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Our First Same Day Edit: All Canon DSLR's

4.11.2010

This was our first Same Day Edit. It was shot entirely on Canon 5D's and Canon 7D's.
We had hoped to include more audio but we had to show this while the band was on break
and after color grading it, we just ran out of time. It was very cool to finally get some
live feedback on an edit. The crowds reactions made all the time spent in pre-production
well worth it.

For more info check out Society Hill Studios blog.

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Follow Friday: NAB Edition

4.10.2010

Sorry I know it isn't Friday anymore but T.R's picks for people to follow on Twitter are relevant no matter what day of the week it is. Enjoy!

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Who's Going to NAB?

4.05.2010


NAB is right around the corner. While you're in Vegas you absolutely MUST participate in a great event for a wonderful cause. ALL-In film is a charity poker meet-up for filmmakers,film lovers and anyone that is into having a good time. The event takes place on Monday April 12th at 8pm, in the beautiful Hard Rock Casino poker lounge. The Buy-in is 60 dollars, which will get you into the game and make you eligible to win all of our prizes. To attend, send an email with your name to signup@ALLINfilm.org
Do you totally suck at poker? Not a problem. You still get to hang out with awesome people and they are going to randomly award a Steadicam Merlin and a High-Definition field monitor!! Plus you get to hang out with Philip Bloom, Rodney Charters ASC, Vincent LaForet, Shane Hurlbut ASC, and Kevin Shahinian. The playing field has been leveled. Sure Philip Bloom was at Skywalker Ranch but what's he going to do when you have the nut flush and push all-in and he's got a 2-7 off-suit.(He'll probably call. I hear he doesn't know anything about poker.) Sure Vincent LaForet shot Reverie but, he's going to wish he was back in that helicopter when your holding pocket Kings and he draws dead on the river. So make sure you go to ALL-IN Film.
Even if Shane Hurlbut "terminates" you, Rodney Charters "goes Jack Bauer on you", or Kevin Shahinian knocks you out of the tournament, while, simultaneously filming a concept film about it, it will be a blast. Don't be scared. It's ALL-IN good fun.

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Q: What Do SHS, Converse, and Stillmotion Have in Common?

4.03.2010

A: They are all awesome and I will be talking about them in this post.

I must apologize. It probably seems like I have been slacking with my posts lately. I promise I am not. I have been very busy with an awesome venture and so now I would like to proudly announce the launch of a new company that Amy Reese, Cristina Valdivieso and I have been putting together for a little while now. Our site is finally live! The company is called Society Hill Studios we will be producing hand-crafted,high definition wedding films. We are all very excited and we plan on having a helluva first year. We have some very cool projects coming up so, stay tuned!!

So that's one part but what about stillmotion and Converse? Watch the video below and then I'll explain.

evo 3.0 // two . a converse commercial from the sm evo experience on Vimeo.

One thing I really have always loved about stillmotion is their dedication to education and pushing the envelope. This was a little of both. During evo 3.o they challenged the attendees to really push themselves. The contest: come up with a 30 second commercial for one of three pairs of shoes. The shoe of choice here, Converse. I think it says a lot that these guys were so inspired/educated at this event and were able to pull this off in 2 hours and 30 minutes. That's for everything: conception, pre-production (including storyboarding),and shooting. Then they only had overnight to edit it.
Hats off!! Brilliant work guys! Go here for more information on the stillmotion evo experience

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I'm On A Boat...

3.28.2010


When I first started my career in the wedding industry I was, and still am, quite surprised how male dominated it is. I'm still not sure why that is but I'm thrilled to see a new, very unique event that is trying to change that. Reagan Zugelter from Studio + Z Films and Jen Moon from Northernlight Filmworks teamed up to create Posh ~ A Retreat for the Female Filmmaker. I was so excited to hear about this and even more excited that they had time for a little Q + A :)

Q. Tell me a little bit about POSH.


A. POSH is a retreat and educational experience for women event filmmakers and photographers interested in event film. Our mission for POSH is education + inspiration + relaxation so POSH 2010 is taking place on a Bahamas cruise, November 8-12, 2010.


Q. Where did you come up with the idea and what are your goals for this event?


A. We came up with the idea after seeing a conversation one Friday afternoon between several female event filmmakers about having a cocktail while editing. It turned into talking about how we should all meet up. Then Jennifer and I thought why don’t we do this but add in an educational element to it and make it just for women. Our goal is to connect, educate and inspire women as visual artists and business owners.


Q. Why do you think it's important to have an all female event?


A. A lot of women in this industry aren’t as well known. Our vision out of all this is to launch some new women leaders in the industry and see more of them on the EventDV 25, receiving International Awards and heading up their own workshops. This will also hopefully spearhead more women to get into event film.


Q. Nowadays there's a ton of learning seminars/events out there. What makes Posh different?


A. Along with our featured presenters, we are having small discussions between attendees so they have a chance to share and also learn in a more intimate way. We are going to ask the attendees prior to the cruise, what they want to talk about so we can mold the discussions to those topics. Our workshop is going to be more of a grass roots style.




For more information visit www.posheventonline.com


Northerlight Filmworks


Studio+Z Films

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About This Blog

This is a community effort to help further the ongoing education of professionals and hobbyists interested in shooting HD video with Canon's line of professional DSLR's. Namely the Canon 5D MarkII and the recently released Canon 7D. We will also feature work by users of these cameras to give them exposure and to create a place to be inspired by others. This is a friendly effort so if all you bring to the table is negativity kindly go somewhere else. For all suggestions for article topics or if you have an article or film you would like to have published here please send all info to jonjconnor@gmail.com or send me a tweet at @jonconnorfilms

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