e. gustavo petersen | cinematographer » narrative http://www.egpetersen.com/blog Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:02:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cracked.com comedy sketch… http://www.egpetersen.com/blog/2012/01/18/cracked-com-comedy-sketch/ http://www.egpetersen.com/blog/2012/01/18/cracked-com-comedy-sketch/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:01:49 +0000 mine http://www.egpetersen.com/blog/?p=2439 Another month another winner of the Cracked.com Comedy Sketch Competition.  We’re shooting again on the Canon 5D. Should be online in the next couple of weeks.  Great job the director, Daniel Gordh and the fantastic performances by the actors.
↑ Tricked out my 5D.  Nice.

↑ First time using an iPad slate.  LOVED IT.

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Just finished shooting some pickups on a feature I didn’t originally shoot.  Kinda fun.  Trying to mirror someone else’s thought process.  Fun playing with the Red One MX again but I have to say I am getting somewhat used to significantly smaller cameras.  We also shot a day with the 7D which to was somewhat fun (and not so fun).  I did enjoy using a slider built by Brian at Wooden Nickel.  Worked very well, very customizable and way beefier than our 7D on it (see photo below).

Can’t wait to see the footage integrated with the original footage.  One scene I’m particularly looking forward to seeing takes place in a bedroom in front of a full length mirror as one woman combs another woman’s hair.  We shot through the mirror with all the lighting coming from a balcony window that’s shaped by the window panes and sheer curtains.  Also of note was working with C. Thomas Howell on one scene.

Hopefully a trailer will online soon to share.

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Along with the sit down interviews, we also shot some aerial footage from a remote control helicopter using a Sony NEX-SF100.  Look forward using this rig again.  

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I’m currently working on the final color grade.  With luck, I’ll be done by this weekend in time for the cast, crew and agent’s screening this Monday night at Raleigh Studios.  I cannot wait to see it on the big screen with an audience.  Hopefully it’ll be available very soon for everyone to see.  More after the showing.

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2011 Narrative Demo Reel from E Gustavo Petersen on Vimeo.

Narrative demo reel consisting of feature films and a web series.

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It’s official, we’re shooting with the Red Epic! It’s gonna be great.  Can’t wait to report back.

2011-05-23: 1618 hrs:

For the past three months, I’ve been prepping for a pilot that shoots this June.  My lips are sealed about it but I can say it’ll be fun for me, funny to some, and hopefully you’ll see the show later this year.  As of now, here’s the a brief skinny on what’s the what.  We’re shooting on the RED and there will be lots of traveling mattes on this one as well as a few miniatures sets and a guy in a squirrel suit (seriously!).

We recently did some pre-records of the show’s voice talent at Anarchy Post in Glendale. Those who graced the recording booth were such familiar names (if not voices) as Malcomn McDowell, Harland Williams, Tom Kenny (the voice of “SquarePants SpongeBob”) and Rob Paulsen (voice of Pinky from “Pinky and the Brain”) as well as Justine Ezarik of iJustine.  It awesome putting them in front of a mic and letting them go.  We should get the animatics later early next week with the official voices in.  Again, wish I could share but… yeah for me!  Looking forward to watching it all start to come together.

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“Meltdown” (on Funny or Die & Vimeo)
Meltdown made it to the to front page of Digg.com and became a “Staff Pick” on Vimeo.com on the day David debuted it online.  I’ve posted plenty of times the awards this project has received since we made it but I’m especially proud of the numerous Audience Choice awards it’s won here in the US and as far away as South Korea.  Now, you too can finally see it in it’s entirety.  This was our first project together and my first with the third member of our triumvirate, Producer Ryan Hendricks.  In recent day’s it’s gotten a slew of press.  Watch and enjoy.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/fd62a2e666/meltdown
http://www.vimeo.com/23464277

“This Must Be The Place” (Cover) – music video for Miles Fisher
http://vimeo.com/19379399

Liquid Flow Commercial
http://vimeo.com/20691529

Trojan2Go – Sri Lanka
http://vimeo.com/20695069

 

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