The Manly Man Conference

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This was a test shoot I did for an intro action short to start off our Manly Man Conference this August. The idea was to have an action movie intro like you often see in award shows.

I simply grabbed my HV20 and shot a quick concept over the course of 5 hours with some of the staff at our church.

I used this as a chance to experiment with camera angles. In the first hallway, I did a Vertigo zoom (Hitchcock zoom). On the roof I experimented with some fly by shots and extreme closeups. At the end, the final epic scene I shot in one take and kept the camera moving around the actors to keep the intensity going.

There are many things I would change for in a final shoot. Taking more time to setup lighting, get a boom operator for sound, use a steady cam and manual controls, etc. My wind screen even got in the way on a few shots.

Regardless, I had a lot of fun shooting this and I hope you enjoy this concept video.




This is a promo video that I shot and edited for the Manly Man Conference. We used four Arri lights and shot with a both an XL-H1 and my HV20. I then played around with some color correction and time remapping.


For more info on The Manly Man Conference, check out the main website: www.themanlymanconference.com