C180-018: Patrick Moreau of StillMotion

“You need to invest in yourself before you can expect others to invest in you.”
~ Patrick Moreau (inspired by Michael Y. Wong)
How does a wedding videographer get hired by the NFL to create a series of videos from the Super Bowl to the Draft? Or get recruited by Canon to do a national bus tour [...]

C180-015: Rodney Charters, A.S.C. – DP on “24″

One of the hottest shows on TV for the past eight years has been Fox’s “24.” It’s verite, block picture-in-picture, and high intensity editing has become a pop culture, signature style. Today we have on the show the man that plays a huge role in the look of the show, it’s director of photography, A.S.C. [...]

C180-012: Dan Chung and Khalid Mohtaseb – Cinematic Journalism

A slow tracking dolly shot sweeps past a devastated street. Groups of people crowd around a truck spraying water on the street as children try to wash themselves. An old, weathered man stares into the camera, his visage suggesting he’s either unaware or uncaring of the camera filming him. All the while a haunting music [...]

C180-011: Steve Weiss of Zacuto

If you’re an independent filmmaker, event filmmaker, corporate videographer, or aspiring film student, there’s a very good chance you’ve heard of Zacuto. They are the “Mercedes Benz” of camera gear and accessories. The product side of the business is only five years old, but they seem like they’ve been around forever. A large reason is [...]

Crossing the 180: Ep. 8 – Blake Whitman of Vimeo

If you’re any kind of fimmaker who uses the web as a means to share your work, you have heard of Vimeo. It is one of the most popular video sharing sites on the web with over 2 million users. It has gained a reputation of being the place for filmmakers to post their work [...]

Crossing the 180: Ep. 3 – Philip Bloom

If you are a fan of the Star Wars site or are an avid follower of the goings on in the HD DSLR world, then you know our guest well. In fact, when you consider he has nearly 8,000 followers on Twitter, he is easily one of the most social media savvy cinematographers in the [...]

Crossing the 180: Ep. 2 – Shane Hurlbut

Today’s guest is a testament to hard work and dedication with regards to pursuing a career in filmmaking. From his youth growing up on a farm, to his college years at Emerson where he graduated magnum cum laude, Shane Hurlbut knows what it means to work hard. Perhaps his best known project to date was [...]