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A little teaser from Mardi Gras 2012, more to come.
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PSA Video for Recycle Me Iowa
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This is a short video that I did for Recycle Me Iowa…..
Budget = zero
Fun = Hell Ya.
Insurance Plot
Evelyn found a half-wit patsy that she could manipulate into doing the gruesome deed. However, the
insurance carrier had their own take on the event and did not pay off.
This is one out of a huge collection of Pulp Fiction Covers that a gentleman on PBASE has put together. Take a look at his collection, some are really funny!
Photography Day, Living History Farms
Signs, West End Salvage, Des Moines
Recently, Living History Farms in Des Moines hosted their 5th annual photography day. Thousands of people from all over Iowa attended an informative day of lectures and workshops in various aspects of photography.
I was asked to do a lecture on HDR photography. I have included a link to the images that I shot for and used in my lecture. The images were captured at West End Salvage and Living History Farms. At the end of the photos are several additional HDR photos that I have recently completed.
HDR contininues to be of great interest to me as a mode of photographic expression.
-Mark-
Mardi Gras Mood
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A little slide show from Mardi Gras 2008 to help get your party mood on……..
Timelapse, A day in the life of Sapphire Beach
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This is a video made from the every 20 second stills that were taken on Dec 23, 2010. It starts just before dawn and runs until after sunset.
The thirteen hours of still pictures runs in about a minute.
Watch the shadows from the palm trees.
Mark
View from the lift…
As we scouted for spots for the webcam, I took several pictures with my cell phone. These are a couple of pictures from elevated positions at Sapphire Beach.
Sapphire Beach Webcam
Mid October, I installed a webcam at Sapphire Beach. I made a proposal to the board of directors and it was accepted. Technology based projects on the island can be quite daunting. Bringing the camera online proved dificult. Nonetheless it was a fun project.
This picture was captured shortly after it became operational. I am standing in the picture. Below is a link to the webcam. It automatically refreshes every twenty seconds.
Sapphire Beach Webcam Link
Hurricane Earl, USVI
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Hurricane Earl came within 60 miles of St Thomas on Aug 30th. This video was shot about four hours before it was at it’s closest point.
Video, Iowa State Fair 2010
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The Iowa State Fair was fun as always. It was rich with video opportunity.
-Mark-
East Side Night, Iowa State Fair
My Brother Merle, Iowa State Fair 2010
The first Friday night of the Iowa State Fair is the unofficial “East Side Night”. Every year it is a great chance to get together with friends that I grew up with. Many of these fine people I only run into here. I took quite a few pictures this year. Unfortunately they spiraled into the shitter by the end of the night thanks to too many beers.
I believe strongly in natural light and I rarely use a flash when I take pictures. It makes for more work when they are done but the results are worth it.
I took a lot of pictures of my brother this year and I posted my favorite one here.
Final Edit 48 Hour Film
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This is the final edit of our 48hour film. Time to move on to another project. We shot a few scenes this weekend to help clarify a couple of plot points. I also used some music under the creative commons license.
Obviously, the original film is the one that got turned in. This is just the edit that I wanted to do so that I felt the project was done.
This is the one to watch. It is coherent, moody, and complete.
Mark
Cut Scene from our 48Hour submission
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This scene was cut from our original submission. It was fun to do, but the time constraints made it impossible to include. This is RJ as the plumber and his grandchildren as the “kids”
We are working on a final cut that will include this scene.
Silent Film – Our 48 Hour Film Project Genre
Well, after weeks of anticipation, we drew our Genre. SILENT FILM. It is definitely restricted by having NO DIALOGUE, it is not restricted in that it can be comedy, horror, drama etc. We are busy putting together the most ridiculous seven minutes of film ever.
-Mark-
The prop is coins, the character is Carl or Carla Ross (A Plumber). The required line of dialogue is “Who came up with that?”
Casting Day, 48hour film project.
Casting for the 48 hour film project was tonite. These are photos that I captured.
48 Hour Film Festival Hits Des Moines (and me)
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Times are busy, busy, busy. A good group of folks and myself have entered the 48 hour film contest in Des Moines. Starting at 6:30 on Friday July 23 and running until 6:30 Sunday July 25, (48hours), our team, (and about 40 other teams in DSM) will write, shoot, and edit an 8-10 minute short film. For the next ten days we will be practicing writing, filming, lighting, and editing so that when the 23rd comes, we will be ready. None of our practice stuff will make it into the film in any way, (that is the whole idea of everything happening in 48 hours). However, these two clips are from a practice session last weekend. ENJOY!
-Mark-
48 Hour Film Festival Hits Des Moines Practice Clip 2
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To re-iterate, these are practice sessions for acting, and camera angles and sound. We have no idea what our genre or film will end up being.