Canon 5d Test Shoot

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This footage was all shot on location at LA Media!

The shots here are the result of a test day with the Canon 5d and all the peripheral kit that we have to support it – follow focus, handheld rig with mounted monitor, dolly, jib and steadicam. We were looking to introduce as much movement into the shots as possible – quite an innovative approach to shooting with this camera. The follow focus and cage rig really step up what you can achieve which is truly exciting, and this along with the fantastic depth of field delivers beautiful cinematic images.

We also looked at the post end of things in our edit suite and have a smooth workflow system in place as well as looking at the magic the colour grading brings to the already stunning pictures.

And check out our lucky koi carp that live in the pond and feature in some of the shots – we lured them from the depths to perform with some tasty fishy treats!

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The client on this job came to us with a whole load of material which had been shot all over the world – fabulous stuff and really fascinating.  Our job was to archive this extensive library of shots and cherry pick the real stoaters to make a short film which could be used online or as a back drop at conferences and events.

It can be a tricky job pulling together material acquired over a long period of time, covering such a diverse range of detail into a cohesive piece.  In order to do deliver an effective film we came up with a treatment integrating 3d map animations to convey the scale of the companys’ operations as well as an animating text technique to tell the story within that.  A big part of Cairn’s ethos is “Discovering Hidden Value” – the animating text graphic wipe technique allows us to use text statements to tell the story and at the same time reveal the layer hidden underneath.

We also devised a tasty editing technique to deliver interesting round-ups of each section as well as maintaining a good energy throughout.

The music for this film was produced and composed in-house too – we really wanted a sound that would compliment the images so we hunted out some unusual instruments to give the track a world music vibe.

Good stuff and great fun to work on.

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Our latest showreel – but a mere glimpse into the world of LA Media.

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There was a distinct frisson of anticipation at LA Media when this job landed – to film Sir Jackie Stewart and fast cars…..The first part of the day was spent in Glasgow at the press launch, which was fittingly held at the newly refurbished RAC building in Blythswood Square.

Then we zoomed over to Knockhill to film the rally drivers and the legend Sir Jackie who was tearing up the track.  Rally cars are incredibly fast, noisy and completely and utterly thrilling – go see, the rally is taking place on 19-21 November , more info:  http://www.eventscotland.org/press/27

The post production was done in house at LA Media including all the colour grading, filtering and effects, original music and sound FX.

…..now off to pop some stickers & a go faster fin on my 1.3 litre fiesta and tear it up Leith Walk through the trams works…..

Have A Listen

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Enjoy the epic pictures & music….have a look at the whole programmed here:

http://programmes.stv.tv/scotland-revealed/

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