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.
Posts Tagged ‘spon-tiffen’
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.
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.
Mar
16
Social Media for Filmmakers
“Find us on Facebook.” “Follow me on Twitter.” We see social media everywhere these days and rightly so. Tools like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+ and more can help small businesses, one man shops, and large brands grow and expand their contacts with clients and customers. This includes filmmakers. The opportunities are great for both raising funds online and for distributing your work.
Feb
8
Steve Tiffen of Tiffen Filters Hurlblog Interview: The Tiffen Company
In November of last year I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Steve Tiffen of the Tiffen Company [...]
Sep
9
The Need For Speed: The Little Things That Increase Set Up Count
After completing the Navy SEAL movie Act of Valor, my team and I created a workflow and camera [...]
Jun
18
One Sunrise: In One Day, One Moment, A Turning Point Captured Across America for Prudential
We employed Technicolor’s Cinestyle on its maiden voyage. This picture style seemed to work well in [...]
May
13
Chaos in Harmony by Kevin Anderson, Rental Manager at Hurlbut Visuals
Being the gatekeeper of the Hurlbut inventory, I see all types of gear come and go every week.
Apr
1
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.
Feb
3
Marines Contest Winners Andrea Cecchini and Martin Guitar – Where’s the 5D II, “For Us All”
Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent Where’s the 5d Contest II – “For Us All”. We receive 153 entries for the contest. There are a lot of [...]
Jan
9
Tiffen Filters: Clean, pure and reliable neutral density for the HD spectrum
Tiffen has supported me as a cinematographer for over 15 years. When I started to use HDSLR’s, I quickly realized that a clean, pure and reliable neutral density would be required to bring out the best…
Apr
16
The Making of “The Last 3 Minutes”
When Shane told me he wanted to shoot behind the scenes footage of “The Last 3 Minutes” I was very excited as I had only used the 5D MKII for narrative work. I knew that using the 5D for run and gun style documentary work might be a challenge and loved the idea of diving in head first.
Feb
10
Filtration: Beware Of The Reaper Of Cheap Glass
Making HD look like film has a cocktail and one of the essential ingredients to this flavorful recipe is Neutral Density. You have to keep your exposure on a 5D around a 5.6 to get that beautiful shallow depth of field. The 7D should be around…
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