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First Short Subject Shot on Red Epic – Austin Orth – Frontside Grind Coffee

First Short Subject Shot on Red Epic – Austin Orth – Frontside Grind Coffee

This past summer, I borrowed Eric Kessler’s Red Epic and shot a quick short film with it. This would be my first time ever using the camera system. I wanted...

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Prospect Hill – Come Alive – Music Video Shot on Master Cinema Series Rig

Prospect Hill – Come Alive – Music Video Shot on Master Cinema Series Rig

Two weeks ago, I was hired by director and friend Torey Champagne to direct the photography on my third music video shot with Canon 5dmk2 DSLRs. The band was Prospect...

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The Shane Hurlbut Letus Master Cinema Series

The Shane Hurlbut Letus Master Cinema Series

Shane Hurlbut, ASC – Letus Master Cinema Series Launch Video Blog Ethics Notice: Letus paid my expenses and invited me to the Los Angeles Launch Party so...

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Kessler Timefest 2011 – Behind the Scenes of the TimeScapes Film

Kessler Timefest 2011 – Behind the Scenes of the TimeScapes Film

A few weeks ago a group of “film buddies” from around the United States got together and spent a few days shooting remote locations in beautiful Northern...

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Red Epic on the Road – First Impression Video Blog with R3D Epic Video File Downloads

Red Epic on the Road – First Impression Video Blog with R3D Epic Video File Downloads

Working with friend and first A.C. Nick Keating, I shot and edited a video blog that will help you better understand the Red Epic. I go through the menus, show...

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Claymore Challenge Freestyle Mountain Biking Shot with Phantom Flex

Claymore Challenge Freestyle Mountain Biking Shot with Phantom Flex

This past weekend, I got my hands on the Phantom Flex again to shoot an insane competition up in Northfield, New Hampshire. Every summer, professional freestyle...

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The Phantom Experiment

The Phantom Experiment

First of all, please do not try anything you see in the video above at home. We took precautions while shooting the more dangerous Phantom experiments. We made...

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Kessler Shuttle Pod V2 Video Setup Tutorial

Kessler Shuttle Pod V2 Video Setup Tutorial

I have been using the Kessler Shuttle Pod for almost a year and it works very well as a portable dolly solution. I use the system to get dynamic camera moves either...

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The Ultimate Pizza Delivery to a Place with the World’s Worst Weather

The Ultimate Pizza Delivery to a Place with the World’s Worst Weather

I got a phone call asking if I would go up New England’s tallest peak with my cameras to document a pizza delivery. The location, Mt Washington (elevation...

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2011 World Championship Ping Pong Trailer – Phantom Flex, Sony F800 and GoPro Cameras

2011 World Championship Ping Pong Trailer – Phantom Flex, Sony F800 and GoPro Cameras

You may have seen “Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex“, but this is what I was hired to shoot while in Las Vegas. Here is the official...

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Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex

Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex

Violating the laws of nature. Playing God. Capturing stuff we are not supposed to see. Potentially opening up a wormhole in the fabric of time. These are a few...

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It’s a Burl – Short “Slice of Life” Documentary shot on 5Dmk2 with Kessler CineSlider

It’s a Burl – Short “Slice of Life” Documentary shot on 5Dmk2 with Kessler CineSlider

Last Summer, I took a trip to the Pacific Northwest. I brought a Canon 5dmk2 and some Kessler gear with me to capture a few stories while I was on vacation. I have...

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University of Rhode Island “Senior Year” High Speed Spots

University of Rhode Island “Senior Year” High Speed Spots

A few months ago, I shot with Fastec Imaging HiSPEC2 high speed cameras at the University of Rhode Island. I worked with the URI Mens Basketball team and Cox...

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Panasonic AG-3DA1 3D Video Camera and the Future of 3DTV (3D files for download)

Panasonic AG-3DA1 3D Video Camera and the Future of 3DTV (3D files for download)

Looking to buy some cheap 3D glasses to view this footage? Click on these! Red / Cyan Anaglyph Plastic 3D Glasses (for use with this video blog) Magenta / Green...

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Kessler SmartLapse Tutorial

Kessler SmartLapse Tutorial

I have been using and testing Kessler Crane equipment for almost a year. I was interested in adding motion to my timelapses, but getting a move to happen exactly...

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An Airplane and the Moon

An Airplane and the Moon

I captured this moon shot this past summer with a Sony HDC-910 broadcast television camera and a Canon 75x (700mm) lens. This is one of my all time favorite shots...

