Monthly Archive for: ‘January, 2012’

Jon’s DLSR Video Guide – Part 4: Focal Length & Prime VS Zoom

Part 4 of an ongoing series of short tutorial videos covering the basics of shooting with DSLR cameras.

Part 4 explains focal length as well as the differences between prime and zoom lenses.

Also check out:

Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Lens Assembly
Part 3: On/off & Recording in Movie Mode

Helicopter Shoot for Seguin Valley Golf Club

This past August, Andrew and I had the opportunity to work with Seguin Valley Golf Club and Central Helicopters, both based out of Parry Sound Ontario.

We produced 2 sets of aerial flyovers (one low, one high) for the entire 18 hole golf course (check out Seguin Valley’s YouTube Channel to see them). The idea was to give people viewing Seguin Valley’s website a chance to preview each hole on the course.

We also made a brief promo video, which can be seen in Our Work section of reap-media.com.

Here’s a quick little behind-the-scenes segment from our day at Seguin Valley Golf:

Jon’s DSLR Video Guide – Part 3: On/Off & Recording in Movie Mode

Part 3 of an ongoing series of short tutorials covering the basics of shooting video with DSLR cameras.

This segment covers basic functions like power and movie recording with the Canon T2i.

Also check out:

Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Lens Assembly

Go Home & Dream by Trap Tiger

Last year, Tallen and I were introduced to the talented boys of Trap Tiger.

Together, we took an ultra-low budget (guitarist Kevin Suess paid 1$ for a garbage basket which he then transformed into a head made of leaves) and made a music video for their song “Go Home & Dream”.

The video won the People’s Choice Award for Best Music Video at last year’s Local Focus 4 Film Festival in Kitchener, Ontario.

Many thanks are owed to Matt Paterson, for being the Man behind the leaves (a role that often required running full-speed down neighbourhood streets without being able to see) as well as to the rest of Trap Tiger – Ryan Dugal, Andre Furlong, and Ceilidh Shipley.

But a special thanks is owed to Kevin Suess for approaching us with a unique and insightful idea, and then letting us share in its realization.

As the band get’s ready to record their latest album since “Twisted Shapes” talks are already underway as to what sort of collaboration we can bang out next!

For more info on Trap Tiger visit:

www.traptiger.com
www.myspace.com/traptiger
www.youtube.com/traptiger
www.last.fm/music/Trap+Tiger

Update: It’s also worth mentioning (and giving proper thanks to) Buckley from youtube account: dolt009 for making his Australian homage to Go Home & Dream!

SYTYCD Waterloo Promo

REAP Media has worked frequently with the Federation of Students at the University of Waterloo.

Here’s a promo from last year’s So You Think You Can Dance Waterloo competition.

Featuring UW’s very own: Bomber-Man

Jon’s DSLR Video Guide – Part 2: Lens Assembly

Part 2 of a series of short guides covering the basics of shooting video with DSLR cameras.

This one gives a brief demonstration of how to attach/detach lenses.

Also check out:
Jon’s DSLR Video Guide – Part 1: Introduction

Jon’s DSLR Video Guide – Part 1: Introduction

REAP Media will be producing an ongoing series of tutorial videos covering various topics in video production!

To start things off, I thought I’d post a short series of instructional videos that I made last year on the basic principles of DSLR videography.

Although centred around the Canon T2i, most of these tutorials cover basic principles that apply to DSLR videography in general.