stillmotion

hey ya’ll!!!

it’s the final stretch for our first feature documentary!! currently the team is working all hours of the day, night, you name it to make the film the best it could be and more! in the midst of it all, catch P. this thursday night (december 15th) at 8:30pmEST with shoot edit learn on their first live video podcast :)

p.’s never looked more attractive :p

wow, three and a half days can go by so fast! but hopefully questions were answered, light bulbs sparked on, and fun was had! it was definitely really cool and inspiring watching everyone’s short films and commercials! it’s amazing seeing everyone applying everything they’ve learnt in such a short period of time into these pieces. the last day’s usually the hardest, when everyone is running on little to no sleep but as always, our attendees plow (plough?) through it, driven by their passion for filmmaking. the day consisted of post production, storytelling, editing and some 1 on 1 time, followed by mini sections from lil’j, quenners, P, and i on editing, working fast, being you, and getting over your fears. quite the extensive day. the long hours may have been tough, but at the end of it, it’s always so sad to say “see you soon” (i hate goodbyes) to all the amazing people from all over the world. but hey, who know’s we’re probably gonna be in one of their cities/countries at any given moment so i’m gonna lean on that for now :)

thank you to all of our sponsors for making this all happen, Canon Live Learning, Lens Pro To Go (LPTG), smallHD, Cinevate, Kessler Crane, Profoto, With Etiquette, Shootsac, and Zacuto.

<3

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now i can show you what they’re clapping and smiling about, or you can just enjoy the tease :p

everyone’s concentrating really hard on the elements in the films and for what’s coming up next, voting!

team east coast/west coast (EC/WC) formerly known as choppers, team russia, team triumph, and island fever.

eyes closed and hands up to break a tie breaker

look at all those goodies!

miss everyone already! <3 hope everyone got home safe. hey ray :p and big thanks to gretta too! she’s not in the photo because she was busy making the night to be awesome sauce!

for those of you who follow us on twitter (@stillmotion) you would’ve seen the intensity, or the lack there of, that is the game of pool. you can tell they love what they do since the workshop’s over and gear still comes out. 

thought i’d grab your attention with puppies. did it work? not gonna lie, going around doing the bts photos, we lingered a TEENY bit longer at doggieville, the doggie dare care. if ever you feel unloved or lonely, just go for 5 minutes and guaranteed you’re the only thing that is important, even if it’s just for a moment :p

annnnyyyywaaay, so yesterday was the shooting day and it was warm, sunny but most definitely busy! starting at 730am everyone and their plans they made last night headed off to their businesses for the commercial or the studio for their short film. as i was travelling around to see what people were doing and taking some shots, its amazing how diverse each location was. aleks and i did bts and we started at doggie dare care as you can see (AH SO CUTE) there were definitely some obstacles as you also see, but i think the payoff was well worth it.

later in the evening was the infamous editing “party” filled with pizza (regular and gluten free) and beer (although i think a starbucks bar is more appropriate for next time.) it’s always amazing to see what everyone comes up with with what they’re given with a time frame. we’re just about to watch the finished projects now! i’ll tell you how they go.

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awwww look at themmmmmm. i can’t. looks like the puppy on the left is licking the FLT

you must be curious as to what’s going on here? get it? curious? ha.  ha.  ha.

see what i mean about diverse? from puppies to swords (not together)

not a spot i’d choose to be with swords flying about. but you gotta do what you gotta do

classic cars shop in perfect light, make the most of it with the cinevate slider

classic cars, inception style

aleks: reminds me of cars
me: ya! (from a third party, must sound obvious, but cars means totally different nowadays) 

gryphon (dor) so many textures in the shop!!!!

a very intense look

smallHD really helping out with these shots here where seeing the screen isn’t an option.

you have to plead your case to use a certain piece of gear. and this group definitely made their case with the cinevate dolly, can’t wait to see the shot!

edits coming together slowly but surely!

last minute shot! but arguably the most epic and dramatic of the day. two cars with headlights, cinevate dolly and kessler‘s crane playing together!