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Live Weekly Webcasts with Interactive Chat

Live Weekly Webcasts with Interactive Chat

My goal for 2011 was to launch a brand new interactive website. I am going to be hosting a weekly live webcast with chat on my site in the near future. I will be...

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Life Cycles Bike Film Review

Life Cycles Bike Film Review

I have been waiting to see the Life Cycles film since I caught wind of it when I was at Whistler mountain. My friend, Eric Peterson, who is also a filmmaker, lives...

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“Skyfishing” with a GoPro HERO POV Camera 400+ Feet Up

“Skyfishing” with a GoPro HERO POV Camera 400+ Feet Up

WARNING: I am getting reports that when flying this thing around trees, you have no control of it. It is very easy to lose your camera so I must advise you practice...

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Second Teaser – More “Missing Link” Phantom High Speed Footage

Second Teaser – More “Missing Link” Phantom High Speed Footage

I have been working with my new favorite camera system, the Vision Research Phantom HD GOLD. The camera shoots amazingly crisp high speed footage and I am using...

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The “Missing Link” Teaser and Official Film Website Launch

The “Missing Link” Teaser and Official Film Website Launch

Nick Keating and I have been busy shooting New England athletes for a new film we are working on called “The Missing Link”. We have released more sick...

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The Phantom HD GOLD High Speed Camera – Video Blog & Download Footage

The Phantom HD GOLD High Speed Camera – Video Blog & Download Footage

UPDATE: 1/7/11 I have a Phantom v640 .cine raw file at the bottom of this blog for download. This file was shot on a Phantom that was not working properly until...

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Shooting Bruins Hockey with High Speed NAC Memrecam at 300 Frames Per Second

Shooting Bruins Hockey with High Speed NAC Memrecam at 300 Frames Per Second

First of all, sorry for the quality of the blog pictures! I had to use my Blackberry. I was not ready to take photos for my website at the Bruins a few days ago....

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My Next Camera – The RED ONE – A Video Blog with Raw RED Footage for Download

My Next Camera – The RED ONE – A Video Blog with Raw RED Footage for Download

UPDATED 2/26/10: Red ONE RAW R3D Footage now ready for download at the bottom of the page. I have been talking about buying a camera for months. I am selling a...

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800 Red Sox Games Later – How I Remain Creative as a Sports Cameraman

800 Red Sox Games Later – How I Remain Creative as a Sports Cameraman

I am a professional broadcast sports television camera operator. That is what pays the bills and I enjoy it. Most of the time. I am about 80 percent television technology...

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2010 Winter Classic – NHL Network experiments with Phantom and 3D

2010 Winter Classic – NHL Network experiments with Phantom and 3D

The 2010 NHL Winter Classic is finally over. Time to thaw out. Strike was just under three hours, not that bad. The Bruins beat the Flyers in overtime at Fenway...

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One Year Sony SR11 Timelapse using fixed mount made of “Fast Steel” Putty

One Year Sony SR11 Timelapse using fixed mount made of “Fast Steel” Putty

Currently, I am working on a few timelapse projects with the Canon 5dmk2. One of them is capturing the four seasons in New England from different fixed locations....

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“In The Biz” – Broadcast Sports Television with ContourHD

“In The Biz” – Broadcast Sports Television with ContourHD

I haven’t had a day off in quite a while and I take almost every television job offered to me. I answer the phone and say, “yes”. No matter how...

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Fenway Flavor

Fenway Flavor

This is a sample of the work I have shot for broadcast television this fall at Fenway Park with the Boston Red Sox. This footage is currently being used for playoff...

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“Fenway Flavor” – Sony EX1 and Letus Ultimate at Fenway Park

“Fenway Flavor” – Sony EX1 and Letus Ultimate at Fenway Park

Looking for the video “Fenway Flavor”? You can find it here. I work as a professional sports camera operator high up on the left field roof at Fenway...

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Blog

First Short Subject Shot on Red Epic – Austin Orth – Frontside Grind Coffee

First Short Subject Shot on Red Epic – Austin Orth – Frontside Grind Coffee

This past summer, I borrowed Eric Kessler’s Red Epic and shot a quick short film with it. This would be my first time ever using the camera system. I wanted...

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Prospect Hill – Come Alive – Music Video Shot on Master Cinema Series Rig

Prospect Hill – Come Alive – Music Video Shot on Master Cinema Series Rig

Two weeks ago, I was hired by director and friend Torey Champagne to direct the photography on my third...

 
 
The Shane Hurlbut Letus Master Cinema Series

The Shane Hurlbut Letus Master Cinema Series

Shane Hurlbut, ASC – Letus Master Cinema Series Launch Video Blog Ethics Notice: Letus paid my...

