Matthew Jeppsen

Matthew Jeppsen is the founder of FreshDV and a digital video shooter and editor. By most reports he is powered entirely by coffee.

Kendal Miller

Kendal Miller has over 10 years experience in the production industry. Currently he is working as Director of Photography in Chicago, IL where he resides with his wife Kendra.

He works on a wide variety of projects ranging from commercial to independent film projects, working on one of the first commercial Red projects in the midwest area. When he's not shooting film or video he enjoys still photography as a hobby.

An original part of the FreshDV team and contributing author to such magazines as DV and others Kendal enjoys providing industry training and education for others, and feels he often learns through the writing process as well.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

THR Roundtable with 2009’s Top Directors

Matt Jeppsen | 02/14

Discussion with Jackson, Daniels, Reitman, Bigelow, Cameron, and Tarantino

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The Hollywood Reporter has put together a great video roundtable series with some of the top directors of last year. They brought together Peter Jackson, Lee Daniels, Jason Reitman, Kathryn Bigelow, James Cameron, and Quentin Tarantino to discuss various filmmaking topics over breakfast. It’s a fascinating discussion.

In one exchange, Tarantino insinuates that he’ll stop directing once theaters stop projecting 35mm film and move to all-digital projection. James Cameron’s response is priceless. Gotta love Tarantino’s childlike obsession with celluloid…the Editing Room nailed him in their re-write of Basterds. Watch the discussion below…

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Sunday, February 07, 2010

Daily Inspiration - Nuit Blanche

Matt Jeppsen | 02/07

The making of an amazing VFX-heavy short film

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What do you get when you mix a unique story concept with unearthly special effects and a stirring soundtrack? You get this stunning dose of filmmaking inspiration…

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Friday, February 05, 2010

Canon is a Battleship, Red is a Destroyer

Matt Jeppsen | 02/05

Canon set to release the camcorder upgrade you need, not the one you want

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There’s been a lot of speculation on the new camcorder that Canon is revealing today at the SF SuperMeet. Some (myself included) have been hoping wistfully for a proper camcorder body and controls wrapped around a DSLR sensor, perhaps APS-C sized, with an interchangeable lens mount for common Canon L-series lenses. In simple terms, the camera of our dreams. Well, details and pictures of this new camera model are out, and to put it in romantic terms, we are fools for dreaming. Read on…

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