A personal promo piece for aerialist Matthew Richardson, using footage from our music video shoot of We Face Each Other.
Client: Bazooka Mama Productions, San Francisco, CA - 2012
Role: Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Special thanks to the San Francisco Circus Center.
Director, Editor: Carlos Graña
Grip: Matte Scott
Rigger: Nathan Holguin
Music: TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
AutoCross action from the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA : June 2, 2012. Part 1 of 3 for the AM runs.
Shot on Canon 5D Mark II, 70-200mm f/4L with Technicolor CineStyle.
If you’d like to use my footage for your project, business, etc., please ask. High-res video & stills are available.
Music Video for Victor Bermon - We Face Each Other
Written & directed by Carlos Graña, featuring aerialists from the San Francisco Circus Center. Filmed in Carmel Valley CA on a Canon 5d Mark II in Technicolor CineStyle.
Client: Bazooka Mama Productions, San Francisco, CA - 2012
Role: Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Surface street portion of my roof rig test drive - Shot in downtown Pleasanton, CA early 2/8/12.
Canon 5D Mark II & 17-40 f/4L rigged on Wood’s, Zacuto & Sachtler gear.
ISO 3200 with Technicolor CineStyle and dabble of Neat Video.
Audio is Nine Inch Nails - 36 Ghosts IV.
Created from footage I shot the evening of 7/31/11 - The last skate at Cal Skate, Milpitas, CA. Cut to ‘It Takes Two’ by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock.
I went to skate, not to shoot, but I’m glad I brought the camera anyway. Hopefully these clips bring a smile to your face, as they have mine - and maybe they’ll help people who haven’t been understand what we’re always on about.
To the management and staff, and all the great friends I’ve made over the years - you’re all family. That floor and the building around it was a home away from home. Any time I was in town I knew I could stop in for a warm welcome and the best skating anywhere.
Thanks for the memories!
Some camera tests for an upcoming video series - The Gift of Quit. The was my first commercial project using Technicolor’s CineStyle picture style, shown here ungraded, both with and without their s-curve LUT. Couldn’t be happier with the performance, though there are a few gotchas we needed to work though.
Expect to see a lot more from this guy - Eric Hartman - A skilled smoking cessation coach who seems to really understand the struggles smokers go through trying to quit.
The results of a timelapse experiment shot from Mt. Diablo the evening of 3-4-11.
Shot with the Canon 7D, 50mm 1.4 & B+W KSM circular polarizer. And a park table.
Interior design & installation photography, private residence, Carmel, CA.
Client: Cynthia Cox Design, San Francisco, CA - 2011
Role: Venue Staging & Photography
Short edit of a quick-turnaround animation to kick off Force10’s 2011 sales meeting.
Our client needed precisely timed content to fit a live performance but wanted the quality and feel of hand-tooled animation. Scored here to track from live presentation.
Client: 5 Steps Forward, San Francisco, CA - 2010
Role: Design, Animation, Editorial
This film was made for the 2010 48 Hour Film Project in Los Angeles.
Role: Editorial, Animation, Compression
For: GadZook Films, 48HFP, 2010.
Winner of the Audience Award. Nominated for Best Costumes, Best Graphics, Best Use of Character and Best Cinematography.
This is the original cut of the film. A re-cut will be available soon with improved sound and extra footage.
Team: GadZook Films
Genre: Film de Femme
Character: Jamie (or Jared) Woodnit, Actor
Prop: Keyboard
Line: “I have no idea.”