COOLLCD HD3 Monitor Review
I’m not really a fan of monitors when it comes to using DSLRs. They all have problems such as the 5Dmk2 dropping down to standard definition when recording and having long delays when switching between menus. The GH2 looks great and outputs a good 1080 signal but focus assist no longer works when using HDMI….
Diana – GH2/5D Short
Following the success of last year’s 24 Hour Digital Shoot-Out, Live Theatre brought back the film-making teams including ourselves for a new project in association with National Theatre. Inspired by the National Theatre’s production Travelling Light by Nicholas Wright, about the beginning of moving image in 1900, each team had to create a film to…
SCI-FI London 48hr Challenge
Last weekend we took part in SCI-FI London’s 48hr film challenge in collaboration with StudioLAX. The competition had over 300 teams register with 161 films being completed before the deadline. The task is to be given a random film title, prop and line of dialogue Saturday morning and to devise, shoot and edit a 5min…
DSLR Sliding on a Budget (IGUS system)
Since the HDSLR video craze started a few years, sliders have become increasingly popular. A slider does the same job as a traditional dolly but runs on a track mounted to a tripod (or table, floor etc) and is therefore extremely light, affordable and can be set up quickly without having to run track along…
Removing Phone Interference from Audio
Recently when editing our last 24hr film ‘The Last Day’, I was annoyed to find the audio track was plagued with mobile phone interference in certain places. I thought nothing could really be done to fix it but after speaking to a few people via Twitter I heard that the audio could be fixed with…
The Last Day
After filming our new improvised short film ‘The Last Day’ we have finished the final edit which you can check out below. This film was a bit of an experiment to see what kind of a film we could create on the last day of 2011 with no pre-conceived ideas and only 1 day of shooting….
The Last Day – A film shot on the last day of 2011
Yesterday was New Years Eve 2011 and we decided to shoot a new short film with Sophie Atkinson and Lewis Jobson, two actors who we thoroughly enjoying working with on Live Theatre’s 24hr Shootout. We all met up a few days before the end of 2011 and decided to shoot a new film together. Due…
Thoughts on the Panasonic AF100
We have been shooting using our new Panasonic AF100 camera for just a little over 2 months now and I thought it would be a good time to give my initial thoughts on the camera. The AF100 has been in the marketplace for nearly a year now. We decided to purchase one after shooting a…
CRI – Stories
This week we have been working with CRI in Stockton to create a short film presenting the stories of 8 people that have turned their lives around thanks to the peer mentoring programme. CRI works with individuals, families and communities across England and Wales that are affected by drugs, alcohol, crime, homelessness, domestic abuse, and…
20 Minutes Sharp – Behind The Scenes
Check out of a few pictures from behind the scenes of our shoot with Community Campus ’87. This was an improvised drama shot on location in Stockton. This was an interesting shoot due to how light we had to travel so we had to build a small but solid rig for our DSLR which could…