HOMEHOMEhttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010-03-10T23:38:35ZSquarespaceTrip to Bainbridge Islandhttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/3/10/trip-to-bainbridge-island.htmlDavid Albright2010-03-10T23:29:03Z2010-03-10T23:29:03ZI have a habit of taking video on trips, and then never editing them or posting them.  But not this time!  I took a short trip to Bainbridge Island and Bremerton earlier this week, and brought my new Sony EX1 along to get some more practice with it.  Beach shots are at Fay Bainbridge State Park.  Ferry footage is from the trip home on the Bremerton -> Seattle Ferry.

(Make sure to turn on HD, and full screen it)


Used Final Cut Pro's built in SmoothCam filter on a bunch of the ferry shots, sine the ground was vibrating the whole time.  Worked wonders on most of them but at least one of the shots has some weird jigglyness as a result.

]]>Dinner Spinner Pro iphone Apphttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/3/2/dinner-spinner-pro-iphone-app.htmlDavid Albright2010-03-03T01:21:51Z2010-03-03T01:21:51ZMy first stab at the ubiquitous iphone app demo video, for AllRecipes.com's Dinner Spinner Pro App.  I shot in 1080p and then edited in SD anamorphic, so I was able to zoom in on parts of the frame without losing any quality, helped out a lot in editing.

There's also a 5 minute version, if you just can't get enough Dinner Spinner Pro.

]]>Big Box Ban in Bellinghamhttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/2/27/big-box-ban-in-bellingham.htmlDavid Albright2010-02-28T01:55:14Z2010-02-28T01:55:14ZI just got a youtube message bringing to my attention the fact that Bellingham is considering partially lifting it's ban on Big Box stores.  I think it'd be too bad if they reversed themselves so quickly after creating the ban, but at least it wouldn't be lifted without conditions.  I made this video in 2007 when the ban was first put in place, but wanted to re-surface it now that the topic is up for debate again...  I was doing videography for the city council meetings on BTV10 at the time so I watched the whole debate unfold in excrutiating detail.  Believe it or not I actually found that job really interesting (most of the time) and would jump at the chance to do it again... call me Seattle Channel! 

]]>Kung Fu Joe on DVDhttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/2/11/kung-fu-joe-on-dvd.htmlDavid Albright2010-02-12T00:14:52Z2010-02-12T00:14:52ZKung Fu Joe, a feature film I co-edited and helped shoot a couple years ago is finally available on DVD!  It was directed by Glen Berry, the head of the NW Film School in Bellingham (which I attended).  We shot the movie in about 2 weeks back in '08, at various locations around Bellingham.  I was assistant camera on the shoot, and then edited it along with Glen.

KFJ is an action comedy that's chock full of references to classic movies.  I'll be honest... I don't think I've seen a lot of the movies that it references, but it's funny anyways.  So if you're a film buff, or just want to support local filmmaking... check out KUNG FU JOE!

]]>Seattle Sketcherhttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/1/29/seattle-sketcher.htmlDavid Albright2010-01-30T00:40:49Z2010-01-30T00:40:49ZShot and edited this video about Gabriel Campanario, AKA Seattle Sketcher for CHS. 

Got a great response from the video, but the best part of the whole thing, for me anyways... was that I'm in Gabriel's sketch! 

]]>I Love My Bike Book video for CHShttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/1/23/i-love-my-bike-book-video-for-chs.htmlDavid Albright2010-01-24T01:26:45Z2010-01-24T01:26:45Z

Saw Justin (CHS Publisher) post a tweet about this I Love My Bike photo session at around 2pm on Friday.  I was down there shooting by 3, back home editing by 5, and had the video published by later that evening. One thing I'm trying to get better at is being able to throw videos like this together quickly, which is necessary for journalism, and also to lower the cost for the many small businesses that are starting to produce video.

It's definitely a bit harder with my EX1 to just run out and start shooting than it was with my Panasonic DVX.  Focus and exposure both take a bit longer to get just right than with the DVX.  But I've found that with HD, color correcting seems to be much more forgiving.  In a couple of shots here I thought the sky was totally blown out, but after color correction I was able to bring back some of the detail and even a bit of color.  With the DVX footage, if it looked blown out it was blown out, there was usually no salvaging it.

I also now know to be more careful about the shotgun mic dipping into the shot when using the wide angle lens. duh.

]]>Zebigo Videohttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/1/21/zebigo-video.htmlDavid Albright2010-01-21T23:20:48Z2010-01-21T23:20:48ZI just produced a video for a new ride sharing service Zebigo.  

The idea seems pretty solid if they can get enough users, and as more people are choosing to live car-free I'm sure the ideal will catch on.  But one thing they're already doing right... they're using VIDEO.  Obviously I'm a little (or maybe a lot) biased here, but for me there is no better way of introducing a business or concept to consumers than a video.  We've entered the age where Every Company is a Media Company and there's no turning back. If you're goal is to make a connection with your audience, video is clearly the way to go.  

Me shooting B-Roll on the Jose Rizal Bridge (note the broken tripod! it broke during a Storm game this past season, I'm waiting for a part to get delivered so I can get it fixed)

]]>First Footage with the EX1http://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/1/10/first-footage-with-the-ex1.htmlDavid Albright2010-01-11T06:05:45Z2010-01-11T06:05:45ZTook me a while but I've finally got some footage up from my new Sony EX1.  The first was from the very first night I had the camera, just me harassing my girlfriend while she made some vegi soup.  (Make sure to watch it full screen if your computer can handle it!)

This one is a video I shot on Friday up in Bellingham for artist Ben Mann.  All the stuff with the clients picking up the chandelier was with a wide angle adapter. (this one was compressed down to standard def before uploading)

So far I'm loving the EX1.  Picture looks great and the camera itself has been pretty straightforward to learn so far.  It's definitely heavier than my old Panasonic DVX, I was feeling it in my arms by the end of the Ben Mann shoot.  The best part is not having to deal with tapes, I just slide the Memory Stick directly into my laptop and capture via Final Cut Pro.  So much simpler and faster.

More to come, I still haven't done much to test the variable frame rates and record modes so that'll be next.

 

]]>New Camera!http://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/1/6/new-camera.htmlDavid Albright2010-01-06T08:44:56Z2010-01-06T08:44:56ZEven though I slept through the delivery this morning, my brand new Sony EX1 is finally safe and sound in my apartment.  Here it is...

expect some test footage soon!

]]>End of the Year on CHShttp://www.dalbright.com/home/2010/1/4/end-of-the-year-on-chs.htmlDavid Albright2010-01-04T22:53:59Z2010-01-04T22:53:59ZCouple new things on CHS.. I posted my Top 9 Cap Hill Videos of 2009, which include a couple of my own videos, but mostly others'.

And I took the 9 snapshots I did over the past couple months and mashed them all up into one final year end Snapshot.  This may or may not be the end of the snapshot series, at least in it's current form... not quite sure yet.

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