The Masters start today in Augusta, GA (4/8/2010). All the media attention is on the come back of Tiger Woods. I thought it would be a nice change to see a short video clip featuring the ladies of the LPGA that was taken last year by Chase Jarvis. Enjoy!
One of the blogs I do follow on a regular basis is posted by a well-known commercial photographer, Chase Jarvis (www.chasejarvis.com). His latest post gives props to a new set of creative minds and how they filmed a car commercial. This commercial is just really cool and really different. The commercial was filmed mostly with Canon 5D’s and a few small handy cams mounted to R/C vehicles (that’s the really cool part of it). Here are a couple of videos about the commercial. I hope you enjoy and also check out Chase’s work.
This first video is the full length commercial.
This second video is the behind the scenes footage of how it was filmed, which will give you the sense of 1/10th scale.
The new hybrid cameras are brining a new dimension to the new visual artist. It’s a great time to be a photographer.
I have chosen three videos to kick off the “Watch This” section. All three videos I picked are from Chase Jarvis. Chase is a commercial photographer out of Seattle, Washington.
This behind-the-scenes video is action-packed with Ninjas, smoke, weapons, and a cool location. ”Storytelling, creative innovation, and visual voodoo—no matter the medium—make my heart go thump thump; and sharing all this online with the world, plus as much of my professional experience as I can muster, makes my soul sing”(Chase Jarvis). His work, simply put, is awesome! Enjoy!
This video from Chase shows how he mounts cameras in various positions to get the “Point-of-View” for the shot. Since I am a mountain biker, this video brought back many memories of how we would sit around trying to come up with ways to mount video and stills. It’s so much easier these days for mounting cameras.
The last video of this post is a very important one for someone who is about to travel with photo gear. It can be challenging to get your gear from one place to another, especially if your flying out of the continental U.S. This video will help you organize, choose the right bag or case, and travel more safely and efficiently to your destination. Towards the end of the video, have your pen and paper ready because Chase gives you some excellent info on how to get your equipment a “Passport”(www.atacarnet.com), documentation through the government, and helpful tips from the TSA(www.tsa.gov). I just wish that this video was around when I started going to Ecuador. It would have been so helpful.