Mark Mroz » interview 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 Homeward // Promo http://markmroz.com/2010/06/28/homeward-promo/ http://markmroz.com/2010/06/28/homeward-promo/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:45:34 +0000 Mark Mroz http://markmroz.com/?p=455 Click here to view the embedded video.

Homeward of Virginia (homewardva.org) has an annual event at the Greater Richmond Convention Center called “Project Homeless Connect.” They wanted footage from the event to be used in a video to promote their organization.
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I shot all the interviews and b-roll on a Panasonic GH1 with stock zoom lens. The audio was all captured to a Zoom H4 with a Lectrosonics M-150 lapel mic.

All grading was done in LooksBuilder and the audio was sweetened up with Soundtrack Pro.

Enjoy.

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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.

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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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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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