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Audiometry performing Live: “Traffic”

Anthony — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:09:28 +0000

Audiometry performing LIVE: “Traffic” – 5.21.2010 at The Cup in Staten Island, NYC.

Static shots filmed with a canon HV-30, moving shots filmed with a Pentax K-x and my small DIY Steadicam. Audio recorded on a Rode Videomic, editing done in Adobe Premiere CS4, Effects added in After Effects CS4.

Enrico Arcaro – Guitar
James Federico – Drums
Andy Struck-Marcell – Keyboards
Robert Marinelli – Bass

For more Info see: enricoarcaro.com/audiometry/

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Amazon’s Your Kindle Commercial Contest Entry

Anthony — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:42:20 +0000

This was my entry for Amazon.com’s recent contest. It was not one of the three winners, but we had some fun making it anyway! I learned a little bit about working with kids as actors.

Filmed on the Canon HV30, audio via the Shure SM57 mic, lens was the Raynox HD6600, editing done in Premiere CS4, and Effects done in After Effects. Music by Incompetech.

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Working with Child Actors Ain’t Easy…

Anthony — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:06:41 +0000

Outtakes from a commercial shoot with a very energetic young man. He was great about everything until we started asking him to do second and third takes. That’s where it started getting difficult…

Filmed on the Canon HV30.

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1968 Chevelle

Anthony — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:49:46 +0000

Here’s a video I did for my brother. It features a 1968 Chevelle that he’s got up for sale. The car was a good excuse to take out the HV30, my slingcam, and a Raynox HD6600 52mm wide angle lens. Hopefully the video will help him sell the car. Editing done with Premiere CS4, music by Kane.

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First Episode Completed for CheapNYC.com

Anthony — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:05:17 +0000

My movie making partner Raymond Hoffman and I, recently completed the first episode for our new website about New York City: CheapNYC.com. The video shows people planning to visit NYC how to buy a MetroCard and use it to get on the subway.

The rest of the details and high quality video can bee seen here: How to Buy a MetroCard

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Testing a DIY Steadycam on RollerBlades

Anthony — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:10:30 +0000

Here I am testing a steadycam that I built and designed to let me sling my camera low — between ankle and knee height over the ground. This is my first day out with it, so with a little more work things should get smoother. It is much easier to keep steady when walking, but I couldn’t resist taking it out on the roller blades. Its great for low angle shots. All footage was taken on the Canon HV30.

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DIY Steadi-Cams

Anthony — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:53:15 +0000

These were made using the Poor Man’s Steadycam tutorial created by Johnny Chung Lee. His design kicks ass in simplicity and functionality. A great solution for someone who cant afford a real Steadicam.

The tubes are all 1/2″ pipe purchased at home depot. The small one is for my HV30 mounted alone, and the large setup is for my heavier 35mm DOF adapter rig. There is a 2.5 pound weight at the bottom of the small steadycam, and a 5 pound weight at the bottom of the large one. I made some modifications to the tubing lengths used as follows… Small Steadycam: 10″ top and bottom tubes, and an 8″ side tube. Large Steadycam: 18″ bottom tube, and 10″ top and side tubes with a flange fitting and wooden mount for my inverted DOF adapter rig on top. Finally, I wrapped them both up in black hockey stick tap so I’d have a good gripping surface and so they looked cooler.

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