New DP Reel

Finally finished this up... enjoy

Istanbul trip

The Grand Bazaar


Hagia Sophia



Kadikoy



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Images 2

Bug cover - Indoor/outdoor

This was a QVC shoot for an upcoming TSV (Today's Special Value... the key selling item of the day). Because of rain, we were forced to shoot indoors and I was very pleased with the look. We abandoned all the existing set lights and went with a 12x12 silk with two 5k's punching threw. The was an additional 2k raking the background to add to the sun light feel. Two 2k's going into a 4x8 sheet of foamcore filled out the scene. When the video is available - I will post it.

Another Rant from Mike Gleason (with some support from Ashe)

Sharp TV shoot
Producer/Director: Wade Walton
Stylist: Christine Ensminger
Assistant: Brian Adams

This is something that I had never done before... create a horizon. I was very happy with the results.

I will post the finished video when it becomes available.

Mike Gleason... the rant continues

shot: BTS QVC Fashion Week teaser

Behind the Scenes of a TV Guide print ad for QVC's Fashion Week show.

Client: QVC

Producer: Mark Hercer

Audio: Sean Conte

Assistant: Brian Adams

shot: Northern Nights campaign

Client: QVC
Producer/Director: Stephen Castriani
Camera Assistant/Grip: Brian Adams & Jimmy Legend

Production: Rigged

When discussing this commercial shoot, we thought that we would raise the model up to frame the lower half of her body and follow her as she walked (we didn't have the "low-mode" attachment for the MovieTech dolly). But in the studio, to save time, we flipped the camera on the dolly to get the lower angle desired.

I am sure this has been done before but I had never seen this particular configuration. I just thought it was cool.

A big "thanks" to B.A. for showing me how to flip the monitor for proper viewing!

Old School!

Dave Perillo posted these on his site recently (http://montygog.blogspot.com/) and I thought it was brilliant... "I decided to spoof the old Hanna Barbera title cards you'd see right before a episode would start. I figured if the Beatles had a cartoon why couldn't the Ramones. They could drive around and solve mysteries and argue with each other, they'd even have a scrappy alley cat sidekick named Bonzo. I'm also working on a version featuring the Sex Pistols..."