Procedure | Michael Firus

Picture = 1000 words ∴ 4 seconds of 25fps video = 100,000 words.

DSLR Underwater Cinematography

In my experience, the technical difficulties of shooting underwater are far outweighed by the amazing perspectives one can capture. The first issue one must contend with is that of equipment. For my clip I used a Canon 70D and this underwater case. Since I do not shoot underwater very often, this case was fine for…

Lesson learnt.

Lesson learnt. I think we were all quite surprised by the amount of formalities and restrictions that needed to be dealt with before filming anything as outlined in this week’s lectorial (that isn’t a word by the way). Formalities that are absolutely imperative unless filming yourself under translucent bedsheets in a blacked out tent somewhere…

Roosters and Red Tape

I distinctly remember the first time I decided to do something with a camera that went past the “play with” mentality. Coming from a photographic background, my Dad felt it necessary, sometime after my 9th birthday, for me to have a camera. It was at that time that I decided to make a film. The…