Music on “The Ticket”
The running scene in “The Ticket” that uses my song “Those Kisses” reminds me why I got into the business of making music for films.
May
3
Po Chan’s vision for “The Ticket” discussed on the Digital Convergence Podcast
In this special edition of the Digital Convergence Podcast, Chris Fenwick delves deep into the mind and vision of Po Chan – a remarkable visual story teller, artist, and director of both “The Last Three Minutes” and “The Ticket.”
Apr
26
Lighting with Canon’s 1DC DSLR 4K Capture Project “The Ticket”
On The Ticket, the lighting was a challenge because we used natural, available light and shaped it. I turned lights off, then added accent lights to bring out the depth of a location.
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