This is a short product video that I produced for a new Irish company called Seamless. They are a photography and video equipement retailer based in Dublin.
Brief: Create a short video demonstrating the uses of the Seamless ND Fader. The video needed to maintain the aesthetic of the brand while clearly showing product to potential customers.
Outcome: The opening shots of the product were shot in a studio while the demonstration footage was shot in The Dublin Docklands. There is no voiceover or presenter used, the message is conveyed through images and text in the style of the Seamless website.
Equipment: Canon 60D, Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro, Canon 50mm f1.4, Seamless ND Fader, Seamless Slider.
I am the director of photography on my classes end of year film, Kill Screen. We’re shooting on S16mm and have a great cast and location. We just need a little help to raise the budget. Check out this video and then head over to Fund:It to see what you can do.
This month I directed and shot my first short film, also my first time using a Super 16mm camera. The film was shot as part of my current course in cinematography. We are allowed two days and 400ft of film stock to create a three minute short.
The experience is one that will stay with me for a while, mainly thanks to the amazing crew made up of friends from the course. I’ve had the pleasure of working on all of their films and we will all be working on a larger group project soon. Special thanks goes to my 1st AD, Penny-Merelle Gray, who was a massive help with the preproduction and managed to keep everything on schedule.
The two day shoot took place in several external locations in Dublin. The interiors were shot in The Legal Eagle and Christchurch Hall Apartments. The management and staff of The Legal Eagle could not have been more accommodating.
The exteriors were a challenge as we didn’t have the time or budget to use film lights, everything was shot available light with the addition of a small battery powered LED light on loan from a new distributer called Seamless.
Obviously the film wouldn’t have happened with out the two brilliant actors, John Currivan & Victor Feldman. Thanks also to Romana Veljkov for the lovely stills.
The film was shot on an Aaton 16mm camera with Zeiss Superspeed lenses and Kodak Vision3 500T. A rented Kessler Cineslider from Film Equipment Hire added a lot to the production. Shooting on film was a challenge but also hugely rewarding, the discipline gained will be invaluable. I really look forward to shooting on film stock again.
Some further experiments with film and a Holga.
Late last year I was lucky enough to join some students from The National Film School at IADT on one of their graduation shoots. I shot some stills with my trusty 5D but also shot some film for the first time in years.
Late last year I was lucky enough to join some students from The National Film School at IADT on one of their graduation shoots. I shot some stills with my trusty 5D but also shot some film for the first time in years.
Watch RTE Primetime’s investigation into the inner workings of the National Asset Management Agency. I shot some the the timelapse sequences used in this this show directed by David Lawless and presented by Ian Kehoe.
Some stills and behind the scenes shots from the time lapse.
Time lapse video I shot in Dublin between March & April 2011.
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.
Thinkhouse sent me this set of three limited edition Karl Lagerfeld Coke bottles today. The packaging and design is really cool so I decided to grab a few shots of them and share them here.
I recently spent a few hours on the set of an IADT student film and grabbed a few stills while I was there. Looking forward to seeing the results of the students work.
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