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August 23, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
Behind The Scenes, Completed Projects, DSLR, Family & Friends, Favorite Videos, Great Outdoors, Kessler, People's Work, Time Lapse, Tutorials, Video Blogs
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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 [...]

May 12, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
Behind The Scenes, Completed Projects, Experimental, Family & Friends, Favorite Videos, High Speed
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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 sure people were at a safe distance, we had fire extinguishers and the camera was protected by Lexan blast shields. I was hired by Cox Communications in [...]

May 9, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
Bloopers & Fun, Family & Friends, My Work On TV, Sports TV, Video Blogs
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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 no one else has managed to do. To create an exact replica of myself for the sole purpose of passing off unwanted [...]

April 14, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
Family & Friends, Kessler, NAB, Video Blogs
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NAB 2011 Video Blog – What’s New in Las Vegas

For the third year in a row, Vinten and the Vitec Group have sponsored me at NAB. I have been using Vitec branded products in television for over ten years now. I am an end user and I pay close attention to things I like and don’t like when using gear everyday in the field [...]

March 17, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
DSLR, Equipment Reviews, Family & Friends, Gear Testing, Great Outdoors, Vacation, Video Blogs
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Exploring Abandoned Mine Tunnels in Arizona and Testing New Gear

First off, do not try what was attempted in this video blog above at home or away from home. Going into abandoned mine shafts, tunnels and other ruins is dangerous! It may be fun, but criminals, wild animals, dead wild animals, poisonous things, rock fall, Philip Bloom, explosive gasses, and other dangers/injury could lurk inside. [...]

July 12, 2010
By Tom Guilmette
Family & Friends, Kessler, POV, Vacation, Video Blogs
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Bloom/Guilmette Blog War – Bloom Overboard

Foolish I know, this blog war. It is a real waste of talent and resources. But it is fun and entertaining too. I have been on the road with a bunch of Kessler gear and I have shot a ton of cool stuff in the Pacific Northwest. Exciting content like the Pacific coastline, the California [...]

Bloom/Guilmette Blog War and Pacific Northwest Road Trip

I have known an English fellow, Philip Bloom, for about two years. Lovely human being, but something is fishy. I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is, but I think Philip has declared war. You can read his blog here. I am currently in beautiful northern California in a small town called Ft [...]

July 1, 2010
By Tom Guilmette
Family & Friends, Kessler, Vacation, Video Blogs
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Key West Kessler Crane Meet Up – Video Blog from “The Fishing Trip”

I have been in beautiful, sunny Key West for two very short days. I am joining forces with Philip Bloom, Jon and Christina from Canonfilmmakers.com and Eric Kessler on a Kessler Crane sponsored meet up and equipment demonstration. We are also shooting short films from the colorful streets and people who call this small island [...]

Christmas with Friends and the Canon 5Dmk2 DSLR

My blog is crossing over into personal… ut oh! My parents moved out west this past summer and this was my first Christmas in 31 years without them. Work and their distance away made traveling hard this December, but I will be booking a flight to visit them later in January. So this Christmas was [...]

December 16, 2009
By Tom Guilmette
Behind The Scenes, DSLR, Equipment Reviews, Family & Friends
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Capturing live music with Zoom H4 portable stereo recorder

I have owned the Zoom H4 for about a year and I have used it on many different projects. I have used it to record natural “wild” sound while shooting nature, specifically waterfalls. I have used it to capture audio inside the Boston Garden as the Celtics pulled the championship banner up into the rafters. [...]