A short film that was done for Halloween Horror Nights short film contest. The rules were to be within 3 minutes, feature an original score, and utilize the theme “When dreams come alive.” I’ve been working on a lot of projects lately, both for work and pleasure, and I have been honestly just too lazy [...]

Just a quick post today.   While my boss has been out of town, Kyle and I have been watching his house and we have taken the opportunity to mess around a little more with the EX-1 and its settings.   S+Q Motion The EX-1 comes with a built-in slow motion setting called S+Q Motion. [...]

So I’ve been kind of just messing around with different film techniques lately, but have been trying to pay more attention and focus to steady camera movement. Glidecam 4000 Pro The first test was a Glidecam 2000 Pro with Vest and Arm. Now this sucker is pretty darn cool, although uncomfortable after you lug it [...]

Today the NOTE short film crew did our first of a series of location scouting. We scouted several nearby locations for the shed interrogation and party scenes. Shed Interrogation Scene Unbeknownst to Peter, Olivia had mistaken Peter’s identity as her government pickup and slips him a note of the upmost importance. Peter has been brought [...]

“On the contrary, black and white are colors. I could see more in the dark than I could in colors” That quote is from one of my favorite cinematographers, John Alton (The Big Combo, T-Men). Everytime I go to start thinking about what shots should look like and what message I’m trying to convey I [...]

A collection of works that Erik, John, and I threw together for a quick (but ultimately became outdated very quickly) demo reel. Since it’s just a bunch of clips from various shoots, I’ll simply leave you with this. An R-rated language, but hilarious satire on Film vs RED technologies. -Justin 9/16/08

My full-time job is working for the Polk County School Board in the Instructional Television department. We hold a annual video competition open to all public schools in the county. We strive to do something entertaining and different every year, mainly with the use of themes. Last year’s theme was based off the “Back to [...]

The Christian rock band chris and conrad wanted a unique way to welcome visitors to their myspace page, so I teamed up with my friend and owner of dren studios | digital, Erik Reinert. We came up with a simple, yet appealing informational video. The welcome was shot with the Sony EX-1 and Panasonic HVX-200 [...]

The Christian rock band chris and conrad wanted a unique way to welcome visitors to their myspace page, so I teamed up with my friend and owner of dren studios | digital, Erik Reinert. We came up with a simple, yet appealing informational video. The welcome was shot with the Sony EX-1 and Panasonic HVX-200 [...]