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So we just posted the trailer to a feature documentary that we are working on. Shot with a couple of dvx's canon XHA1 and a bunch of little sony cameras. We are still in Production so there is still a ways to go. This is just a teaser, so more info will be available soon...

So the wife and I decided to take a little road trip. Unfortunatly for the trip there was hail, snow, sleet, and rain, but luckily for the photos bad weather rocks. Here is what I have so far.

So I am in the process of expanding my studio and I need a little tech advice. I currently am running 2 22" monitors and I want to add a 24" 1080P monitor. RIght now my motherboard has 2 PCI express 16x slots, one of which is filled with an Nvidia Geforce 7600 GS. It's a decent reliable card. I...

So it's about time I update my demo reel for 2008. This year has been great with alot of exciting projects, so much so I'm worried I'm trying to cram too much stuff into such a short amount of time. Comments, suggestions, opinions, criticisms are all welcome...

What I'm about to say may offend some companies, but at this point I don't care any longer. I have always bought my software, have been a big supporter of non pirated software, but today may have changed my whole outlook on this. So I have been working on a project for the last two weeks, very...

So I downloaded the trial last night and have been running a few tests. First thing I though I would try out is render times. I opened the same project in both Vegas 7.0e and Vegas Pro 8. First I rendered the 30 second commercial in Pro 8 with a render time of 3:20 sec. I then rendered it in...

So for a while now I have been debating whether or not to just plunk down the cash for a Red, or a 350Z. Well sunday came around and my wife and I went down to a dealer with whom I have ties to because I wanted my wife to see how much fun it is to drive a Z Roadster. Long story short, they...

So I finally got a chance to post this rough cut of the teaser trailer. Graphics and credits have not been done yet, and the cutting is still pretty preliminary. Let me know what you guys think. http://www.stefweb.net/mantoman/Trailer%20TEST%205.wmv 25MB 720P

So I have started the Color grading proccess, starting with the bar scene. After talking with the diretor, this is what I have come up with for the color scheme. Let me know your thoughts. I know that you don't have much to go on, just know that this is a dark, tense, thriller, with a little...

So I posted this over at the cinevate forum, but thought you guys might want to see too. Here are some full rez grabs from a short film I am currently DP'ing. *NOTE* New grabs posted on second page.

So after a tip from a fellow DVX user I checked out the SGpro website in my ongoing search for a new 35mm adapter. As I looked through the website I was very imrpressed with what I saw. I looked through the Forums and found some great information and great reviews, but I still had a couple of...

Here is a short 10 sec 1080P 24 "unuseable" clip from a Mazda commercial we were shooting yesterday. I had recieved a few emails from people asking to see footage with the A1 and the letus setup. I'm not thrilled with the letus performance with the A1, too much barrel distortion and CA, but I...

So I have been working on this album cover for a solo artist. He hired me about a month ago, had a great idea and we worked out a great way to get that idea across. Please any constructive criticism is welcome as I still have changes to make and some fine tuning to do.

So I had a little free time this afternoon about 3:30, right before sunset (how sad is that :)) Anyways, I set up my camera, my marshal HD monitor, adjusted some in camera settings and turned off everything auto (including AGC). First impressions. . . Wow, what a nice monitor. Then I noticed...

Yep, I made the plunge today, XH-A1 Marshal HD monitor from BH, should be here tommorow. Unfortunatly I have shoots all this weekend so I probably won't be able to even look at it until next week. Why did I get over night shipping ? :)

So I have finally posted the entire version of the award winning film "AWAKE" on my website in anticipation for it's 1st birthday (I know cheesy) but I wanted to post it and this seems like a good reason. This was the first short film that I used the DVX for so it's always fun to look back to...

Really, my fingers are bloody. Here's the story, so I'm doing some editing, my mind is numb and I start searching through my royalty free music. I inadvertantly click on a folder that I havn't seen for years, and all of a sudden I find a bunch of my old recordings, post band and pre college. I...

Ok, so I DP'd a music video a couple months ago, and was also the editor along with the director. Like most of my work I'm never really happy with the way things come out, so please I need some honest opinions here. It would be preferable if you could just comment on the cinematography aspect of...

So I'm finally redisigning my business cards for 2007. I've decided to go with two business cards this time, one for cinematography and one for photography, as I tend to advertse myself differently for both areas of my work. Now comes the dillema. First, is it a good idea to do two...

I just saw that one of the campaign ads that I dp'd and edited is on You tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1s2m9aq98o Just for the sake of saying it, I am not in any way promoting any political views of my own, I just shot the dang thing, but it does go to show just how "Party" brainwashed...