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.
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Monday, August 08, 2011
Matt Jeppsen | 08/08
A fantastic hard case for the DP6 and accessories
Here’s another video in our FreshDV Gear In 60 Seconds series that quickly shows how I store and travel with the SmallHD DP6 field monitor and it’s associated accessories. Watch below.
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Matt Jeppsen | 07/31
A lightweight LED lighting & grip kit you can fly with
I travel a lot for simple sit-down interview shoots, and commonly need to fly with a lightweight lighting and support kit for DSLR or small HD cameras. Here are two videos from our new FreshDV Gear In 60 Seconds series that talk about the two Pelican gear cases I often fly with, and the affordable tools inside. Watch below.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Matt Jeppsen | 07/29
Behind the Scenes featurette shows how they did it “in real life”
If you enjoyed Christopher Nolan’s film “Inception,” you’re going to love this behind-the-scenes documentary short on how the corridor and zero-gravity room sequences were shot. It’s an amazing peek behind the curtain at how they pulled off the shots live, with a minimum of stunt doubles and CG. Fascinating engineering and planning. Watch below…
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Thursday, July 07, 2011
Matt Jeppsen | 07/07
How do to those cool flying words
Here’s a nice long tutorial on how to do that cool animated word thing that is so popular (and useful) these days. It’s all compliments of creative superstar Jesse Rosten. Watch below…
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Matt Jeppsen | 07/06
My thoughts on the FCPX brouhaha
Since Final Cut X was released a few weeks ago, there have been a large number of Final Cut Pro post-production professionals looking into other NLE options. Final Cut Pro X is a very different animal, and lacks specific FCP7 features that certain users require or demand. It also changes up existing post-production workflows and is in general a disruptive release. I’ve observed that whether this disruption is a good or a bad thing for you really depends on how you use the software. Anecdotally speaking, I know professionals that are perfectly happy with FCPX. And I know an even larger number of professionals who are not at all happy with the new release…
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
Matt Jeppsen | 06/12
FreshDV’s video coverage from Cine Gear 2011
Cine Gear LA was held last week at the Paramount backlot in Hollywood, and the FreshDV crew was onsite to capture interviews and video coverage. Watch our coverage in the following video playlist...
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
Matt Jeppsen | 06/02
35mm, 16mm, Alexa, Red MX, PMW-F3 and DSLR compared
We geeks are pixel pushers, and we love charts and scientific testing of camera systems. It’s an essential part of understanding where the system breaks, and it informs your creative freedom on-set. That said, it is sometimes refreshing to see a comparative test from a common real-world shooting situation - working with available light. This is one such test, compliments of John Brawley. Watch below…
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Kendal Miller | 04/14
Our complete video content and coverage of the NAB 2011 expo
Welcome to FreshDV’s coverage of NAB 2011! The FreshDV crew is in Vegas for NAB week, bringing you video coverage from the show floor. If you can’t be on-site at NAB, we are the resource to watch. Watch our coverage of the show in the playlist below. If you’ve enjoyed it, drop us a line on Twitter @FreshDV. Watch below…
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Jeremiah Karpowicz
The SWIFT JIB50 was on display at NAB 2012
Jeremiah Karpowicz
See how the lens fits onto and works with the camera
Art Adams
Q: What happens when you stack several pattern-making devices in front of a light? A: Extreme lighting goodness. Learn why here…
Mark Spencer
On this week’s MacBreak Studio
Jeremiah Karpowicz
Check out two on-camera lights that were featured at the show
Todd_Kopriva
Australian production studio delivers animation for the 12th Arab Games, on record-size projection space, using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
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