Allie + Rob
I had a lot of fun shooting the wedding of Allie and Rob at Marist College in New York. The campus was right on the Hudson River, which was really nice. This is the highlights video we created:
New Linear Tracking Rig!
So the last piece of my linear tracking system is finally here! Its going to bring an extra bit of production value to our productions. A slow tracking shot in, a reveal of the rings, tracking shots into hidden cuts etc.
Pictured: Pegasus linear tracking system, 501 dv head, 17-40L , 5D Mark II, Redrock Follow Focus, Redrock Rig, 2 light stands
5D in action
I have pulled a few clips from the 5D Mark II, just so show what it has done in a Bar Mitzvah environment. The shots were taken last night and were quickly thrown together in a timeline. They were not yet color graded in any way, they also were not edited creatively, the shots were simply placed in a row so that I could show a few people what the quality of the camera looks like. There is only 5D shots here, there are no shots from the other camera that was used that night.
Please disregard sound. Sound was recorded elsewhere, and was not mixed in for this footage. This sound comes from the on camera mic, which is lacking in most respects. DVD quality sound was recorded through other means on other equipment and cards.
Let me know in the comments what you think!
A quick series of shots taken from the 5D last night from Louis Maddalena on Vimeo.
All the shots in the above video were shot hand held, with a mono-pod attached but not supported by the ground.
Zoe’s Bat Mitzvah
Over the weekend I was able to shoot a Bat Mitzvah in Short Hills. Working with Zoe and her family was a blast and we were able to get some great images (and we even had a video shooter.) There were some other photographers the morning of shooting for her Bat Mitzvah partner, but we were able to work together nicely and all get time to shoot, also, we put some photographs in the montage that was shown that night which the guests seemed to love.
New Blog
The old blog is gone! It was kinda disorganized, and had too many topics so now we are going to separate the work posts, from the other posts with 2 new locations, one for Video and Photo work, the other for the tutorial series I was working on, as well as some posts about the industry.
This new blog is where you will find all the work from now on, and I will even bring back some of the other posts (videos, and photos) from the old blog, I’ll start bringing them back slowly so stay patient if you are waiting for a favorite post.
2009 48 Hour Film Project (New York) – Zander Leland
Hey guys. The 48 Hour film festival is done. Here is this years entry:
48 Hour: Alibi from Louis Maddalena on Vimeo.
Click on the images below to launch a overlay gallery of behind the scenes photos.
Frenchie and Dana
Frenchie and Dana are a cute couple from Connecticut, they met in high school and have been dating ever since. Working with them in the city was a lot of fun, although it was really cold we managed to capture some great shots. This video was actually part of a larger piece of web design created by Frenchie (real name Frank), which is why although it says says save the date on the video, the date for their wedding was actually included on the site.
Frenchie and Dana Save the Date from Louis Maddalena on Vimeo.
Cale and Christine
I had the honor of shooting a wedding for Cale and Christine Hilts. I had shot it for free as a favor to some friends, but even with that we got some good coverage and decided to put together a quick short edit. Just something to experiment with and try some new things.
The Wedding of Cale and Christine from Louis Maddalena on Vimeo.