 
 
Hitting the Road, Talking TV – Public Speaking & Career Days

Hitting the Road, Talking TV – Public Speaking & Career Days

Sir Philip enjoying a mid day smoke in Piccadilly Circus Inspired by good friend Philip Bloom and...

 
 
My History of Sports Television and What Has Changed

My History of Sports Television and What Has Changed

“You have the best job in the world”. That is what people say to me when they see me manning...

 
 
Kessler Timefest 2011 – Behind the Scenes of the TimeScapes Film

Kessler Timefest 2011 – Behind the Scenes of the TimeScapes Film

A few weeks ago a group of “film buddies” from around the United States got together and...

 
 
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Completed Projects

First Short Subject Shot on Red Epic – Austin Orth – Frontside Grind Coffee

First Short Subject Shot on Red Epic – Austin Orth – Frontside Grind Coffee

This past summer, I borrowed Eric Kessler’s Red Epic and shot a quick short film with it. This would be my first time ever using the camera system. I wanted...

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Kessler Timefest 2011 – Behind the Scenes of the TimeScapes Film

Kessler Timefest 2011 – Behind the Scenes of the TimeScapes Film

A few weeks ago a group of “film buddies” from around the United States got together and...

 
 
Claymore Challenge Freestyle Mountain Biking Shot with Phantom Flex

Claymore Challenge Freestyle Mountain Biking Shot with Phantom Flex

This past weekend, I got my hands on the Phantom Flex again to shoot an insane competition up in Northfield,...

 
 
The Phantom Experiment

The Phantom Experiment

First of all, please do not try anything you see in the video above at home. We took precautions while...

 
 
2011 World Championship Ping Pong Trailer – Phantom Flex, Sony F800 and GoPro Cameras

2011 World Championship Ping Pong Trailer – Phantom Flex, Sony F800 and GoPro Cameras

You may have seen “Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex“, but this is what I...

 
 
Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex

Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex

Violating the laws of nature. Playing God. Capturing stuff we are not supposed to see. Potentially opening...

 
 
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Webcast Archive

Live Chat Episode 3 – Phantom Flex – Archive

Live Chat Episode 3 – Phantom Flex – Archive

This is the third live chat I have done on my website. This time I was chatting about my “Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex” viral video. I will...

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Live Chat Episode 2 – Archive

Live Chat Episode 2 – Archive

Archive of my second Live show through my website. We chatted about DSLRs, lighting, 3D, sports television,...

 
 
Live Weekly Webcasts with Interactive Chat

Live Weekly Webcasts with Interactive Chat

My goal for 2011 was to launch a brand new interactive website. I am going to be hosting a weekly live...

 
 
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"In The Biz" Series

Behind the Scenes of Big East College Basketball – Shot on Canon 5dmk2 DSLR

Behind the Scenes of Big East College Basketball – Shot on Canon 5dmk2 DSLR

A few months ago, I was hired by COX communications to shoot a behind the scenes video of what it takes to get multi-camera live coverage of college basketball...

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“In The Biz” – Broadcast Sports Television with ContourHD

“In The Biz” – Broadcast Sports Television with ContourHD

I haven’t had a day off in quite a while and I take almost every television job offered to me....

 
 
“In The Biz” Video Blog – TV Truck Tour

“In The Biz” Video Blog – TV Truck Tour

This is the first little project for my “In The Biz” video blog. A few of you have asked...

 
 
“In The Biz” TV Video Blog

“In The Biz” TV Video Blog

I have this new, crazy idea to always have a 720p point and shoot auto-everything digital video camera...

 
 
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Bloopers & Fun

Clone Wars: Tommy Two

Clone Wars: Tommy Two

Last month I did not attend NAB in Las Vegas. But I was there. How is that possible you ask? I have been working feverishly over the last year to do something that...

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Fun during batting practice at Fenway Park

Fun during batting practice at Fenway Park

Back by popular demand… I talk to a camera, introduce a cool TV subject, shrink myself down into...

 
 
Andy Brickley Drops F-Bomb on NESN Air

Andy Brickley Drops F-Bomb on NESN Air

A guy I work with just emailed me the YouTube link to a piece of video that made it to the airwaves…by...

 
 
One Angry Cameraman

One Angry Cameraman

Some friends at the tv network just sent me this photo. I am sure it has made many in the office smile....

 
 
I get crushed shooting BU Basketball

I get crushed shooting BU Basketball

Manhattan College at Boston University. This is an old video. I was working for WABU when I was in college...

