I’m dipping into my vaults today. This is a video I made in January 2017 for The Times Argus and Rutland Herald newspapers. Jonathan Herz, of Montpelier, builds music boxes. These aren’t the small, one-tune boxes with a twirling ballerina you can still find in specialty toy shops. These are big and play multiple tunes Read more about Dave’s blog: Music box[…]
A quick little experiment this week. I love tracking shots, and use a glide track whenever appropriate. This is a shot where you physically move the location of the camera while recording, and it creates the feel of moving through space in a way that’s so much more effective than a zoom or pan. The Read more about Dave’s blog: Dolly-on-the-cheap experiment[…]
Shooting video in snow is tough. There’s not much ground between overexposed and a big patch of blah. Here I go over a simple solution to bring out the texture of the white stuff, while keeping everything else looking great!
I love maker videos. Maybe we just don’t work with our hands enough anymore, but there’s something so satisfying and engaging about watching someone assemble, take apart, sand, chop, glue, paint, saute, weld or attach with nuts and bolts. Maker videos can involve cooking, knitting , woodwork, metal craft, restoration, or anything else you do. Read more about Dave’s blog: Make stuff[…]
I was looking at TVs online for no particular reason. After a brief moment on top, it looks like 1080p HD television monitors have been exiled to the bargain basement, with prices falling so low most people will probably assume there’s something wrong with them. You can buy a nice TV for about $70. Everything Read more about Dave’s blog: The pixel race[…]
This is my new television commercial, which starts running next week on WVNY and WFFF, 22 & 44. I ran a very similar ad a few years ago for a month, and never got much of a response. I wouldn’t have bothered, but was given some free advertising spots. I rejiggered my commercial to emphasize Read more about Dave’s blog: Capture’s on the TV set[…]
I’m dipping into my vaults today. Here’s a video I made in November 2017, for the Times Argus and Rutland Herald newspapers. It details a visit by a group of cartoonists from North Africa and the Near East to the Montpelier studio of cartoonist Tim Newcomb. I can’t believe this was just a year and Read more about Dave’s blog: Rage, humor are universal[…]
I made this video for a company advertising a job I’m interested in. They requested applicants make a video for them, and to be creative. I wasn’t sure I was going to bother, then this popped into my head. A nice way to spend a frigid morning. Enjoy!
I’ve been strategizing with a group of musicians to create some videos to accompany their compositions. It’s a super-fun opportunity to get really creative and stretch my boundaries a bit. The video above, “Gene Bleu” is more of an experiment than something any of us would call representative of our work, but I like both Read more about Dave’s blog: Playing with toys[…]
I had kind of a bad shoot a few weeks ago. Not an awful shoot, by any means. The equipment performed the way it was designed. I showed up on time with everything I needed. I was prepared and knew what was expected of me. The client was a gracious and enthusiastic person, and I Read more about Dave’s blog: Bad light/bad karma[…]