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A friend of mine Stan Sperlak [ stansperlak.com ] is a local artist who works mainly in pastels. He has a great studio and shop in Cape May Court House, NJ. I stopped by to see him today and took the opportunity to shoot him at work.

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Canon 5DMII
Canon 24-70mm f2.8
Canon 85mm f1.2
0.6 B+W ND Filter

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Edited in iMovie '08.
Sepia Monochrome was done in-camera.

MUSIC:
"One Of These Things First" by Nick Drake

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  • Carole Mankin 3 years ago
    Cool! there's no sound, but the video is great. Thanks for sharing.
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 3 years ago
    There's definitely sound. Stan saw it online as well and had sound. Not sure why you don't. Thanks for the feedback though. :)
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  • Wolfgang Gaebler aka gogo6969 plus 3 years ago
    I like it! Only an idea: You could have ended the vid with a coloured shot of his painting...
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 3 years ago
    Yeah, I thought about it. Liked the idea of showing the painting in color, but didn't like the idea of breaking from black and white.

    Thanks for the feedback.
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  • Renato Dibelčar 3 years ago
    Wonderful presentation of artist. Praise that you divide this video by us.
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 3 years ago
    Thank you.
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  • Carole Mankin 3 years ago
    Finally got sound and replayed! Love the song and the video.
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 3 years ago
    Good. Glad it worked. Strange. Maybe a Vimeo thing?
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  • ElectroFilms 3 years ago
    best cinematography i've seen in years!
    i love your work!
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 3 years ago
    Thanks again.
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  • Denny Blew 3 years ago
    David, we're connected through Stan, as he is my art mentor. (Stan and I also share a ghost: ha ha: ask him about that one). David, I have to tell you, the cinematography and music dovetail to Stan like a glove. This is a beautiful and fitting tribute to an honorable man and an exceptional artist whose name should be flown like a flag. Well done. VERY well done!
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 3 years ago
    Glad you liked it. The feedback is appreciated.

    Yeah, Stan's the man. Didn't know he was also into Nick Drake. Just felt right. We shot the whole thing on a whim. I was bored, looking for something to shoot and called him to see if he was going to be at the studio. Seemed like a cool thing to shoot. We shot the whole thing in about 30 minutes.

    We're already talking about a longer piece. Now that he knows what I was doing, we can expand the concept. As it was, I shot it in real time. I started shooting details while he was setting up, then I shot him while he painted. When he was done, I was done. Pretty cool.
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  • Janice W Stridick 3 years ago
    Hi David -- Nice job. You captured Stan's sense of playful seriousness about his work.
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  • ccrf-rocamedia 2 years ago
    i liked it i liked the shots in the beginning that looks like a really cool sign he has, i liked the shot with the computer monitor in 22
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 2 years ago
    Thanks. He's got a cool operation.
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  • DSLRcinema plus 2 years ago
    David, what are your export settings? I keep getting crazy noise or blocking in my final output...I don't see it in yours.
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 2 years ago
    I'm not seeing it in yours. Is it possible it's your monitor or computer?
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  • SHASTA 2 years ago
    I also loved this piece. Good pacing and look.
    a good package.
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 2 years ago
    Thanks. It was good for what it was. I didn't exactly spend a lot of time shooting it. If I was doing it again, I'd have edited it a little quicker in places, especially the more static shots. That said, I was pretty pleased with how it went.
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  • Wayne Avanson plus 2 years ago
    It's stuff like this that's getting me excited about getting stuck in with my own brand new 5d2! Thanks for sharing, great quality, great framing and editing too.

    Best, Avey
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 2 years ago
    Thanks man. Good luck with the new camera. Look forward to seeing what you come up with.
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  • Lisa Kehler 2 years ago
    That was beautiful. Love the flow of this piece. It made me want to hang out in his studio while he worked!
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 2 years ago
    It's very mellow. Like what you'd want from a studio across the yard from your house (which is what it is).
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  • Oliver Wilkins plus 2 years ago
    Great stuff, beautiful images, I particularly like the close ups of hands and picture - really nice. I assume that's the 85mm - looks like an awesome lens, will add it to my dream list....
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 2 years ago
    Some of that is just as likely the 24-70mm f2.8, but the 85mm is an AWESOME piece of glass. My favorite lens, though not always the most practical. Will definitely change the way you shoot if, like me, you're used to zooms.
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  • Bjui 2 years ago
    The true brilliance of this lies in the editing in iMovie. I never thought it would be possible to create anything that good with this software.
  • Hopping Frog Studios pro 2 years ago
    I thought the true brilliance would have lied with the editor, not the software. :)

    It's true that for certain functions, iMovie is an amazing piece of software. You can't go very deep, but for simple edits, it's so much faster than working in FCP.
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  • Éric Dorchain 2 months ago
    Very Beautiful Portrait HFS !

    I added in K I N O
    You're Welcome !
    vimeo.com/channels/kino

    oOÉRIC
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