 
 
I get destroyed under Celtics basket

I get destroyed under Celtics basket

Toronto at Boston. JR Bremmer blocks a shot and heads right for me as I sit defenseless under the basket...

 
 
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Contributors

Canon HDSLR Music Video – Bill Travers

Canon HDSLR Music Video – Bill Travers

Bill here. I recently completed a second music video shot on Canon DSLRs. There were two cameras used in this production. A Canon T2i is used for all of the day...

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On location with the Ninja Pulse

On location with the Ninja Pulse

Here is how the kitchen looked on the scout day. This is a high end residential kitchen in Winchester,...

 
 
Lighting “Old School”

Lighting “Old School”

Scoops, Coops… old school set lighting. Does anyone know what this is? (click on pictures for larger...

 
 
Locked Inside a Broadcast Facility with Phantom Faders

Locked Inside a Broadcast Facility with Phantom Faders

No, this isn’t going to include a video of Tom Guilmette flying in slow motion. I’m just...

 
 
Life Happens at NAB

Life Happens at NAB

I set out for NAB to work the Zylight booth and see what is new in lighting as I have done for the past...

 
 
Lighting the President of the United States

Lighting the President of the United States

President Obama visit to Tech Boston in Dorchester Mass. “Tech Boston has provided over 10,000 teacher...

 
 
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Canon HDSLR Music Video – Bill Travers

Bill here. I recently completed a second music video shot on Canon DSLRs. There were two cameras used in this production. A Canon T2i is used for all of the day footage and the night scenes were all shot using the 5Dmk2. Nothing much was shot at a stop other than ƒ1.2 or ƒ1.4. For [...]

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First Short Subject Shot on Red Epic – Austin Orth – Frontside Grind Coffee

This past summer, I borrowed Eric Kessler’s Red Epic and shot a quick short film with it. This would be my first time ever using the camera system. I wanted to get a few hours on it and experiment with the workflow. I also wanted to try mounting the Epic to the Kessler Pocket Dolly. [...]

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Prospect Hill – Come Alive – Music Video Shot on Master Cinema Series Rig

Two weeks ago, I was hired by director and friend Torey Champagne to direct the photography on my third music video shot with Canon 5dmk2 DSLRs. The band was Prospect Hill and they were preforming their new single, “Come Alive”. These guys have a new album coming out and they are from New England. Torey [...]

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On location with the Ninja Pulse

Here is how the kitchen looked on the scout day. This is a high end residential kitchen in Winchester, MA. White floor to ceiling cabinets, wolf oven, Subzero refrigerator, marble counter tops surrounded by hardwood flooring. My first thought is wow… this is going to be a challenge…. to light this and not make a [...]

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The Shane Hurlbut Letus Master Cinema Series

Shane Hurlbut, ASC – Letus Master Cinema Series Launch Video Blog Ethics Notice: Letus paid my expenses and invited me to the Los Angeles Launch Party so that I could document the event for my blog. I am not being compensated for the shooting, editing or writing of this blog. I was sent home with [...]

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Hitting the Road, Talking TV – Public Speaking & Career Days

Sir Philip enjoying a mid day smoke in Piccadilly Circus Inspired by good friend Philip Bloom and his traveling workshops, I am planning on hitting the road during my days off like a nomadic gypsy peddling my wares and talking about what I do to anyone who will listen. Or just sit there staring at [...]

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My History of Sports Television and What Has Changed

“You have the best job in the world”. That is what people say to me when they see me manning my post at Fenway Park in Boston Massachusetts. This is how I reply, “Shooting a Red Sox game day after day was like an artist being forced to paint the same exact picture over and [...]

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Kessler Timefest 2011 – Behind the Scenes of the TimeScapes Film

A few weeks ago a group of “film buddies” from around the United States got together and spent a few days shooting remote locations in beautiful Northern California’s raw landscape. I was lucky enough to be invited on this trip and got to hang out with some of the best photographers in the business. The [...]

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Join me at Rule Boston Camera Pub Night – August 18th at 6pm

This is my first Pub Night so I am sure it will be interesting. I will basically use a question and answer format so you all will drive the direction of the conversation! I will have some gear to show off, but will also use my laptop and a projector to display content. Looking forward [...]

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Adobe Warp Stabilizer. A poor-man’s Cineflex?

I have been thinking about bailing on Final Cut Pro since the release of Final Cut Pro X, aka iMovie Pro. I was so upset with the new Final Cut software lacking key elements (such as legacy support of old projects) that I demanded my money back from Apple. I got my refund. Now, I [...]

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