Show Category: Cinematography

  • Up on the Housetop

    Can a Christmas Carol work as a dramatic reading. Decide for yourself. We ascended to the roof of a Downtown Los Angeles loft during a sunset after a rainfall to try out the experiment for this Christmas Barrel sketch. Shot on the Sony FS700.

  • Research & Development

    Yet another in our series of North Pole Secrets sketches for Christmas Barrel, this one is one of my favorites. Nice work, Julie and Dan. Episode Guide Episode 1 Quality Control Room Episode 2 Shipping Room Episode 3 Santa’s Warehouse Episode 4 The Garage Episode 5 Research & Development Episode 6 Roadside Assistance Episode 7… Read more »

  • Christmas Slow Motion with Gravy

    When you need to make 24 videos in 24 days, sometimes you need an idea that you can crank out in a couple of hours. For this Christmas Barrel video, we took the FS700 out into the alley behind my apartment, set it to shoot 240 frames per second, threw up a light, and started… Read more »

  • Shaking Presents

    I’m pretty amazed at some of the compositing work and trickery that Mike Hammari used in the Christmas Barrel video to animate the teddy bear and the toy soldier in the blister pack. Sometimes it was a matter of locking down the camera and compositing parts of two shots from that setup together, and sometimes… Read more »

  • How to Wrap a Gift Card

    This is strangely one of our most popular Christmas Barrel movies. Apparently a lot of people want inspiration for strange ways to wrap presents. Shot in my living room after we shoved all my furniture into a pile in the dining area. Be sure to watch the plate of cookies as he goes…he eats the… Read more »

  • The Garage

    One of my favorite North Pole Secrets sketches that we shot for Christmas Barrel, this one features a spirited performance by the only elf who is willing to stand up to Santa. Shot in front of a green screen on the FS700. Episode Guide Episode 1 Quality Control Room Episode 2 Shipping Room Episode 3… Read more »

  • And They Were Sore Afraid

    We shot part of this ridiculous Christmas Barrel sketch out in some desert/wilderness our director Mike Hammari was familiar with, and the other part on a theatrical stage inside of a church (perhaps rather fittingly) in front of a blue screen. I nearly wasn’t able to find the outdoor location in the middle of the… Read more »

  • Not Much of a Wonderland

    We shot the entirety of this delightful little music video on a green screen with my FS700. Our director, Mike Hammari, was the only one who knew how this was really all going to cut together and work with the backgrounds he was going to be adding in post, so I think he did quite… Read more »

  • Wave – Pilot

    The first episode in a web series that I shot for Ian Skorodin, Wave tells the story of a hard-drinking, gruff Native American sound man living and working in Hollywood. Shot on the Sony FS700 with Odyssey 7Q. The Wave series is exclusive content over at Ian’s Skinsplex.com, a web site full of movies, web… Read more »

  • Skins Sketch – Episode 3

    Skins Sketch is a web series of comedy sketches written and produced by Native Americans. The introductory music was provided by Well Hung Heart. A special thanks goes out to Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California, that let us keep shooting in their classrooms and offices. Episode Guide Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3… Read more »

  • Skins Sketch – Episode 2

    Skins Sketch, if it wasn’t obvious, is a web series of comedy sketches written and produced by Native Americans. The introductory music was provided by Well Hung Heart. A special thanks to iO WEST for letting us shoot in their bar. Our apologies for blowing that circuit, which then made some of the refrigeration units… Read more »

  • Skins Sketch – Episode 1

    Skins Sketch is a web series of comedy sketches written and produced by Native Americans. The introductory music was provided by Well Hung Heart. A special thanks goes out Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California, that let us keep shooting in their classrooms and offices. Episode Guide Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode… Read more »

  • Save Christmas – Christmas Barrel 2014

    We shot this video before our 2014 season of Christmas Barrel to beg our friends to subscribe to our channel and give us money through our “Fundify” themed website. We shot a bit of it on the roof of our good friend and occasional collaborator Melissa Hellewell, and the rest was shot on green or… Read more »

  • The Week So Far – Milestones, Sermons, Duckzilla, and Jefferson

    I play former President Thomas Jefferson, reading contemporary news bites. Part of a series called “The Week So Far” created by Mike Hammari for a relatively defunct YouTube channel called Right Stuff Daily. Episode Guide Episode 1 Ulysses S. Grant Episode 2 Thomas Jefferson Episode 3 George Washington Episode 4 Ulysses S. Grant Episode 5… Read more »

  • The Week So Far – Claws, Eclipses, Paws, Ulysses

    Mike Hammari plays former President Ulysses S. Grant reading contemporary news. Part of a series called “The Week So Far” created by Mike for a relatively defunct YouTube channel called Right Stuff Daily. Episode Guide Episode 1 Ulysses S. Grant Episode 2 Thomas Jefferson Episode 3 George Washington Episode 4 Ulysses S. Grant Episode 5… Read more »

  • The Week So Far – Washington, Peppers, Bromance, and Clowns

    Lincoln Hoppe plays former President George Washington, reading contemporary news bites. Part of a series called “The Week So Far” created by Mike Hammari for a relatively defunct YouTube channel called Right Stuff Daily. Episode Guide Episode 1 Ulysses S. Grant Episode 2 Thomas Jefferson Episode 3 George Washington Episode 4 Ulysses S. Grant Episode… Read more »

  • The Week So Far – Jefferson, Vegetarians, Budgets, & Pokemon

    I play former President Thomas Jefferson, reading contemporary news bites. Part of a series called “The Week So Far” created by Mike Hammari for a relatively defunct YouTube channel called Right Stuff Daily. This episode contains my favorite line from the series: “What did you buy?” Episode Guide Episode 1 Ulysses S. Grant Episode 2… Read more »

  • The Week So Far – Grant, Movie, Cabinet, Dolphins

    Mike Hammari plays former President Ulysses S. Grant reading contemporary news. Part of a series called “The Week So Far” created by Mike for a relatively defunct YouTube channel called Right Stuff Daily. Episode Guide Episode 1 Ulysses S. Grant Episode 2 Thomas Jefferson Episode 3 George Washington Episode 4 Ulysses S. Grant Episode 5… Read more »

  • Santa’s Warehouse

    Another one of our green screen North Pole Secrets series, we shot this one on my Canon 7D, as I had yet to buy the Sony FS700. Mike always wished we had used a real snake. Episode Guide Episode 1 Quality Control Room Episode 2 Shipping Room Episode 3 Santa’s Warehouse Episode 4 The Garage… Read more »

  • The Confrontation

    We shot this little Christmas Barrel sketch hand held on my Canon 7D. Nice job by actress Taryn Hough to carry the thing by herself for most of the time. Some of our longer lasting relationships started with this sketch. We first met actors Jeremiah Benjamin and Kurtis Anton on this show. If you look… Read more »