Producing The Edge of Africa

Knowledge is the only resource that increases when shared, and it's becoming more common recently for photographers and cinematographers to share background stories about their productions with the rest of the world. In that spirit I wrote a little piece about the production of "The Edge of Africa" for DigitalCinemaFoundry.com. The tagline of the site is "Learn. Capture. Share." and it's is a great inspirational and educational resource, not just for professional filmmakers, but also for others who want to find about the ideas and execution behind video productions.

The Edge of Africa

It’s been a long time in the making, but I finally finished my latest short film titled The Edge of Africa. It was filmed in South Africa back in July 2009. You may have already seen some of the footage from that same trip in A short hike in Gansbaai.

The Edge of Africa took a bit longer to come together, and was recorded at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa. It's where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. The local ocean currents and temperamental weather have caused many ships to end up in pieces on the rocks. I tried to capture the moody and rugged atmosphere of the place by using a dramatic, contrasty black and white look.

Everything was filmed on a Canon 5d Mk2 with a 50mm f/1.4 lens. Color grading was mostly done in Magic Bullet Looks. The music is Only Now by Red Friday. It’s available on iTunes here.

Teaser

Below are a couple of stills from a little video project I've been working on. And no, it's not a BMW commercial. Although I would love to do something like that if they decided to hire me. Click "read more" for more images.

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Ilulissat icebergs

I already hinted at the imminent release of the latest IceScapes.tv episode yesterday... well, here it is. This one takes you on a short trip from the Ilulissat ice fjord to Red Bay in Greenland. The Ilulissat glacier is the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere, creating an approximate 20 billion tons worth of icebergs per year, a few of which you will be able to spot in this episode. Enjoy!

IceScapes.tv on various websites

Happy to see that the previous episodes of IceScapes.tv titled "A thousand shades of white" is featured on Gliving.com in their G-tagged section. Also, it was chosen as editor's weekly pick on travercial.com, a website around travel videos. Overall I'm very pleased with the amount of positive response this episode has generated.