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I recently received my twoneil 35mm adapter and was contemplating the first thing I was going to shoot. One thing was for sure, I didn't want it to be a "test." There are already plenty of twoneil tests to view on vimeo.

Those who know me will attest that I am a bit obsessed when it comes to shaving. For the past two years I've been exclusively using products from The Art of Shaving and last year my wife purchased a straight razor and strop for my birthday. It's taken a while to learn the technique and I'm still learning with every cut, but I've been using it ever since.

The idea of shooting a shaving video crossed my mind on more than one occasion, so I thought this was a good a time as any. The footage was shot on my Canon HV30 using a Nikon 50mm f/1.8D lens and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. I wanted the video to have a sort of washed out, clean, and sanitized look so I used Magic Bullet for color correction and implemented the "Punchy" preset.
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  • Jay Boy's Random Cutz 3 months ago
    Ha haaaaaaa... Tha's great man! Made me nervous watching you use that straight razor. I tried it once, that's all it took! Let's just say; my face didn't look like yours when I was done & I was very pissed off!
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Thanks, Jay. Don't worry, my face didn't come out unscathed my first time either (it still doesn't). Your skin needs to adapt to the method. My advice... start with just your sideburns. That's it. Then use your normal shaver for the rest of your face. Each few days try to cover a little more surface area. In a couple months you'll have your entire face down. ;-)
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  • Kevhead101 3 months ago
    That was pretty cool!! I was thinking what Jay boy was thinking....AAHHH, a straight razor!! What did you edit in?
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    I used a combination of Premiere Pro to edit and Magic Bullet for color correction.
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  • charliesteadman 3 months ago
    Very nice.
    No tax refund = no HV30. Boo hoo.
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Oh man. That sucks. Yeah, my refund definitely made it easier to make the HV30 plunge.
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  • monso 3 months ago
    very nice
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  • Shortloop 3 months ago
    Looks great, Joe! Makes me want to shoot something...
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    What are you waiting for? Go shoot! :-)
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  • Elusive Films 3 months ago
    hahah, who knew? that was really good. how much was the lens?
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    You can find the lens for about $100. There are more expensive one's out there for sure, but this one was recommended for this particular adapter.
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  • pelicula inc. 3 months ago
    you have to blow the dust off your ground glass in your dof adapter... unless you meant for it to be there.

    nice short. i like the look.
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Ummm... yeah... I meant for that dust to be there! That's the ticket!
    Actually, a lot of friends have asked me that same question and I wish I could say it was intentional. I definitely need to be more aware of the dust on my ground glass before shooting next time.
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  • Matt Taylor 3 months ago
    Good Job! One more video closer to starting a shaving channel!

    I just recieved my twoneil adapter a couple of days ago, but I've been so busy I haven't got time to try it out yet! I can't wait!
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    That's what I'm sayin', brutha! We gotta unite all the shaving enthusiasts and provide a place we can all call home. :-P
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  • Brian Boudreau 3 months ago
    Nice job, Joe.. that razor scared me as well. im on the opposite end of the spectrum and lazy about shaving :)

  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Embrase shaving. Love it. You're going to be doing it for the rest of your life so might as well try to make it enjoyable. I associate my shaving time as my "me time." No distractions. It's almost Zen like.
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  • c son 3 months ago
    im renting sweeney todd because of you lol
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Soon you'll know splendors you never have dreamed all your days, my lucky friends. Til' now your shine was merely silver. Friends you shall drip rubies.
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  • exte 3 months ago
    Great idea about the "punchy" effect for color correction/grading...
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Yeah, I just recently saw the remake of Funny Games and dug the stylised stark whiteness of the film. I was going for that same sanitized look.
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  • Steve Holt 3 months ago
    Straight razor..True courage
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    It's really not that difficult if you have the patience to keep practicing. But boy have I had some nasty "nicks."
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  • Sidney Munoz 3 months ago
    i see dust...? but overral nice vid, gives it that filmic look
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Yeah... I totally made a rookie "adapter" move and didn't completely clean my ground glass. Wish I could say it was intentional. But... it wasn't. :-P
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  • Shrew 3 months ago
    This looks great! :]
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  • sanddunesandsea 3 months ago
    cool (when i actually do shave) i swear my my double edged razor, and Geo F Trumper products. one day i think i'd like to make the switched to a single. it makes shaving so much more fun and authentic. you're lucky you can get really close and go against the grain, when i do it my skin just gets pissed off with me, and leaves me with the most annoying razor burn.
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    My face definitely had to get "trained" to take on a straight razor. My crossgrain technique is really short strokes. I imagine cutting one hair at a time. Slow and steady wins the race (without any injury).
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  • Paul Holmes 3 months ago
    Cool video, nice shave. You should see this movie called "The American Astronaut," It opens with a great shaving scene :).
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Haven't seen it. I remember when it came out though and heard it was a stinker. Which is too bad because I'm a Depp fan. I'll be sure to check it out though. Thanks!
  • Paul Holmes 3 months ago
    Ah, no, your thinking of a different astronaut movie, "The Astronauts Wife" I think, which doesn't look much good.
    This is a small independent film from a guy named Cory McAbee (no depp though, sorry).
    Here the imdb page:
    imdb.com/title/tt0243759/
    they've got clips on youtube:
    youtube.com/watch?v=wVTmaRXLeZU
    I think they have it on netflix if you get netflix.
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    Whoa! I was WAY off. Hahaha. Looks like I'm mixing up Astronaut flix. I'll hop over to YouTube and check out the clip. Thanks for setting me straight. That was a close call. Imagine if I rented the crappy Depp movie only to be disappointed with no shaving scene.
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  • oliax 3 months ago
    this is great! i love the editing, music, color grading, everything. you really know how to put all the different elements together to create your specific style. i also use a variation of the twoneil.
  • Clan McCloud 3 months ago
    The one and only oliax has blessed me with a comment! ;-) Hey man... thanks a ton for the compliment. I'm a big fan of your videos.
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  • Jon Rawlinson 3 months ago
    Fantastic! Great shots. Great editing.
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  • Carlos Botelho 2 months ago
    I really like it. You know, only my good old dad with his 86 years old, still use his 60 year rasor (at least) like you.
    Congratulations
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  • Travis Gregory 2 months ago
    This short really has a cinematic feel to it Mackles and the post is very clean, hehe. Nice work dude. What exactly does the 35mm adapter do for the film quality? Is this what gives it a more film look to the footage?
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  • Rookiedad 1 month ago
    Awesome video and a very brave man. I've never had the courage to use a straight razor myself. It's been two years since i had a shave like that from a friendly barber. In my homeland, we call that razor "labaha". :-)
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  • Andrew Clunie 15 hours ago
    Cool! I am loving the grading and the jump cuts, accompanied by the ramps of brightness and contrast, looks f'ckin cool, as for the music, great choice! Too bad there was some dust on your lens :( looks pretty badass nonetheless. Nice job mate.
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