I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.“ Michael Jordan How do you make magic in three minutes ? [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Rare Air: Michael Jordan
Posted in photography, tagged behind the scenes, Charlotte Bobcats, creating, directors notes, kent smith, kent smith photography, michael jordan, NBA, photo, photo shoot, photographer, photography, problem, solving on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Great Camera Shootout 2010
Posted in Filmmaking, tagged behind the scenes, creating, director, directors notes, egofree films, jens Bogehegn, kent smith, kent smith photography, lucky you films, photo shoot, producer, Robert Primes, solving on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is a three-part series on comparing Film to Digital on the video side. Great Camera Shootout Video THE GREAT CAMERA SHOOTOUT 2010 CAST: Jens Bogehegn (Web Series Executive Producer), Robert PrimesASC (Director of Photography), Philip Bloom (DP – Color Profiles), Gary Adcock (Digerati), Ryan Emerson (Colorist) and Steve Weiss (Web Series Director). SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY: Shane Hurlbut, ASC, Stephen Goldblatt ASC, BSC Stephen Lighthill, ASC, Rick [...]
Canon’s EOS E1 video plug-in for Apple’s Final Cut Pro
Posted in Filmmaking, tagged Apple, director, DSLR Video, feature film, films, Final Cut Pro, kent smith photography, lucky you films, making films, Plug-in, problem on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Canon’s EOS E1 video plug-in for Apple’s Final Cut Pro was released today. This new plug-in allows simple and easy transfer of video content from Canon’s EOS DSLR cameras directly into Final Cut Pro. The EOS E1 video plug-in takes advantage of Final Cut Pro’s powerful Log and Transfer feature, which allows users to select [...]
Real or Not
Posted in Filmmaking, tagged blue screen, CGI, Charlotte, computer, director, editing, egofree films, green screen, kent smith photography, lucky you films, producer on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever wondered how much is real on tv or the big screen? Well, I think this little video will show you how much things change on the editing room. To save the cost of adding items, the green screen or blue screen have changed how things are manipulated on the computer.
Model and Property releases made Easy!
Posted in photography, tagged behind the scenes, Charlotte, creating, forms, iphone apps for photographers, kent smith, kent smith photography, model release forms, photo, photographer, photography, problem, property releases, solving, top ten on March 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Finally there is an application that lets photographers and other creative professionals make model and property releases right on their iPhone. Application Gap Easy Release by ApplicationGap replaces inconvenient paper release forms with a slick, streamlined application designed by professional photographers for professional photographers. Easy Release lets you collect all the data and signatures you [...]
Beautifully Departed
Posted in Filmmaking, photography, tagged actor, actors, Beautifully Departed, feature film, films, Gina Travis, Hickory, kent smith, kent smith photography, Kerry Cashion, lucky you films, making films, producer, sitcom, tv, women on March 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Once in a great time, You get some wonderful jobs that get creative and expressive at the same time. This is what happened when two actors and producers, Kerry Cashion and Gina Travis, came to me about a project that they were working on. It was their goal to create a movie poster for their pilot, Beautifully Departed. [...]
Lady Cats Photo Shoot
Posted in photography, tagged 2009, 2010, behind the scenes, Charlotte, Charlotte Bobcats, creating, dance team, dancers, jenn, Jordan, kent smith photography, Lady Cats, NBA, photo shoot, photographer, photography, women on March 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After the photo shoot, there is always more work. Here is a short video that shows some of the things that goes on when you are trying to capture that special moment on a photo shoot for the Charlotte Bobcats Lady Cats poster and more. You can see some of the images on the Charlotte Bobcats [...]







