My latest music video, for Samantha Marais, a singer-songwriter based in Bristol. This was shot on my 5D Mark II. Lighting was mainly candles and a LitePanels MicroPro, except in the bedroom where I also used a 500W light. The shadows really are shadows - we filmed them on the empty top floor of an office building, and I composited them using After Effects CS5. The video was edited in Premiere Pro CS5.
I work with musicians to develop an idea which I then direct, light, film and edit. Final output can be at any resolution upto 1080p and I can create DVD or Blu-Ray discs. I have a 5D Mark II, a 7D, a Zoom H4n audio recorder and a few microphones, and some lighting gear. If anything more is needed it's easy to rent.
You can see more of my work on www.youtube.com/user/owenbenson1
Gear
I own and use all of the following:
- Canon 5D Mark II
- Canon 7D
- 24mm f/1.4 L
- 50mm f/1.4
- 24-105mm f/4 IS L
- 70-200mm f/2.8 IS L
- Zacuto Z-Finder
- LCW FaderND
- Zoom H4n
- Rode NTG-2 shotgun microphone
- boom, blimp, dead cat (all for the mic)
- Steadicam Merlin
- Litepanels MicroPro LED light
- light stands
- tripod with fluid head
- Redrock Micro eyeSpy rig
- gaffer tape
- two large bags to carry it all in