This is a presentation of a short movie produced by Gorilla Film Studios, referred to as No. 4 adhering to the Dogma 16 manifesto, entitled Frozen Moments. It was recorded, edited, mixed, colour corrected and graded by yours truly. Music by courtesy of Jonas Olsen, entitled Vilse (used by permission). No major changes were made … More Dogma 16 No. 4 – Frozen Moments
Below I have once again appended my very first camera test movie, entitled Lux ex Tenebris. This is the Special Edition of my first footage ever taken with the BMPCC, and my first try to use that camera with the Meteor 5-1 zoom lens. The result out of camrea was very shaky. This version has … More Lux ex Tenebris (Special Edition) – Camera Test Movie I
This is a presentation of my fourth official short movie produced by Gorilla Film Studios, referred to as No. 3 being the third film adhering to the Dogma 16 manifesto, entitled Karlskrona In The Raw. It was recorded, edited, mixed, colour corrected and graded by yours truly. Music by courtesy of Mathieu Lamontagne & Emmanuel … More Dogma 16 No. 3 – Karlskrona In The Raw
Below is appended my fourth camera test movie, entitled The Giant Flea. Copyright © 2017 Gorilla Film Studios. It was recorded, edited, mixed and graded by yours truly, Tomas Stacewicz. Music by courtesy of Amok Cell, one of the stage names used by my friend Jonas Olsen. The movie is 5:48 minutes long and was … More The Giant Flea – Camera Test Movie IV
This is a presentation of my third official short movie produced by Gorilla Film Studios, referred to as No. 2 being the second film adhering to the Dogma 16 manifesto, entitled A Curious Day at Snooper’s Haven. It was recorded, edited, mixed, colour corrected and graded by yours truly. Music by courtesy of POLYNAUT_, used … More Dogma 16 No. 2 – A Curious Day at Snooper’s Haven
Having experienced stained optics and filters on my vintage Russian glass, the need soon arised to make a thorough cleaning of my lens kit, both the Zenit Meteor 5-1 and the OKS 3-10-1, with attached ND and UV filters. On my last three shoots, both the experimental shorts Mirrors and The Red Stone, as well … More Looking through Spotless Glass – My first impressions of the Zeiss Lens Cleaning Kit
Having aquired a rig for my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera for the past few months, both for tripod and shoulder, the need has arosen for a second hard plastic “pelican style” instrument case to store and transport my rig in a safe manner. Yesterday I turned to Clas Ohlson for an affordable purchase. In this … More Instrumental Protection – Storing my Camera Rig
A commentator was kind enough to point out some chromatic abberations coming from the LOMO 16 OKS 3-10-1 f/2.1 10mm lens, as seen in my Test Movie III: Mirrors. He used one example of a cutout from a window at 0:24 where a blue line on the left and a red line on the right … More Looking for imperfections – Chromatic Abberations on the LOMO 16 OKS 3-10-1
What follows is my second official short movie presented by Gorilla Film Studios, entitled The Red Stone. It is the first film produced since the official proclamation of the Dogma 16 manifesto, and is thus referred to as No. 1. It was directed, filmed, edited, mixed, colour corrected and graded by yours truly. Music by … More Dogma 16 No. 1 – The Red Stone
After all the dust has settled from the NAB show of April 22-27, 2017, the world’s largest annual convention produced by the National Association of Broadcasters held in Las Vegas, the following are my lasting impressions, having followed various live streams and reports from a broad range of vloggers on YouTube. According to many, this … More The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – News from NAB 2017
During my last shoot, the work-in-progress entitled The Red Stone, I noticed that my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera moved or spinned slightly inside the POOLiCAGE when I tried to realign the attached lens to the Petroff matte box and follow focus, using the SmallRig top handle. That was somewhat annoying. One of the few downsides … More Less is More – Skidproofing the POOLiCAGE
Yesterday I finally received my SmallRig 1622 Rubber Non-slip Handle Grip, travelling all the way from China since the beginning of April. My original purpose with this purchase through SmallRig’s ebay store was two-fold: 1. To use the rubber grip as an alternative to the alumium threaded SmallRig 1638 Top Handle, to fit the former … More Steadying my Aim – Completing my DIY Shoulder Rig
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