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

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...

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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New Kid on the Block: Joseph Stunzi

We are proud to introduce a new member to the Canon Filmmakers Team: 

Joseph Stunzi from IENCE.org 

He is an awesome guy and has done a lot of cool things with IENCE. Think Bill Nye meets MTV. He has spearheaded many filmmaking projects and we are ecstatic to have him on board. He is going to be writing a series aptly named: New Kid on the Block. I will let him tell you all about it but, I just wanted to formally introduce him. He will be a very integral part of our team and we have a lot of exciting things on the horizon. Stay tuned...

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Reel Talk: Thomas Roberts Interview with Rodney Charters

Here is an excellent interview that Thomas Roberts @TRStudios did with "24" DP Rodney Charters.

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The Great Camera Shootout 2010

So, it was very cool for Cristina and I to be a part of the Zacuto Great Camera Shootout of 2010. They really pushed the envelope with this one and did a great job seeing how all of the DSLR's would stand up against the gold standard of film. Check it out here...
The Great Camera Shootout 2010
Also sorry I haven't been blogging as much but I have been extremely busy with a really cool project that I hope to be sharing more of very soon.

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