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Drone Selfies!

I can't complain that I don't get variety in my work.  I had a last minute request this week from a Sydney Advertising agency to shoot some behind the scenes footage for a drone selfie campaign they running to promote skiing through social media to the Australian...

How to setup the Canon 70D to shoot video

The Canon 70D is a pretty capable DSLR for shooting video.  Here's how I set it up to get the most out of its video shooting potential. If you would like to learn more about shooting video with the Canon 70D I have developed a video course going into more detail...

Canon 70D autofocus for shooting Video

I'm not an autofocus type of shooter but if a tool works well then I'm all for having it in my toolbox when shooting.  In a nutshell the autofocus works pretty well for shooting video.  Would I use it for shooting a professional type or paid video.....no, but I would...

Bentley ad shot on a iPhone 5

There's no doubting you can shoot good video on that small camera in your pocket called an iPhone.  Here's a commercial/short doco type clip for the new $300,000 luxury Bentley.  They did accessorize the iPhone with a few nifty filming tools such as the $5000 Movi M5...

Canon 70D…..why?

I love getting new stuff....who doesn't.  My latest acquisition is the new Canon 70D.  So why did I get this camera when I already own its more than triple the value big brother, the Canon C100 which beats it almost hands down in every department for shooting video?...

Easyrig Convert

I have to admit when first laying eyes on the Easy rig in action a couple of years back that I thought it was a bit of an oddball gimmick that I would never have use for in a professional capacity.  Fast-forward to now where I’m currently a camera operator for a...

Jurassic Hockey ad and what I learn’t

A small ad I did for our upcoming social ice hockey season which is about to kick off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HveqvQiSAkY Shot on my GoPro Hero 3+ Audio captured on a Zoom H4n Edited and colour graded in Final Cut Pro X This may look simple but it actually...

6 things I learn’t from my Mountain Bike Youtube review

What did I learn from the mountain bike review I posted 2 days ago?  Heaps... and by learnt I mean what were the biggest problems I faced; Just shoot it! It took me 4 separate days and locations to get what I perceived was the right location, the right attitude, the...