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Rodney playing with an Alexa M at NAB 2012

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Rodney is awesome!  I credit him for getting me into digital cinema camera tech in a big way.  A few years after we did a cool little project on the 5D, I'm working with the top digital cinema cameras in the world, helping to support lots of features, TV shows, commercials and other great productions.  Plus I get to shoot with these things :)

Here's Rodney trying out the new Alexa M with a brand new lightweight Alura zoom and prototype adjustable handgrips.

See this video for more info about new Prototype accessories that will be coming out from Arri this year:

Alexa used to film the Avengers

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via arri.com
"The ALEXA had more range and produced a cleaner key in all conditions" says Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC. Because of the high number of both interior and exterior visual effects shots, McGarvey undertook extensive testing. "We were going to shoot sometimes on a very large scale in situations where I couldn't control the ambient spill of daylight," he says. "I would have greenscreen lit with hard sun and shade at the same time, within the same shot. One of the first tests I did was to see the tolerance of various camera systems in terms of latitude and ability to extract a key from blue and greenscreen in those ambient lighting conditions. The ALEXA had more range and produced a cleaner key in all conditions." via arri.com

It's one bad-a%$ camera!

Racist and Stupid Comments on my YouTube videos

Here's a smattering of what internet trolls say after watching some of my videos on YouTube.

comments on Indian Gangster Trailer:

Hahahahah Indians get bashed so much here hahahahah fucking faggots
moeyerdem

These Indian people are too white looking. Get that Indian dude that did that Michael Jackson Indian thriller spoof to play the lead. Now that dude is my man.

oldclips 

HaHa what a joke. indians are not a violent race. most people could bring one down with a back hander

 

celticwardance 

will please some one Ban canadian Indians from carrying a camera and working on TV , expect for the hot chicks in porn ofcourse !!

arslankhan12 

oh wow i thought this was gonna be a comedy trailer

thatwasbuttery 


Really? Its nice camerawork and stuff.. This show would work better as a spoof of "Indian gangsters" than a real mob show.LOL. Its funny.

TheSpiritOfYuva 

 

lol @ all of the effort that was put into this and only 800 views. stupid towelheads

wholefnshow1 

 

The Five

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Director Ravi Kapoor and Producer Reena Dutt bring us a delightful short film "The Five" which screened during the Indian Film Festival of LA last week. It's great to see my friends making cool stuff and I am proud to say that I have worked with or plan to work with many of the cast and crew. Here is a link to some behind the scenes pic I took during production:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=117405889245821262678&target=ALB...

Congrats guys!

Sustainability Ain't Hard

Check out this great, simple solution.  Using solar panels to not only collect light and make electricity in the middle of Downtown Atlanta, but also providing shade for people parking under it.  2-for-1! 

Recent polls show that it's not the tree-huggers that are into solar.  Most people installing solar for their homes are doing it because it's saving them money.  Whatever your reason might be, it's a good idea.  Check out the infographic.