Digital Bloomers

So check it, I am embarking on a creative journey for this coming year, I am to direct and create a documentary film for my senior thesis project. To give you a good idea of what the film is about the logline goes a little somthing like this, Technology has changed the way filmmakers create, Digitized unveils several filmmakers emotional attachments to the use of film as a medium through their dedication to the process and need for a tangible community amongst the rising tide of the digital generation. The name of the film for now is Digitized and I am very excited to be getting it on its feet. For the last 3 months I have been in development stages and pre-production making sure my business and marketing plan is solid and securing subject from the likes of Craig Baldwin over at Other Cinema, Rock Ross of The New Nothing Cinema and The Goat Family, Documentary Filmmaker Katherine Bruens who made The Corner Store and John Carlson from Monaco Digital Film Labs. I am happy to announce that I will have a fantastic crew with tons of creative minds behind the vision inside my head. This will be the postmark of my education and a film that hopefully will define me as a documentary filmmaker in contemporary cinema, so why not talk about how our generation is influencing filmmaking and learn about a craft in the process. For the past 3 weeks I have been shooting super 8-mm as tests for portions of my film, I am very excited about learning how to shoot film since I have made more films than I have fingers yet none of them have been made with celluloid. Stay tuned for the website and blog when it births around July 12th, tentitively when production begins, we will have coverage of our production process along the way with new photos, videos and artwork to generate a hype and to document our experiences making Digitized.

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Nico of The Mountain

Two years ago I packed up my bags threw everything I owned in to a u-haul including my girlfriend and set sail for the lovely city of San Francisco to embark on a creative journey that opened my eyes to new ideas and people. The Art Institute of California – San Francisco was my destination. when I arrived after hours of a frustrated highway 5 driving and saying goodbye to the safe waters of southern California I met a stranger by the name of Nico T. van den berg; dutch translation – Nico of The Mountain. We both noticed each other quickly as we were the only two wearing stripped pirate shirts and skate shoes, this was my people and I knew that this would be the beginning of a solid friendship. I asked him what he liked to do and he said “ to film skateboarding” and I agreed that I liked to film skateboarding. He told me that he dreamed of being a skate cinematographer and that it was his goal upon graduating our film program. Being that my job was to film skateboarders, should I say adult babies, for more than 10 years of my life, I told him that it didn’t make sense to waste 80k on an education to make a 30 year old men jump down a bunch of stairs and that he was better off without it. His face lowered and he instantly shrugged his shoulders and mumbled a disappointed reaction, I had crushed the dreams of an eager soul. As ironic as this may sound, Iʼm glad that I told him to kick that dream and when I say this its only because he has developed himself in to one of the best young
cinematographers that I have ever had the pleasure of working with and being around. Recently he has been working with the canon 7D and perfecting his technique by doing various test shoots that could make Philip Bloom check the front of his pants twice. Nico has been pushing the limits of digital filmmaking, he is experimenting with new ideas and perfecting his method that many fall victim to madness. He truly is part
of the digital revolution and soon the world will be victim to pants wetting due to his work. So may it be heard and be heard loud, Nico T. van den Berg is a great guy, awesome friend and an excellent cinematographer.

These are recent test shoot videos Nico has posted on vimeo, all using the Canon 7D and select photo files to add to the feel of his visual experience. Stay updated on his productions with my blog the digital wave.