Studio Gaijin debuted our latest short, Smiling, at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theater, a truly great venue to showcase our black comedy/horror short about George, a troubled young clown who recounts his troubles with his sister to his psychiatrist.
Read MoreI recently visited the Mogollon Rim for some fishing, camping, and hiking activities with three of my best friends. While I decided my camera was simply too heavy to heft up Humphrey's Peak (the tallest mountain in Arizona - an extinct volcano), I did get some great pictures of the views near Woods Canyon Lake, as well as a cave near the cabin we stayed at.
Read MoreI've finally had the right opportunity to make use of my Canon 5D Mark III camera for cinematography purposes. Since I've been attending the Filmmaker Fusion networking and education monthly events sponsored by IFP Phoenix, I became aware of the Beat the Clock Challenge set to take place on the weekend of July 12-14. As a result, I helped make the short film, Escape from Zany's Baking Company.
Read MoreI was asked to do a couples photo shoot of my friend and roommate Logan and his girlfriend Hanna. Since this was a great opportunity to test out some of my equipment and do them a favor, I declined any payment and set out to Tempe Town Lake for a photo shoot early Sunday morning. View the results!
Read MoreLet me just begin by saying that the process of buying an affordable fluid head tripod system is quite complex - probably unnecessarily so due to my habit of obsessive research of big purchases. Since I'm a DSLR filmmaker, I needed a tripod that can easily support both a little weight and, potentially, a decent sized rig with a monitor, loupe, follow focus, and audio equipment. Eventually, I settled on the **Sachtler Ace L tripod system**
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