Mark Mroz » documentary http://markmroz.com I am a filmsmith. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Showcase: Buckles http://markmroz.com/2010/01/27/showcase-buckles/ http://markmroz.com/2010/01/27/showcase-buckles/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:56:40 +0000 Mark Mroz http://markmroz.com/?p=447 Click here to view the embedded video.

Here’s another beautiful piece of work by Sean Dunne.  I hope you enjoy it.

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Here’s a beautiful short film by Sean Dunne.  It’s called “The Archive”.  Paul Mawhinney is a man who’s devoted his entire life to music.  In fact, he has the largest record collection in the world, estimated to be worth over $50 million.

The coloring is superb and I love the minimalistic camera shots.  Most of them are steady, but there are some great pans and glides too.

I wish I had $3 million to buy The Archive.

]]> http://markmroz.com/2009/11/10/showcase-the-archive/feed/ 0 Melinda + Jason // Save the Date http://markmroz.com/2009/11/04/melinda-jason-save-the-date/ http://markmroz.com/2009/11/04/melinda-jason-save-the-date/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:17:49 +0000 Mark Mroz http://markmroz.com/?p=293 Click here to view the embedded video.

Melinda came to me to have me do a film of their wedding. She has a website for the wedding and I thought it would be fun to make a “Save the Date” video for her & Jason.

This is a short story of how they met. I asked Melinda what song she would like for the video. “January Wedding” seems to fits perfectly with the theme, but it’s also such a great song.

The day shots were done in the Ghent area of Norfolk, VA. I did the interview shots outside of the studio at night. I love the sound of the crickets and the holly tree as a backdrop.

The footage was shot on my HV40 with Jag35Pro and 50mm ƒ1.8 lens.  I used a single overhead light to get that nice deep contrast on their faces.  My Sennheiser MKH416 saved the night… there was so much noise going on around us – a football game at the stadium nearby with an announcer over the loudspeaker, jet planes, trucks, frogs – I thought most of the audio would be ruined.  I was going to filter out the crickets, but it gives the film such a nice feel.

I wish Melinda & Jason the best in their relationship and look forward to shooting their wedding film.

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Song: “January Wedding” by Avett Brothers

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The Human Experience – Trailer

]]> http://markmroz.com/2009/09/13/showcase-the-human-experience/feed/ 0 You Have a Choice http://markmroz.com/2009/08/31/you-have-a-choice/ http://markmroz.com/2009/08/31/you-have-a-choice/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:47:29 +0000 Mark Mroz http://goodrichcreative.com/?p=87 This is a video that I made for a contest. It’s a short documentary style video about the choice that women/families have in their birthing. There were some guidelines that had to be followed, namely keeping it to 7 minutes. I think it came out pretty decent.

I setup the studio with a black backdrop and used a Panasonic DVX-100a with a MXL 990 mic. I was in such a rush I forgot to do my 24P pulldown on capture, but I was able to compensate with some deinterlacing in post.

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