Need Inspiration for B-Roll?
Camera operators all know exactly where to go in their own cities for B-Roll. There are all the magic spots, overlooks and angles we revisit over and over.
This time lapse reel of Brandon Alperin. There are both beautiful & disturbing images, the later of the Los Angeles fires. If you’d like to view it in High Def go to his vimeo page.
Title: Zoetrope Visions Timelapse Reel
By: Brandon Alperin
Here’s another reel by who shot TL’s in New York (and other cities). My favorite shot is his long shutter swirly crazyness. His vimeo page.
Title: Timelapse & Cityscape
By: Anthony Piscitella
An audio mixer who loves photography grows her own community
Professional and novice photographers alike are on even ground in the Facebook group, ‘The Gallery.’ Started as a small, fun place to be creative and be recognized by your peers, the FB ‘Gallery’ group has grown into a online community for photographers to share their creativity.
Who are you?
I am Danna Feintuch, 31 years old, from Brooklyn NY and work as an Audio Mixer for Reality Television. I’ve been lucky to work on shows like Survivor, The Apprentice, Real Housewives of NJ & Trading Spouses. I have a huge interest in filmmaking, photography, and a passion for so many things in the industry: camera, sound, editing, writing, music, graphic design and so on…
What is ‘The Gallery?’
The Gallery is a photography contest on Facebook where I give out themed assignments, then members send me their photos and I ‘hang’ them in The Gallery. Lastly, everyone (whether they submitted or not) votes for the one photo they like best.
How did u come up with the idea?
I enjoy taking photos but I found that when wandering my home city, New York, the whole place was just so broad. It made me miss school assignments that helped narrow down the world and focus on one part at a time. So, I decided to make my own assignments and because I’m slightly competitive I thought some friends would want to join me. I never thought it would grow this big. I’m so happy it did.
How many people joined for the first theme?
I received 8 photos for the first Gallery in June of 2008.
What was the first theme?
“Modeling on Modes of Transportation”. It started out being “Subway Modeling” and an excuse for me to take a photo against this great red wall I liked in the 49th St. Subway but then I realized not everyone has a subway system, so I made it Modes of Transport.
"This photo won the 1st Gallery - Modes of Transportation by, Sako Pajari. It really impressed me and it also flattered me because it seemed she took the photo FOR the Gallery, not just looking through her collection and finding something." - DF
How has The Gallery grown over time?
The Gallery grew pretty fast and by the 2nd Gallery I received 24 photos for the theme “Silhouettes”. I believe it grew initially with most of my friends joining, who are all creative individuals. Then after a couple months, I kept seeing new names of members who were not already my friend. I was so curious about this and would notice that I had mutual friends with these new members. It made me so proud that people were spreading the word and The Gallery was coming up in conversations without me asking people to invite their friends. Eventually, I was getting members joining that I didn’t have mutual friends with. I couldn’t believe it. I feel even more proud when I meet people and they say to me, “Oh, I know you, you’re the Gallery girl!!” As of January 28th, 2010, there are 700 members! Wow!
"This photo was for the theme "Circles" . It blew me away. It was a different way to think about the theme. It makes me happy when non-professionals win. The photographer, Kelly Drew is a doctor doing medical work in Sudan, so amazing what she's doing for the people in need." DF
How do you fit it into your schedule?
Since I run it, It allows me to choose the Due Dates/Door Openings and Door Closings to when I know I’ll have time to upload the photos, etc. I’ve only had to take 2 hiatus’ knowing I’d be unreachable. One was when I went on a safari in southern Africa. Since my job allows me to travel (and still have internet connection) I’ve run the Gallery from: Samoa, Brazil, Gabon, Egypt and more to come. When choosing the themes I try to pick something that will either motivate people to go out and find or something I know everyone will have around them. At first, I was getting inspiration for theme ideas from the book The Photo Idea Index by, Jim Krause. Now, they just come to me and I have a list of ideas to use for the future.
Danna's remote office in Gabon, Africa
Recently, The Gallery teamed up with The Ten Project, a project based on inspiring children to inspire cities. We encouraged members to write their thoughts about cities and send in photos within the theme of cities for a chance to win the first ever Gallery prize. A Flip HD Video Camera! We had a great turn out with so many amazing photos and some really great opinions on cities for the Ten Project.
The Gallery Theme 'RED' /// Photo by Peter Maugeri
The Gallery is a community for people who love to look at the world in different ways and appreciate it. It’s a place for professionals and novices to submit and express their appreciation for the photo they like best. One thing I love about the Gallery is that when voting is open, the photos have no names with them, so members can be voting for their friends photos without knowing. In addition, they aren’t skewed by looking at one photo, and think because the professional took it, it must be good. The members have their own opinions on what looks good to them.
One of my favorite themes was: “Stories” where I had people send in photos that told a tale in one frame. A friend of mine told me about how he came to make his vote decision and I really enjoyed it. He told me, he and his wife sat down and went through the photos to make up a story for each image. The photo that won his vote was the one that told the longest, in-depth story.
