So when I was shooting the light rail line for komo, I proped up my little digital camera on the dash. Here's the video that I got.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1pXycw0rcI
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Frontline
Frontline is probably the most well shot show news program on tv. Most of their stories are document heavy and they have to "invent" most of their b-roll. I especially like (and have stolen liberally) the "superslow-push with out of focus foreground" shots. They also do creative stuff with documents, stuff I would like to try to copy once we get our new editing setup.
They also are using shots before one might normally use them. That is to say, they use the shot set-up or camera adjustment, or a whip pan for various effect.
The Tank Man episode is a really great example of this.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/view/
They start out the show with stylized, ominous video of tiananman square. The tripod is unlocked and the camera whip pans, with a nat cue of the 1989 video. It's jarring and effective.
The new episode, Bush's War has one of my favorite shots though. In part one, chapter 5, at 3:44 is, I think, a great shot. It's just a simple push on a helicopter through the trees. The combination of the push through the trees, with the lens flare from the sun, and the smooth motion is almost magical.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/
This is a compilation show of all their Iraq shows, the first time they used this shot, they just used the push part. Here, they use the shot set up too, which is sort of informative and kinda cool to see. This episode is 4 hours, but it's got all their best stuff since the war began.
They also are using shots before one might normally use them. That is to say, they use the shot set-up or camera adjustment, or a whip pan for various effect.
The Tank Man episode is a really great example of this.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/view/
They start out the show with stylized, ominous video of tiananman square. The tripod is unlocked and the camera whip pans, with a nat cue of the 1989 video. It's jarring and effective.
The new episode, Bush's War has one of my favorite shots though. In part one, chapter 5, at 3:44 is, I think, a great shot. It's just a simple push on a helicopter through the trees. The combination of the push through the trees, with the lens flare from the sun, and the smooth motion is almost magical.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/
This is a compilation show of all their Iraq shows, the first time they used this shot, they just used the push part. Here, they use the shot set up too, which is sort of informative and kinda cool to see. This episode is 4 hours, but it's got all their best stuff since the war began.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Bullet Story
This story turned out pretty good, I like the close-ups of the bullet with the light behind it. I could have gone the extra step and used another light, possibly moving and with a zoom while holding the bullet, maybe that'd be too much?
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Pass Story
Typical pass story, but I like the transition at :42. I got the second shot first, and wasn't really planning on putting a shot in front of it... But at our live location it was snowing and KIRO had their 1K on and I used that..
windows
http://depository.shadowtv.net/media/259/2007/365/02/16626_259_20071231_020040_139.wmv
Quicktime
http://depository.shadowtv.net/media/259/2007/365/02/16626_259_20071231_020040_139.flv
windows
http://depository.shadowtv.net/media/259/2007/365/02/16626_259_20071231_020040_139.wmv
Quicktime
http://depository.shadowtv.net/media/259/2007/365/02/16626_259_20071231_020040_139.flv
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