I ran B-cam on this bad boy. (I guess they’ll post the rest later.)

Director/DP: Jason Stamp
Producer: Pete Halliday
Editor: Kevin Johnson
Audio/Sound Design: Brent Johnson

Freakfest

My company has become famous for its extravagant parties. Last night’s was no exception. CFM Freakfest 2010: a Double bill of Grammy-Nominated performers and Halloween Costume Party all rolled into one monster-ous mash!

Featuring surprise guests Tone Loc & Shock G.

(Click for hi-res)


For more pics, click here.

Fontbonne University

This past week, I helped with a commercial shoot for Fontbonne University, a school in St. Louis. Our 10-person crew shot for three days in numerous locations around the campus and downtown St. Louis. I was responsible for data management (footage shot on 5D Mark II), as well as taking pictures that will be used in print advertising and publications. Here are some of the shots, including some behind-the-scenes images.

Canon 5D Mark II, 50mm 1.4 & 16-35mm 2.8 (Click for hi-res)

1/10th of an Emmy

Tonight I attended the Mid-America Emmys where my company was nominated in four different categories. We ended up winning three of the four including “Community/Public Service (PSAs)” for our St. Louis International Film Festival promo that I helped make. In fact, 10 of us had a hand in creating the various scenes in the video… hence the name:

Mike Rohlfing + Mike Kuhn + John Dames + Kevin Johnson + Brent Johnson + David Johnson + Tim Latham + Patrick Vaughan + Jason Stamp + Pete Halliday = Michael John LaVaumpiday (yes, he has a Facebook page)

Fortunately all of our categories were right at the beginning, so we were able to escape the dozens of local news awards and head over to a neighboring casino… statues in hand.

Three Dimensions

We have a big company party coming up… and our parties have become exceedingly elaborate. For this next Halloween-themed extravaganza we’ve rented out a downtown theater, have booked two Grammy-nominated performers, and are creating 3D visuals to accompany the show.

We had a crew in the office shooting various 3D elements today. They used a James Cameron-like rig holding two Sony EX3s. I took a few pictures. (Click for Hi-Res)