This is the video I made for my son's hockey team. They won the sectionals for our area and earned a birth into the NY State championships! A big deal for our little town of 2000 people! We played teams from all over the state. Here is what the weekend was like! They played their hearts out and gave us all some great memories. We are orange & white and orange & black jerseys.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Ashes to Ashes
This is a collection of images I recently shot with the Canon 7D. I always try and make a short have some kind of storyline or meaning. This one isn't so clear as some of my others! I guess it's up to you to interpret what it means or is about. The title refers to the saying "ashes to ashes and dust to dust" which is said at funerals. The imagery of cemeteries sort of works in that context, as does the falling snow which looks like it could be ashes. Anyway, it's meant to be a peaceful relaxing video of some of my favorite clips of this past winter. Let me know what you think!
The matched dissolves to autumn where all done manually by eye, just returned to the same spot months later and put the slider in the same spot, framed similarly (no reference to the other shots on hand) and shot away. It actually wasn't until I returned to the edit suite that I realized they matched pretty close!
Sorry it has been so long since I updated!
The matched dissolves to autumn where all done manually by eye, just returned to the same spot months later and put the slider in the same spot, framed similarly (no reference to the other shots on hand) and shot away. It actually wasn't until I returned to the edit suite that I realized they matched pretty close!
Sorry it has been so long since I updated!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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.
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.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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!
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!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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!
Friday, June 12, 2009
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
View in HD Download 720p HD Version Visit Paul Frederick's ExposureRoom Videos Page
View in HD Download 720p HD Version Visit Paul Frederick's ExposureRoom Videos Page
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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!
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
View in HD Download 720p HD Version Visit Paul Frederick's ExposureRoom Videos Page
View in HD Download 720p HD Version Visit Paul Frederick's ExposureRoom Videos Page
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