Music Video « Tom Guilmette – Director of Photography

Sleep Alive Music Video – Lights, Camera, Action – Shot on Two Canon 5dmk2 DSLRs

I used two Canon 5dmk2 cameras with “L” Series glass to shoot a music video a few weeks ago. The band is called “Sleep Alive” and they are out of Worcester, Massachusetts. We shot in two locations. The first was a small bar/restaurant in the city of Worcester and the second location was an old [...]

February 18, 2010
By Tom Guilmette
Behind The Scenes, Music Video, My Work On TV
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Dropkick Murphys Live on Lansdowne DVD and CD World Wide Release

Last year, I directed the photography on a DVD concert project with the Dropkick Murphys – Live on Lansdowne. We shot the seven shows in six days around St. Patrick’s Day at the House of Blues, in Boston Massachusetts. We used Boston area freelance camera operators and rented six Sony PDW-355 XDCAM cameras from Rule [...]

My First Canon 5DMK2 Music Video – Sleep Alive – Put It On My Tab

This is my first attempt at shooting a music video. I did not see the story boards or visit the shooting locations until the day of the shoot. The entire thing was shot within two blocks of the Worcester Union Train Station (Massachusetts) in 8 hours. I was planning on using the Sony PMW-EX1 and [...]

Canon 5dmk2 “Sleep Alive – Put It On My Tab” Music Video Trailer

Last Friday night I shot from 7pm to 5am in Worcester, Massachusetts with the Canon 5dmk2. I was working on a music video and shooting it guerrilla film style in available light. I used a Glidecam and shot most of it handheld. This production was heavily preplanned and we had full cooperation of the city [...]