Another favorite of mine is the winner for the Gallery theme, ‘Red’ by Peter Maugeri. I really liked how the fact that the red is just a splash in the frame. It was nice that the red didn’t take over the photo but it was a big part of making it special. Pete was visiting Acireale, Catalia, Sicily near Mt. Etna, a place where some of his family is from. He was wondering around the area snapping photos when he saw this young girl peeking out of her doorway. He took her photo and she started playing hide and seek with him. After, she ran inside and he thought she was gone but then her grandma peered out the window above and said hello. He explained what happened and the woman invited him in. He took more portraits of the family inside. The young girl’s name was Juliana.
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The Gallery group on Facebook
"Here's another favorite that didn't win but was submitted for the theme 'Musicians' I love the colors. After working on the 17th Season of Survivor in Gabon, Africa, I took a safari vacation in southern Africa. While touring through Botswana, we stopped at a grocery store to stock up and this man was playing his guitar outside. I liked his music and it made me pause for a moment and take in where I was." /// photo by Danna Feintuch
Bringing water and romance to those in need
Ever been at work, after 3+ or (12) hours of shooting, producing, or editing some story beat that is perhaps less than enlightening…. and wonder to yourself, ‘How can I make the world a better place?” Here’s one woman who takes action to do her part, in spite of her crazy busy RTV schedule. We likey miss Cassie.
Cassie Lambert and the Harlem Globetrotters on a shoot in Venice, California
What is your name, and what do you do?
Cassie Lambert, Senior Producer on ABC’s The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. The last few years have been incredible. The Bachelor is my first reality gig. The schedule is grueling, the travel is incredible, and I often find myself amazed at the topics I’m expected to discuss at work. There are moments I look around and realize there are twenty-some talented, intelligent adults watching and listening to two people kiss.
Cassie with Bachelorette Jillian Harris in Hawaii
Talk about some of your favorite places you’ve visited for work. What did you love? What was difficult?
New Zealand and Spain were a total dream to visit for work. I arrived in New Zealand about ten days before the rest of the production team and as I landed, Obama was announced as our new president. I found it very cool to be in a different country during this moment. I was so proud of US Citizens and it felt good to be congratulated by New Zealanders as well. The world just felt a little bit smaller at that moment.
Regarding work, a freak snowstorm hit New Zealand for the scout and by the time the crew arrived, the weather had reached the 60’s. A lot of what we had scouted looked significantly different which cannot always be a pleasant surprise.
I know you’ve traveled for your philanthropic efforts as well.
In October 2006 I traveled with two other founding members of Drop in the Bucket to both Uganda and Kenya. Our agenda was to meet the local district water authority, scout villages and schools to build water wells, meet local people that could help regulate the building of wells within the community and to oversee the installment of our first well in the small village of Wairasa in the Mayuge District of Uganda. The village has a 1200 person population and relies on sugar cane as a main industry source. The average walk to the nearest water source was 3.4 miles before we installed a well. The inscription on the tile reads “Kwagala” which is the Luganda word for “Love”. Witnessing the villagers’ reaction to the new water source inspired DITB to really commit to this cause and keep it a grass roots effort.
The villager's water source before the well was constructed
What are you involved in now?
Since we formed our organization in 2006, Drop in the Bucket has installed approximately 60 wells in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, south Sudan and Chad. We focus most of our attention at schools now because we have learned that water, sanitation and hygiene all go hand in hand. We have built a number of full sanitation systems in Uganda and south Sudan.
I have yet to return to Africa on behalf of Drop in the Bucket but members of our organization frequent the region. I plan to go there sometime over the next year to film some of our projects in action.
How do you find the time to do this on such a hectic work/travel schedule?
I was able to donate a lot more of my time to fundraising, meetings, research, etc before I worked on ABC’s The Bachelor and Bachelorette. About two years ago I took over the duty of sending out all the thank you/tax letters to donors. This is something I’m able to do from the road and it also keeps me abreast of who is donating, how much money we’re raising and where the funds are being allocated.
The first well constructed by Drop in the Bucket
How can other people help?
One of the really cool things about Drop in the Bucket is that anyone can start their own fundraising effort. They can set a goal such as raising $5500 for one well (which they can name) or $15,000 for a full sanitation system. This way donors can feel connected to the cause and know exactly where their funds are being used. Please go to www.dropinthebucket.org to check out the website which is really informative and interactive. We’re also on Twitter and Facebook.
Cassie Lambert with her new friends
Drop in the Bucket is a 501 C 3 non-profit organization that was formed in 2006 by a group of ordinary, everyday people. After learning about the deadly water crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, we set out to learn as much as possible about the situation and join in to help find solutions. In the three years since we formed, we have aligned ourselves with the best and brightest engineers, innovators and experts on African culture and economics, in an effort to better understand the unique challenges associated with the developing world’s water crisis.
2010 Party Pictures
Thank you to everyone that came out to the party! Hope to see you next year.
The photos are up – click here to look at the flickr photostream for all the red carpet & party pictures. Thank you to Adrienne Garcia & Brett Alphin for taking photos all night.
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