Category Archives: Video Equipment

utilisation du système "dolly + grue" maison

25Mar
(Français) Tapage nocturne

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Grue video sur un travelling maison

5Mar
DIY Dolly Tracks + Camera Crane

Parmi les différents projets que j’ai, deux d’entre eux ont un point commun : un travelling à la fois horizontal et vertical. C’était donc le moment pour moi ce week-end de tester la faisabilité du plan avec, dans un premier … Continue reading →

Eclairage pour tournage de nuit

18Jun
(Français) Eclairage pour un tournage de nuit

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eclairage3points_02

5Jan
Cheap 3 point lighting

In my everyday fight against set lighting, I’d never tried 3 point lighting specifically for an interview. But for Bagass, and probably more projects to come, we need interview lighting. I don’t have any real lighting equipment, so I went … Continue reading →

Le Rode Videomic, super micro pas cher pour la prise de son

23Aug
Sound recording: dialogue

I often talk about visuals: effects, angles, camera techniques… but one musn’t forget sound recording, which can be, in many cases, as important, if not more, than the picture itself. Take Le SMIC for example: thankfully, it wasn’t a film … Continue reading →

La bonne vie d'un rappeur bling bling

12Aug
Pool party

Any rapper with a little self-esteem has his own swimming pool… Such is the case of 50 who, after his breakthough in the hip-hop business, had one built just pour him. The above is what we filmed last saturday. It … Continue reading →

Un feuille de papier sur la lampe pour diffuser la lumère et c'est parti

1Aug
Tuperhero Timelapse Video

You’ve all seen timelapse videos before: in a documentary where a flower opens in a few seconds, or a night vidéo of a busy road, with cars driving past at amazing speeds, leaving long light streaks behind them… So I … Continue reading →

26Jun
Rude awakening

While ripping my hair out drawing my storybaords, I wanted to test one of the shots I imagined. I’ve seen this effect here and there, but the most striking exemple is “J’irai dormir chez vous“, where the main character has … Continue reading →

25May
Besoin de lumières…

Un grande partie de la qualité d’une vidéo, c’est son éclairage. En effet, un éclairage intelligent permet à la fois de nous focaliser d’avantage sur l’action qui nous intéresse, et de donner un aspect plus travaillé et esthétique au rendu … Continue reading →

Gros plan du travelling avant/arrière

12May
Nouveau toy : Glidetrack

Yes, another something to talk about! I’ve just got my hand on a Glidetrack SD. This great tool allows you to smoothly move a slider (to which the camera is attached) along an aluminium rail. Therefore, you can shoot different … Continue reading →