A good friend of mine came to me with an idea of doing a toy drive for the 2009 Christmas season through his retail store.  We designed a video campaign that we would blast out online using social media to get the word out.  The above video outlines the campaign.  I also did daily promotional videos that would be released one per day for the first 15 days of December 2009 that gave a discount on a specific daily product.  Overall it was a pretty successful campaign.  The total amount of toys that were donated were over 900.

Camera: Canon XH-A1
Audio: Zoom H4N w/ Sennheiser wireless lav mic system
Steadicam Merlin
Magic Bullet Looks
Home built pvc pipe camera dolly

Caught up with a friend, Zach Sheeran, on Halloween at 25th Avenue on Isle of Palms for a little stand up paddleboard video session on Saturday. This video makes me realize how shotty the tripod I have been using really is with the XH-A1. It works great with my HV30 but can’t quite cut it with a heavier camera.

If you notice, there’s a GoPro camera mounted on the front of the paddleboard.  We had talked about editing the footage from my camera and his GoPro together. Unfortunately, it’s only the standard definition one so in order to edit the footage with what was coming out of the XH-A1 we would have to down convert the HD to SD.  Can’t wait for the GoPro HD to get our hands on some GoPro HD versions.

Camera: XH-A1
Edit: Premiere Pro CS4
Color: MBL

I teamed up with a local kiteboarder/personal trainer/friend, Sarah Ellis, to make a video for an upcoming article in a kiteboarding magazine.  Sarah really is a joy to work with.  She knows her stuff and can deliver in a manner that makes it simple to understand.  I need to start taking some of her advice before hitting the water!

You can find more info about and from Sarah at her site at http://www.perfectlyfitonline.com/.

Camera: Canon XH-A1
Color Preset: Wolfgang S-log 04 (Thanks to Vimeo User “vitart” for sharing this preset – awesome color).
Audio: Sennheiser ew100 wireless lav mic (a little wind noise and frequency interference in a few places).
Lighting: Bounced the setting sun using a 42″ gold reflector to kill the shadows – Thanks to Leon for the steady hands.

Edited in Premiere CS4, After Effects CS4 and a bit of Photosohp CS4 for the lower thirds.

Here’s a spot I did for a local kiteboarding and skateboarding shop. Shot with Canon XH-A1, Nikon D80 and a Viosport POV1. Edited w/ Premiere Pro CS4 and AfterEffects CS4.

That’s me kiteboarding at the 16 second mark using a camera rig called a ShadowCam a friend of mine, George from KiteFlix.com invented.  Really nice setup using carbon fiber polls with the VioSport POV1 camera head mounted on the end looking back at you.  That was shot in Islamorada, Florida.