Hannah

Here's the video I shot of my friends Hannah and Paden. Same set up as before with the iphone app 8mm, except this time we set it on the 70s filter. I edited it in imovie and put it to David Sitek's, 'With A Girl Like You". Paden was using the Brownie Hawkeye during this film, but because the lens was so dirty, he was pretty much shooting blind. We're just hoping for at least one photo to turn out okay!

Vintage Cameras

I think I need somebody to pinch me right now, because I can't even believe this post is real. A few days ago, my boss (from the hotel) text me to say that he had picked up some vintage cameras from his moms house in Florida, and that he wanted me to have them. I was thinking two, maybe three cameras, so when I got work a few days later and saw that there were SIX vintage cameras in all, complete with their original manuals and everything, I was beyond excited! I still can't believe that someone would just hand all of these treasures over to me. Time to start digging on Ebay for some film.

If you're reading, THANK YOU so so so much, LEE!

Congrats to Kenzie Faith! You're the winner of the Shopbop.com giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered! You guys made that my biggest giveaway ever.

Masscob Fall Collection

I discovered the Masscob fall collection while working on my recent article about the 70s trend. The colors and materials matched all the things I was picturing in my head perfectly. I wondered how I missed such a fantastic collection until now?

After a little more digging, I discovered the film that went with the collection. It brought a whole new life to the clothing, and added a personality that couldn't be translated through photographs. It's one of those films that your heart attaches to just seconds into the piece. It reminded me of a brilliant video I saw in the school art gallery last semester.

The film from school was very personal and poetic. It's called Outpost and was shot in Super 8, and it touched on the idea of how landscape defines a place and a people. It's based on a true story about a 22-year-old Icelandic fisherman who survives a shipwreck in the middle of the North Atlantic in 1984, and it's one of the first pieces that really made me want to pursue film.

Every time I see a good collection video, my love for story-telling though film is reinvigorated. I usually watch them over and over again!

Masscob Autumn-Winter 2010-2011 from be-poles on Vimeo.