Posted: April 8th, 2010 | Author: Aaron K. | Filed under: Video | Tags: HPX170, P2, Video | No Comments »
Panasonic AG-HPX170 Camcorder
Today I had to transfer a lot of DVCPRO HD footage from a Panasonic AG-HPX170 camera. I discovered that the USB 2.0 port transferred easily twice as fast, if not faster, as the 1394 FireWire port, when connected to a Macbook Pro. This was a surprising result! I suppose the FireWire port is more useful for direct video capture and monitoring than it is for transferring video from the P2 media cards. Adobe OnLocation plus a laptop with a high-resolution screen makes for a great field monitor, with scopes and annotation tools included!
And praise to Panasonic for releasing an update to P2CMS that now works with Snow Leopard!
Posted: July 7th, 2009 | Author: Aaron K. | Filed under: Graphics, Photography, Video | Tags: branding, cleric, compositing, logo, medicine show cinema, Photography | No Comments »
I have put together a promotional poster for the upcoming film Cleric. We wanted a soviet constructivist design aesthetic for the text, so instead of using a canned font I drew the CLERIC logotype custom for this project. Call it retro-futuristic avant garde soviet constructivism with a dose of unsettling lines to echo the film’s string-theory timeline warpage. Yeah, that doesn’t make any damn sense to me, either. The rest of the film will have even more references to the soviet-esque aesthetic subtly scattered throughout. I have plans for a few other posters in other styles, some leaning towards graphic novel, others towards illustrated propaganda poster. We’ll see how much time I can take to make them, being completely swamped in post-production hell right now. Visual effects take a loooong time to do right!
Posted: April 27th, 2009 | Author: Aaron K. | Filed under: Photography, Video | Tags: cleric, medicine show cinema, Photography, red scream | 5 Comments »
Wrap party for the film shoot for Cleric.
It’s a wrap, folks! Scorpion vodka and cigars for all.
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Posted: April 25th, 2009 | Author: Aaron K. | Filed under: Photography, Video | Tags: cleric, medicine show cinema, Photography, red scream | 4 Comments »
More behind-the-scenes photos from day nine of the film shoot for Cleric.
Sadly, the last day of filming has descended upon nearly everone, with a small crack team headed out to the Wastelands tomorrow morning. Today was a lesson for all, that mind control has consequences. The only thing left to say is this:
It’s in the left hand.
Day nine beckons:
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Posted: April 24th, 2009 | Author: Aaron K. | Filed under: Photography, Video | Tags: cleric, medicine show cinema, Photography, red scream | No Comments »
More behind-the-scenes photos from day eight of the film shoot for Cleric.
Sometimes, you need someone to take care of problems. To handle… messy situations. Enter the Cleaners. Highly trained, well-paid, these company men and women are the elite guard for the Ministry of Control. But today it seems they’ve run into a mess they didn’t quite expect. After that, another cleric named Gia faces Jah head-to-head with flying steel, bending her mind toward dispatching him. If you only knew what was between Samara and Gia – the battle would stop your heart.
Day eight will leap out from behind a wall and shove a shiv through your chest after the jump:
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