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The art of finger fighting
Give two guys a hi-def camera, a heaping amount of boredom and an unlocked and unfinished apartment next door and this is what happens. Rated PG for brief mild language and “gun” play. Finger Fighting from sickjackfilms on Vimeo. The ...
Playing with sound and special effects
Earlier today Jonathan and I had a little fun playing around with After Effects. We had no gun handy, so Jonathan had to resort to using his finger. I supplied the sound and special effects. Yes, I know this is extremely silly but we had a blast. Pun...
Hoping it all comes together soon
So tomorrow it seems may be the day that we’ll be attempting to shoot if not all, at least most of the remainder of footage we want for our short film. If you watched the early footage I posted a couple weeks ago, none of that will be used. Aft...
Take a tour of my town!
To say I’m totally happy right now would be a huge understatement. Earlier today I was searching about for more tutorials and tips for the Canon HV20 camera. I stumbled upon this fantastic article by Barry Green teaching how to control and lock...
The camera is so close, I can smell it
So tomorrow our Canon HV20 high def video camera that we ordered will be here! I’m so freakin’ giddy. I can’t wait to get my hands on the thing. I’m like a little kid the day before Christmas waiting impatiently to tear open p...
The Canon HV20 - One puzzle piece in place for our low budget film
As I’ve mentioned a few times, my cousin and I are in the writing process right now of what will be our first attempt at creating an independent film. After scouring the web, reading reviews and watching test footage of many different digital v...
