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.
Posts Tagged ‘Post Production’
Adobe’s Al Mooney Hurlblog Interview Part II
In part II, Premiere Pro Product manager, Al Mooney, details the [...]
Adobe’s Al Mooney Hurlblog Interview Part I
An interview with Adobe’s Premiere Pro Product manager. He discusses Adobe’s [...]
Dark Energy: Lightning in a Bottle for the HDSLR Revolution
Over the last 6 months, I have been under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with a company out of [...]
Little Things Make the Big Difference – Editing in Adobe Premiere CS 5.5
About a month ago, Shane asked me to join the Elite Team as his editor. There’s an old saying: [...]
Technicolor's New Picture Style- Cine Style
My last blog post was about story and not getting caught up in all the tech/gear frenzy. Now, I want to talk about [...]
Tiffen and HV Collaborate To Make Extraordinary Images with Water White Glass
When I was doing a Canon 5D film test in January of 2010, I put eight 5D’s in a line for this cool action camera array.
EDITING SHANE by Vashi Nedomansky
The first time I met Shane was at Bandito Brothers last year, when he asked me to edit “The Last 3 Minutes.” I had worked for the Banditos as a freelance editor for 3 years and had cut [...]
Marines: Where’s the 5D Contest II, “For Us All”
This 60: commercial was filmed over 5 weeks on 3 continents. My Elite Team members and I brought to life a public service announcement for the Marine Corp that humanizes the warrior. Three and four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan have weighed on the American public. The concept is a story called FOR US ALL[...]
In Praise of Dissent: Adobe CS5 Paves The Way
Dissent: Voicing opinions that conflict with those that are commonly accepted or officially espoused.
When my Elite Team and I started blazing this trail, we had already become dissenters. We embraced a technology that in Hollywood was a joke, a fad, not viable. This is one of the great…
The First Annual Hurlbut Visuals HDSLR Bootcamp
Wow! What an amazing weekend. I am completely exhausted and that takes a lot! Our Bootcamp participants for this two-day intensive came from around the globe including: South America, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Hawaii and Puerto Rico! It was an inspiration to have such a variety of talented professionals…
Color Grading the 5D MKII for Case Combines
There have been so many great comments on the BTS of the Case Tractor commercial that I wanted to share the 30 second spot with you. I am always comparing the 5D to Reversal Film Stock because you have to get it close in camera.
HurlBlog Technology Guru: Mike McCarthy Part II
Here is the much anticipated post-production work flow blog that you have been asking for from Mike McCarthy, our technology guru. Please visit Mike’s site at hd4pc.com for even more in-depth technical information on the post-production work flow process.









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