7D 1.0

here's my first applicable go-around with the 7D for the team at Dolan Clothing. Jodie has been a friend and a client for a while & we thought documenting their Fall photo shoot would be a nice calling card for her national reps. lens canon f2.8 24-70mm & f1.4 50mm. loving the camera's low light capability. you can see a 1 min. cutdown here.

film vs. digi shoot out

the debate goes on. i'm known as a surf "filmmaker" and i'm proud that people relate my work to shooting 16mm. since finishing One California Day, i've had the opportunity to work as a freelance shooter on various HD systems, RED, Varicam, F900, f35, hvx, hpx, etc - with new formats being released everyday, it's hard to know what the best system is for you and your production. cost, aesthetic, logistics - taking all of these factors into consideration, i've been amazed by the quality of the new Canon DSLR systems.

truth be known, about %75 of the production budget for Singlefin: yellow and One Cal Day went to film, film processing & film telecine. for a low budget project, that's a huge number. in the current market environment, where people aren't buying as many dvds - i've been searching for a creative solution to keeping the aesthetic high but the budgets low. In playing around with my new 7d, i have a reinvigorated personal excitement towards guerrilla filmmaking.

here's a system that delivers gorgeous imagery. it is small & compact - i made both my films with one bolex camera and a back pack. my canon system now lives in that same pack.

i'll be posting a few short projects we have been working on in this format soon. but moreover, i'm excited to have a cost effective alternative to shooting film that holds up to my visual standards. for some pretty amazing insight into this new technology check out these videos.

below is a short clip regarding low light photography.

stories of guinness and big waves

my friend joel conroy did an interview for the beach reporter (our local news press) about shooting his film Waveriders and had some fun stories to share about my work on the project, here.

the yellow board

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after making singlefin: yellow, tyler & i put together a short piece about his thoughts on the whole process. you can now check it out at korduroy.tv

passing the knowledge

i've had the pleasure of hangin' on the n. shore with my nephews conner & parker coffin along with friend, keith malloy. i just got a new camera so we decided to jump over, share some waves, shoot some stills and enjoy the aloha. the groms have been cutting their teeth at pipe and keith has been really generous passing down his knowledge. he's also bagged a few gems in the process. he is, the real deal.

you can keep up with the coffin brother antics at their new blog, here.

jb films & malloy team up for primo

chris malloy and i got a call from our friends in hawaii to cut a 15sec promo for primo beer. here's a first time look at our finished cut. we were stoked to get some epic archival footage to use. keep your eyes open for it on surfline over the next few months. man, this makes me want to go to hawaii or at least, drink a beer!

stoke

a friend passed me a stack of old surf films transferred to dvd. my new guilty pleasure between sessions is cracking a cold primo and watching some of this classic stuff. case in point, the "stoke" section of bill delaney's Surfers the Movie, Take 2. if you haven't seen this one, do yourself a favor and track it down. if not for the 80s neon, do it for the candid interviews and great film footage. too classic.