I made this video for Rhys Millen Racing. They take a new Hyundai Genesis Coupe to a Redline Time Attack event at Willow Springs Raceway. This was a test to see how the new RMR parts help to lower lap times with each group of additions. They started off with a stock car, got a base time and then started modifying everything from wheels, tires, intake, exhaust, differential and suspension.
The day was sooooo hectic that we never really had a chance to sit down and record interviews between each session telling about the modifications. I shot the footage during the event, running back and forth from the pits to the track, trying to get a different angle each session. I had to head down to RMR the next day to get a voiceover of what happened and match footage to the audio. Not ideal, but it worked out well to tell the story of the RMR parts.
Here is a recent project I did for Rhys Millen Racing- a promotional poster that would be signed and handed out at each race. I had two days to gather assets, create the poster and send to the printer so it could make it to the first race.
I ran down to Rhys’ shop and took some quick headshots to incorporate into the poster. I used a hero image of the car from the recent El Toro shoot. Coincidentally, it was the last frame shot of the day, after team photos as the car was about to be loaded onto the rig. The light kept getting better and better as time went on, but try explaining that to a crew of people that had been working on the car for at least 14 hours a day for a month straight. Yeah, they wanted to get home and fast… Combined all that together with an image of some of the burned up rubber on the runway to add some character and VIOLA- poster…
Lots of projects that have been going on, so I will make my best attempt to slowly sprinkle them onto the blog… New video in the works too! More to come..
Wow, time flies when you are busy… Thankfully things have calmed down a bit, and life in starting to get back in order. So many things to post, so here are the highlights of the past month.
Old vs. New
So while I was at RMR filming the Genesis being built, Cole went to the swap meet in Huntington Beach and came across these gems:
Old Camera Gear
Okay- so maybe just the ones on the right… What are they you ask? Well the camera is a Kodak Vigilant Six-20. Some of the info:
“medium format camera was manufactured between 1939-1949 and originally sold for US $38 (about US $560 in 2007).”
Some more photos:
Quite a contrast from my new Canon 5D Mk II.. More on that later…
Once again- quite a contrast between that and my Sekonic L-358 meter. I have yet to try them out side by side, but from what I can see, the GE meter is still in working condition, just like the camera. Thank you Cole for such an awesome purchase… I can’t wait to load it up with 620 film and shoot some interesting pics.
OK- now for the new toy- the Canon 5D Mk II. Wow is all I can say- for so many reasons: razor sharp photos, 1080P HD video, HUGE file sizes and being able to see down to people’s pores when you take photos. It is seriously amazing… One major gripe- the old 5D battery grip does not fit this cam, and the batteries are different too. Oh well, get to drop $400 on new batteries and a battery grip- but one problem… The batteries are not available anywhere… :( I feel awkward shooting vertically with my hand twisted all around- yes, a stupid complaint, but once you are use to having the vertical grip, its hard to go without it.
Here are some shots from a recent shoot for Hyundai of the cam in action:
Here is the first video I put together using the 5D Mk II and a 70-200 2.8L- IS. Nothing special, but the video I am putting together as we speak will show some cool depth of field and crazy fisheye shots.
Speaking of new video- another piece of gear that I got to help out in the video making process.. Sony HXR-MC1
Got a chance to use it at Formula D Long Beach and testing at El Toro. WOW this thing is awesome. Full 1080 video and it records onto Memory Stick Pro cards. I will splice some of this video into the new cut as well.
Ok- time to get back to work. Hopefully I will not neglect the blog like I have been…
