Uh, what?
Goalposts. These are a really handy way to get lights in some different places than just putting them on light stands. But what are they?
The Good Fight- The official trailer
Here it is- the trailer to my latest film, THE GOOD FIGHT. which I wrote, produced, and directed.
Please, feel free to share it with anyone you would like to!
Enjoy, and Happy Holidays!!
-Michael
Take a Minute to be Thankful
With all the craziness of the holidays, work, and life changes, I haven’t posted in a while. But today is important. Today is a day to think back on why we are who we are. Why we have been afforded the opportunities we’ve had. Whether its parents who supported us, a significant other who believed in us, or just our own gusto that developed over years of difficulty or people who have helped us to become determined- we must take a second and be grateful.
I’m thankful for my parents, my wife, my business, my business partners, my family, my friends, my acquaintences, those who don’t believe in me, those who don’t like me, every person I’ve had the fortune to meet or communicate with through the internet, those I’ve worked with, and my passion for film, commercials, and my job.
What are you thankful for? Think about all you have, and give thanks.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
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DEMO REEL
High time, I know. But, here it is finally.
Enjoy!
Trouble seeing this video? Go to the link here: http://vimeo.com/49812878 and at the bottom right under the video, click “switch to HTML5 player”. It should work after that.
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Mood Books and Look Books
I’ve been remiss about posting, I know. But hey, life gets busy, right?
I have so much to share with the latest things I’ve been doing. But one topic I want to touch briefly on is one of the most important things I’ve found when doing films (and really, commercials and web spots, too).
MOOD BOOKS. Some call them look books (though I always equate that with modeling).
These handy little tools are EXCELLENT ways to get everyone on the same page, display your ideas of tone, style, color, mood (hence the name) and what the influences of your film or video might be.
Color Grading- An absolute Must
Here is a still from the film “TURN” that I wrote and directed back in October of 2010. I was still a pretty fresh filmmaker at the time (and some could argue still am) with little than some college work, experimenting on my own, and a boatload of commercials and web videos under my belt. But like I said, at that point, I still had a lot to learn. And one of the biggest things I had yet to learn was the importance of color grading. And oh, how I wish I had recognized it’s importance.
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Tagged Color Grading, Shane Hurlbut, Terminator Salvation, TURN
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Chinese Lanterns and Dimmers!
$20. Twenty freakin’ dollars. and you can get 4x 24″ paper lanterns from IKEA. (Plus, you have to add on the cost of super cheap clamp light sockets, or pick up the sockets they have at IKEA for about $3 each). The money is completely worth every penny. If you want to get really crazy, and I would suggest that you do, pick up a $10 dimmer plug from Home Depot or your local hardware store. In fact, get 4 when you can. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. Here’s what they look like-
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Tagged China balls, Chinese lanterns, dimmer, DIY, Film Riot, IKEA
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Keeping light simple
So, this is my first real blog post. I have been terrible at keeping up to date with posting work I’ve done, anything I’m working on, things I’m learning… but I’m going to try my best to use this forum to share things I’m doing and some of the techniques and tricks I’m picking up along the way. I’ll also be sharing anything I see around the internet that I find really informative, and could help out anybody already in the field or looking to get into it.
So, let’s get right into it. To kick things off, I’ll post a shot from my latest upcoming film that I wrote, produced and directed, called “The Good Fight”.
Here’s a shot that I particularly like:
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Tagged Cincinnati, Michael C. Potter, Ryan Lewis, short film, The Good Fight, western
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Gliers Goetta- GoettaFest 2012
Glier’s Goetta video I was camera op and Director of Photography on, as well as some motion graphics.
(Source: http://player.vimeo.com/)
Northkey- “I Won’t Be the One”
PSA I wrote and directed for Northkey Behavioral Services in Northern Kentucky. Special thanks to Kim Edlridge and the drama students of Lakota West High School for their wonderful work on the project.
(Source: http://player.vimeo.com/)
