Blanco Deuce – I’m Looking at Your Mom

Anthony — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:57:57 +0000

This is a response video to the song titled Stop Looking at my Mom by the Astronomical Kid. Music by Blanco Duece from Staten Island, NY. Filmed on an HV30 in 24fps, using a 52mm Raynox DCR6600. Edited and titled in Adobe Premiere CS4, keying and effects done in Adobe After Effects CS4. I was shooting in shutter priority set at 1/48, and ran into one snag where the video looks slow motion for a few frames (you can see it if you look for it). The camera has done this before when I’ve shot at these settings in low light. I probably should have shot in HDV standard, but thought 24fps would make the motion of the characters look cooler as silhouettes. A big thanks to Andrew Kramer from Video CoPilot for putting together such great tutorials and for helping us learn so much. Thanks also to Blanco Deuce for hiring us to do this video. You can see links to their stuff below the video. We think its a pretty funny response to Stop Looking at my Mom by the Astronomical Kid.

This is a YouTube embed, so click on the lower right of the player after pressing play to view in HD!

This is the first single released by Blanco Deuce. “I’m Looking at Your Mom” is a direct response to the single “Stop Looking at my Mom” by the Astronomical Kid from Brooklyn, NY.

Download the mp3 FREE — http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/blancodeuce

Blanco Deuce Website — http://www.reverbnation.com/blancodeuce

Blanco Deuce on Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/blancodeuce

Blanco Deuce on YouTube — Click Here

The Astronomical Kid on YouTube — Click Here

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Enrico Arcaro on Acoustic Guitar – “Slave Pen”

Anthony — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:27:16 +0000

Performed and written by Enrico Arcaro. For more info see enricoarcaro.com

Audio: Rode videomic on the HV30 and the onboard mic on my pentax k-x dslr camera. I took both tracks, mixed them for volume levels added a little reverb, eq, and dynamics settings in adobe soundbooth, and then rendered them as a stereo track to put in the video.

I imported that combined processed track into premiere and also kept the two original raw tracks from the video files. I mixed the two raw tracks down in level, and panned one to the left and one to the right. The main difference in the two raw tracks was that one was very percussive and clean, but lost the expression of the higher chords. The pentax track was noisy and dirty, but caught the finer points and color of the higher pitched chords. The combination allowed a fuller range of sound to come through.

Black and white: In adobe premiere – I used the simple black and white converter, and then added a contrast control, and levels. So those three gave me the texture I wanted. Also shot at HDV24 for more film like motion.

The Pentax K-x took the closeup shot through a nikon 50mm f1.4 lens, and the HV30 took the wide angle shot through a 52mm Raynox HD6600.

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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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Say No to GMO!

Anthony — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:56:34 +0000

Well, I needed an excuse to blow my head off. Thanks to Video Co-Pilot for their great tutorial on how to make this magic happen in Adobe After Effects CS4. Filmed on the Canon HV30 using a Rode Videomic for sound on site, and a 52mm Raynox HD6600 lens. Voice over recorded on the Shure SM57 Mic.

My take on genetically modified foods. The long term effects of GMO’s on humans is unknown, and foods/products using such organisms could pose a health hazard to humans. This is a very complex subject and requires much scientific investigation. Many major nations other than the US do not allow GMO’s in their food supply; including the U.K and Australia. The corporatization of our food supply has caused food production to be driven by profits instead of product safety and quality. Remember, GM foods may be bad for your health.

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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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Staten Island Ferry Hell

Anthony — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:31:42 +0000

Footage of people storming off the Staten Island ferry in Manhattan during the morning rush hour. Just some after effects, video editing, and sound application practice. Frightening footage even without any editing. Filmed with the Canon HV30, Raynox HD6600, all sound added in post production.

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Audiometry – Music Video for “Finitude”

Anthony — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:31:09 +0000

Audiometry performing LIVE: “Finitude” – 5.21.2010 at The Cup in Staten Island, NYC. Moving shots filmed on a Pentax K-x DSLR and the static shots were shot with a Canon HV30 using a Raynox HD6600 52mm wide angle lens. Live sound recorded with a Rode Videomic and adjusted in Adobe Soundbooth. Video editing was done with Adobe Premiere CS4.

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

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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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Space Beach

Anthony — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:29:42 +0000

Not by any means anywhere near perfect. Lots of stuff wrong…but this was my first experiment using these effects and technique. Just practiced my first time with particles and still images in AE with this video. A little embarrassed though because my masking job missed a few spots and the cam is a little jumpy for my taste. Haven’t had the time to fix it up yet! Stills taken at 6MP with a pentax K-x.

Thanks to Maria Bowskill for the instructions she provided here: vimeo.com/10000274. My goal is to be smooth like this on the next try: vimeo.com/1668653.

Music by Lasse Gjertsen.

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