November Gray

Another short that I shot with the Canon 7D. Its a dreary time of year here in Upstate New York. Not much light or color. Very short days. I went to a waterfall not too far from my house that has an old abandoned mill next to it.

I used the indiSlider in a lot of these shots to add some interest. I call this piece NOVEMBER GRAY, though in reality, the 7D captured alot of color in these scenes! It continues to amaze me. I also shot this one at 1080 24p. I also used the stock lens that cvame in the kit for some of the closeups of the waterfall. Its the 28-135 f.3.5-5.8 IS Canon Lens. Its tack sharp and the depth of field is quite nice when you are zoomed in, even though it's only a f5.8 lens at that point.

I did some color correction, mainly to adjust white balance, I was shooting so early after sun up that the color temperature was changing quite rapidly.

The music is from Digital Juice. Vol. 50 the song is called MOVING FORWARD.

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The Last Days of Autumn - A Canon 7D film

My first short using the Canon 7D camera! It arrived too late for me to capture the full colors of fall, so this is the tail end of the season here in Upstate New York. All the particulars are at the end of the video but I'll mention them here too:

Camera: Canon EOS 7D in 1080 30p.
Lens: Tamron SP AF17-50mm F 2.8 XR LD ASPHERICAL (IF)
Highlite Tone Priority - OFF (To access 100 ISO)
Picture Style- Standard
All Shutter/WB/Aperture settings in Manual Mode
Tracking shots using the 36" indiSlider Pro
All color is straight from the camera, no post color correction.
Shot in 1080 30p transcoded to XDCAM EX 35mbs VBR using MPEG STREAMCLIP.

I LOVE this camera! I've been using my XDCAM EX1 and a Letus Extreme 35mm adapter. As I shoot scenics in nature, the small lightweight form factor of the 7D is incredible. While this was all shot in one loction in a couple hours, I can't wait to go on a serious hike with this thing. It'll be soooo light weight to carry compared to my other rig. The small size is also a treat for using on the indiSlider. I was pushing the weight limits of it before with my 20lb EX/Letus combo. I have an older MAC edit system, so I need to transcode all the H.264 files before I can edit, that is a time consuming process and a drag, but the footage is just lovely and worth the effort.

Finally the music is from Digital Juice Stack Tracks buy out library. Volume #50, "The Country".

I'll be shooting more with this camera soon as I'm still learning it. I need a Vari-ND filter for my lenses in order to shoot at F2.8 (when needed) and still keep the shutter at 60. Some of these shots used a higher shutter since I was using 100 ISO and F2.8. Without ND filters I had to increase shutter to obtain proper exposure. I only used 1 lens for this. The Tamron 17-50mm is perfect for most situations and I leave it on the camera all the time! If you can only get one lens, I highly recommend this one to start with.

Enjoy!

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And now for something completely different....

My son and nieces and nephews wanted to make an action movie this summer. We even had a few extra kids from the neighborhood join in. This is what resulted from nearly 2 months of on again, off again shooting (tough to get everyone back together!). It is all in good fun and I hope everyone can see the "violence" is tongue and cheek! Its a little long, (8 Minutes) but the bloopers during the credits show how challenging this actually was to shoot! Its quite a departure from the usual videos that I post. Enjoy!

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High Peaks Dental

This is a recruitment video for High Peaks Dental with offices in Lake Placid and Plattsburgh. They are in search of a new Dentist but this could also be used for recruiting other employees. Tim Kramer from Northway Productions and I made this for them. The voice over was done by Katie Ballard.

High Peaks Dental By Paul Frederick
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Where the Clear Waters Flow

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since my last post. I guess I'm not sure that many people are coming here so I may not be updating as often as possible. I always do a new update when I have a new video however, and I just finished this one.

I love shooting water, especially the clear mountain streams of the Adirondacks. This is a collection of clips from the last few years, mostly very recent but a few of my old favorites to round things out. I'm not sure if anyone really wants to hear the details as far as gear used, etc. If so, add a comment and I'll fill you in! Or visit Exposure Room or VIMEO, search my name and those entries have that info. Also you can view this and all my short films in full HD there!

Have a great summer and get out there and enjoy the weather!

Where the Clear Waters Flow By Paul Frederick
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Leaves of Fire

Wow, has it been over a month since I added anything to the blog? Time flies and I've been quite busy, so my apologies, in these economic times, that's a good thing! This is a video of some images I got last fall. The color here in upstate New York was some of the best ever. I wanted to make a video that showed the spectacular shades the leaves can turn as well as capture the feeling of the crisp autumn air.

I know we are on the verge of Spring here, and I'll be out shooting all the buds and blooming when I can for a future video, in the meantime enjoy the colors of fall. Search down on the blog for last years spring video entitled "After the Thaw".

Leaves of Fire By Paul Frederick
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The Rising Sun

Is it me or does this winter seem like a l-o-n-g one! I was going through some older footage the other day and decided I would make a new video. I'm longing for some warmer weather so my family and I can go camping on a secluded Adirondack pond. This footage is from 3 different camping trips, 2 to lower Saranac Lake and 1 to Moose Pond. In late August, at dawn, the air is colder then the water, so mist forms quite easily. It can also be quite dramatic, but you need to get up at 5am to see it since it only lasts for about 30 minutes! This is a long video, close to 8 minutes, but sit back, turn the heat up and dream of warmer days.

The music is called "Passion" by Peter Gabriel. It's from the soundtrack to "The Last Temptation of Christ" by Martin Scorsese that came out in the 1980's. It's GREAT music that hasn't aged a bit.

The Rising Sun By Paul Frederick
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Silent Winter

It's already been quite a winter here in the North Country! Today we are getting hit with 12-18" of fresh snow. Last Friday I managed to get out for a few hours to shoot some new winter stuff at Pt. Au Roche State park here in Upstate NY. It was an especially quiet afternoon. No wind. 20 degree temps and very still! It was a wonderful time, 3 hours flew by in no time at all. This is the short film I made with the footage I shot that day. I added all the dark corners in post, I know some try real hard to keep vignetting out, but to me it enhances these shorts. Focusing peoples attention on the main frame while breaking up the flat expanses, especially in these winter ones. I guess some like it, some don't. I have given up years ago trying to please everyone! So take it for what you will.

The music is by Bill Douglas. A tune called "Earth Prayer".

Enjoy and spring is coming...sometime!

Silent Winter By Paul Frederick
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Ice

I'm continually fascinated by the incredible formations of ice that a winter stream can produce. These intricate patterns change by the hour as water that has been super cooled collides and freezes to anything it touches. The river banks and rocks widen with the ice until it completely engulfs the water underneath. I added all the vignetting to the images, to me it looks better with the darkened and blurred corners. It focuses your attention more to the middle. It looks slightly more extreme on here than it does on a real TV due to over scanning on a TV. I edit mostly for TV so that is what I used for a reference.

This was shot with my Sony EX1 with Letus Extreme adapter and Nikon 35-70mm F-2.8 lens. IndiSlider used on a few shots. Music is called "Minor Blue" by David Darling.

Ice By Paul Frederick
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