This is the ultimate, “Cool video, terrible music” moment. I mean, maybe you enjoy this tune from Androp but I have to admit I’m not a fan… and I have a pretty eclectic taste in music.

Maybe it will grow on me though, as I’ll probably watch this video enough times for it to happen. The only question I have after watching this is if I’m allowed to take one of the two hundred and fifty 60d’s they used to make this happen!

Huge props to the creative director for this, I love the shots from the cameras themselves catching the band members being lit by the the light of the flashes from other cameras.

- Ted

This video is called Clock DJ and it’s by David Salaices. It lasts 46 seconds. But it’s a great 46 seconds.

I just want to bring this to light, even though I’m sure for many of you who follow any significant number of blogs you will have seen this, because in the 4 seconds between :34 and :38 David and his cinematographer Alex Santiago must have spent a fortune’s worth of time. I’ve played this section back enough times to make me wish I could “scratch” the video backwards rather than having to click the right spot on the timeline.

The amount of time framing each clock to where it is roughly the same size in the frame as all the other clocks is just one of the many things that astounds me from a frame like this (taken from :36).

Gotta love it.

- Ted

All my past posts will obviously remain, but I’m not going to take the time to reformat them. So if you read any and wonder why pictures and/or videos are halfway missing then you’ll know why.

I’ve got a variety of post types planned. From my videos, to other people’s creations.. I just want to talk about things I think are awesome. I walked into one of my favorite places today, the iThemes offices, and was greeted by a new addition to the entry room: A sign which read, “Make People’s Lives Awesome.” I hope this contributes.

I also am excited to see this change over time. I know that from my past blogging experience, the way the content evolves over time is just fun to watch unfold.

So, welcome to my blank slate. I hope you enjoy it as much as I will.

To get you started, I’ll end with this clip – the inspiration for the game everyone now loves to play when I’m around.

- Ted

Here’s a minute long version of my reel from this past year. As you can see, it’s primarily motion graphic work as that was what I spent the most of my time learning and doing. I hope to pick up the slack over the course of the next year in the actual live-action footage department. This is the first time I have ever put one together, and it was kind of fun. It’s always interesting to revisit your past work because you’re so much more critical about it in retrospect.

Enjoy!

– Ted

When web video got introduced in the late 1900s, all people cared to see was
movement. Then they began to want narrative. Then….

Do you see where I’m going with this?

While YouTube will always have it’s place as the 24/7 version of America’s
Funniest Home Videos, at some point or another (I would argue the time
has come) people will want quality over crappity.

So… get prepared to produce quality stuff.

Done ranting.

- Ted

End Result

Tutorial

After sitting in the office mesmerized by Brad’s old Kodak Super 8mm camera (and it spawning discussion of JJ Abrams latest endeavors), I eventually I got the idea to recreate the old camera’s viewfinder look in Final Cut Pro (FCP) because I just thought it looked awesome using some footage I already had of Matt Danner. Since I took the time to make it, I figured I would share how I did it with the world so that you too can recreate this look without having to spend forever tinkering with it yourself. If you find a use for it and work it into a clip I would love to see how you’ve used it! – so put a link in the comments if you ever do!

Click here to download the .ZIP file with some of the pieces I used so that you don’t have to do all of this from scratch.

(I included the 8mm clip from Video Copilot in the .zip file)

- Ted

Everything I’ve seen from people who are attending/have attended the Vancouver Film School Foundation has been intriguing. I told you yesterday that I’d feature another Ryan Smith video today so here you have it. My friend, Brad Ulrich, pointed out to me when I showed this to him yesterday that it has some semblance of this piece and I definitely agree that there is some inspiration drawn from it.

Digging the old billboards in this one a ton.

- Ted

I titled this post the “pre-iPad” motion magazine because now this kind of thing can actually happen. Well.. at least parts of it. I don’t think letters fall off of the iPad and rearrange themselves.. Anyway, I digress. Liked seeing that they obviously planned way ahead. I particularly enjoyed the series that starts at around 17 seconds. Go check out some of Ryan Smith’s stuff – it’s all pretty good. I’m featuring another one of his pieces tomorrow.

- Ted