Interesting load-in today…
Shooting for NBA TV at Hynes Convention Center here in Boston
What I've Been Up To Lately
Interesting load-in today…
Shooting for NBA TV at Hynes Convention Center here in Boston
I get a little excited about fun new gear.
This tiny little thing is the Fujinon 18-55 mm T 2.9 "Cinema" zoom lens. For those of you familiar with their Cabrio lenses, its about 1/3 the size, 1/10th the weight and 1/10th the cost!
They're also making a 50 - 175 mm T 2.9 to pair with it which will be the same size.
It feels like it weighs a pound (officially it weighs just over two). You could cary the second lens in a pouch on your hip or over your shoulder and be all set for a day of ENG shooting.
I would have preferred longer zoom range (17-100 mm?) but it would probably be a much heavier lens like their 19-90 or the Canon 17-120.
I use the Canon 17-55 mm quite often for B-roll. Its one of my favorite run n' gun lenses. This one however is parafocal. Its a manual zoom for now, but I was told that Zacuto is working on a motor drive for it.
Cost is ~$3800.
Shooting the Affordable Care Act rally in front of the State House in Boston today.
Playing with Rethink Robotics' collaborative industrial robots for Bloomberg TV.
Read MoreShooting the Boston Women’s March for America. 150,000 + people attended in Boston!
It was exciting later looking for myself and folks I know in everyone else’s pictures online.
My version of traveling light. Today, for work in Pittsburgh.
A few years ago I spent several hours in the Pittsburgh airport waiting for a delayed flight. I passed the time taking several silly selfies, including one with this dapper fellow who is still right where I left him. Apparently George Washington is still waiting for his flight home.
The Church Brew Works were an excellent discovery.
A couple of green screen shoots started off 2017. The top shoot was the first of the year, on the 4th.
The shoot at the bottom was at the Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill, next to Massachusetts General Hospital. Sirens galore!
The piece I did with Tim Estiloz on the Patriots Day red carpet premiere — which I discussed in my last blog post — is now online. Check it out!
Read MoreCovered the red carpet premiere of Patriots Day with entertainment reporter extraordinaire Tim Estiloz.
Read MoreA package I shot for Bloomberg on the use of drones for surveillance. The drone to drone footage was provided by the company, and there is a smattering of file footage of other corporations.
Read More30 minutes to set up a two camera interview, and make it look good? No problem! 😳
I decided not to do the C-stands and boom arms thing this time, though I've done that in 30 minutes or less too. I just used the available light for the background (we blocked a couple of windows with sheets of cardboard that were in the room). It actually worked out pretty well with that white board.
Helen Grenier is in the yellow jacket. She’s a founder and CTO of Cyphy (the company we were doing the story about). She also cofounded i-Robot. She’s wicked smaht.
The woman in black is Bloomberg correspondent Carol Massar.
I had to light both of them. The C300 (main camera) was on Helen. The 5D mark iii was on Carol. We used the available light from some of the windows, and set up some lights for the subjects. The reporter had to be on the air at 2:00, so we had to get her on the road by 10:30 AM. She left on time.
Their CEO Lance Vanden Brook showed us some new drones they’re working on. We also shot B-roll in their labs.
I’ll try to get a link when it airs.
I did a shoot with Donnie and Marie Osmond, and their nephew David for a kids' show called “Wonderama."
It's an old show, but I guess David is the new host. He was nice. He interviewed his aunt and uncle, and then they sang a song together that David had written. Donnie learned it with David just before we did the shoot. Say what you want about kitchiness, they were all consummate professionals and it was a pleasure to watch them work. Yeah you can quote me on that. :)
Thanks to Tim at Rule who drilled and tapped an extra screw hole for my Edelkrone slider yesterday, just in time to shoot 8 interviews with it today!
For some reason Edelkrone only makes this model with one 3/8" hole in the bottom to mount it on your tripod. It sorely needs a second one (a 1/4" 20) so that it can hold the camera without coming loose from the torque caused by the weight of the camera.
If you have HBO, check out "MARATHON: The Patriots Day Bombing." A film I worked on with DP Austin de Besche, Susan Bryant, and Daniel Jacobs. It begins airing tonight! http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/marathon-the-patriots-day-bombing
My girlfriend, Nancy, and I saw the premiere at the Shubert here in Boston. I'm proud to have worked on it.
Learning about the ethics of kidney exchanges and dwarf tossing (I'm not making that up) at Harvard Business School.
At the New England Conservatory with Productive Media recording Yo-Yo Ma give a master class to cellists.
Sometimes it takes a little effort to get the best angle on an accordion player. :-)
Spend the day doing multiple two camera interviews with soundperson extraordinaire, Susan Bryant. :-)
I bought this monitor because its the sharpest one I know (plus its an OLED and very pretty). I needed one I could judge focus on when shooting wide open on primes. It's worked out nicely, as you can see.
I've worked in TV and video production since 1995.
Since 2005, I've been a freelance D.P. (Director of Photography - i.e. cameraman) based in Boston. Previously, I worked in news, where I learned to work fast, light when necessary, and shoot for the edit.
My career has given me a wide range of hands-on experience in many aspects of video production. My specialties: DP, lighting cameraman, shooting video, lighting, ENG audio, linear and nonlinear video editing, field producing, still photography.
I've shot all kinds of projects including documentaries; network programs and news; live shots; travel, home improvement, reality, fishing, and cooking shows; as well as surgeries; corporate videos; and multi-camera events. I also work as a field audio technician.
Note that I can light and shoot for many different styles. Often I do all the camera work, lighting, and sound while working with a producer.
I am comfortable working as a one man band, in a small crew, or with a large group. I am familiar with nearly every camera available from high end full-size broadcast HD cameras to DSLRs and HD palm-corders.
I'm available with or without my own gear.
, Newton, MA