Back in September I was out in Italy filming four adverts and shooting print campaigns for the 2012 range of Honda Motorcycles.
We started off at Imola for the World Super Bikes, where we interviewed Honda rider Jonathan Rea. We then headed down to Rome where we were based for the remainder of our stay, travelling out every day to some beautiful locations and the green screen studio.
Filming these ads and shooting the still campaigns at the same time was a hugely rewarding experience and allowed us to achieve the same aesthetic throughout the whole campaign across both print and digital media. The majority of the filming (and still images) was shot on the Canon 5D and 7D with the fast pace action being captured on the Sony FS100. As you can see from the videos below, the footage we were getting back from all of the cameras cut together great.
The crew was amazing and without them the crazy schedule we were shooting to would just not have been possible.
Hit the jump to watch the adverts and more behind the scenes photos…
3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ….into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films…..
= a trip of a lifetime.
move, eat, learn
Rick Mereki : Director, producer, additional camera and editing
Tim White : DOP, producer, primary editing, sound
Andrew Lees : Actor, mover, groover
I’ve been pretty busy the last couple of months working on projects and taking on new ones.
It struck me that this year I’ve shot seven video projects and only one that was purely photography.
I’m excited to be blazing a new trail and learning lots as I go in the world of video, but I have to say I’m missing shooting stills. I intend to address this by shooting some more personal work to freshen up the portfolio for the summer.
Here’s a taste of the projects I’ve been working on so far this year:
At the start of the year I was comissioned by Eibach suspension to shoot a series of short videos for YouTube to showcase their suspension line up.
Then Adam Roberts, good buddy of mine and Creative Director at Crayon London dropped me a line to film and edit a video blog for the Sony website detailing how he used a Sony NEX camera to shoot his short film “Another Yesterday“
Some of you may remember the pit bike video I posted up a couple of months ago – well off that back of that I was asked to put together a promo video for Demon X Pit Bikes.
And I even managed to get myself a new bike!
So yeah…busy few months and there’s another three projects that are in production as I type – so I’ll post up some more work as and when I can (including the images from the stills shoot I did last month once they’re no longer embargoed).
I love films like this, films that leave you with a feeling in your stomach like you just want to pack a suitcase and hop on a plane to somewhere beautiful.
If Devin Graham isn’t snapped up by the Polynesian tourist board to shoot their next campaign then they must be mad. I’m already checking out flights to Tahiti right now after watching that video!
So kick back, grab a fresh cup of tea or coffee and enjoy this beautiful video.
Last weekend me and some buddies went out riding pit bikes at our local spot, so I took my camera down to see how the bikes looked on film.
I had no video specific equipment with me that I would usually use – no Z-finder or monitor, no tripod, no follow focus or shoulder rig. But I’m pleased with the way the footage has turned out and I’ll be shooting more in the near future with the right gear (I’m currently looking for an RC helicopter pilot who can fly a 5D around…email me if you can help!).
Be sure to let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
If you’re feeling a bit blue this morning because the weekend has gone by all to fast and you’re back at work again, take three minutes to watch this beautiful video by Terje Sorgje.
On June 22, 2007 professional BMX rider & three time U.S. Gold Medalist, Stephen Murray crashed whilst doing a double back flip in the BMX Dirt Finals at the Dew Actions Sports Tour.
Stephen is now paralysed from the neck down.
To me, Stephen is a hero. His message “Stay Strong” is one that I think about whenever I feel as though things aren’t going my way.
Sometimes things get the better of us.
Sometimes we get stressed out with work.
Sometimes we get complacent about what we have in life.
Sometimes we wish we had more.
More money, more holidays, more free time to relax.
Sometimes we need to have things put in to perspective.
Hit the jump for a video of Stephen’s riding before the accident. Continue reading →
Whilst browsing through my blogs slurping from my oversized mug of tea as I do each morning, I came across this promo video for the Tempest Freerunning Academy in LA.
