Recent content by mjmcneese

We shot run-n-gun on a tight budget, no lighting, with a very quick turn around. But, we have opportunities to use the camera again and I want to make the most of those opportunities. So, looking for some honest feedback and comments. I know that there are a couple shots that are WAY...

I'm a functionally average AE user. This seems like a simple thing, but I've asked around and tried everything I can think of and I haven't figured it out yet. I'm trying to take white text, and have the Stroke animate from zero to the point that the stroke fills the frame in white. Stroke is...

I think I'm just tipping the iceberg in terms of what Kino Flos are capable of. Right now I have (2) 2' 4Banks and (1) 4' 4Bank. All with their own ballasts, tubes, etc. I initially just wanted to get a Single Bank 2' fixture to hang as a backlight. And I THINK I've figured out that I can get a...

For those of you who work with C300 footage, you were previously unable to download the XF Utility from Canon. It only came on the disc included in the box with the camera. Well, now it's on Canon's website. It's a pretty nifty application, with LUT on/off, and every possible teeny tiny little...

I've got a crew coming from Columbus, Ohio, to the Pensacola area at the end of March. We're looking for a rental house that can supply us with lighting and grip gear. If you can help, please e-mail me at mike@echopro.net

Here's a preview of my written review of the C300 before I post to my website. I was fortunate enough to have a great rental house in our area that acquired a C300...and I just so happened to have a quickie client shoot that lent itself well to a new camera test. Also did a bunch of other test...

It's out on Blu Ray now. Classic novel adapted for the screen, shot on RED. Read my review on my Blog! http://flatlanderflyfishing.com/?p=191

No thread on this one yet, eh?! I'm a baseball fan, so I enjoyed it, of course. Didn't read the book cuz I hate reading. Nothing really to analyze. Pretty typical Hollywood feel to it. But the one thing that REALLY stuck out to me was how much Brad Pitt looks like Robert Redford. I mean, even...

OK, so we have two workstations and one laptop for which we would have like to have a shared media station. All running Windows 7. We wanna be able to edit directly from the media on this shared drive, and have it be set up as a RAID 5 for security. All three of our machines are on the same...

Just checking. I'm in Ohio. Yeah, it's not really known as a haven of fish on the fly, but we manage to have fun with a couple trout streams, smallmouth streams, and carp ponds. Myself and my fishing buddy have been working on a little blog site with some little films documenting a few of our...

Shot in the dark, here. Had one on hold through Full Compass and it was swiped from under my nose. Any idea of a reseller who might have one in stock?

Recently had a chance to fish some pristine water in northern Ohio, and caught some tubby rainbow trout on dry flies. Just an absolute blast. Here's a short film that documents the adventure..

I'm fully aware that I'm a nerd...just get that out of the way. Anybody else out there into these things? A few years ago, in 4-H, my brother and I were pretty big into it. And now that I've got a little boy, felt like a good time to step back into the hobby and give it another go. Kid is...

Shot on AF100 with Tamron 17-50, ZF.2 50mm 1.8, and ZF.2 85mm f1.8. Along with some GoPro HD Hero for the underwater scene. http://vimeo.com/27046667

Up for sale is a RR Micro Matte Box Deluxe Matte Box in VGC. This is the kit that includes the French Flag and side wings. Also has the 4 original rubber donuts in 2", 2.5", 3", and 4". This MB is very adjustable, and it has a clever swing-away design. Comes with two rotating filter stages. I...