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SHOWREEL - Lucas Scheffel Director . DP . Editor . Show Reel

In any line of work it is important to have a resume highlighting your work experience and skills. In film and photography you go that extra step and create yourself a show reel. Above is a show reel I edited recently to show to a prospective client. The show reel encompasses my work as a Director, DP, Editor working on various productions which include short films, music videos and a feature film. I'm aiming to edit a showreel of my corporate work very soon, so stay tuned.

If you would like to hire me for your next production please do not hesitate to contact me via the contact details on the website.

Keep shooting - Lucas.

THE AVENGERS - Must see super hero movie - Scheffilm update

It has been a while since I've posted up a blog. What's happening? Well I was recently in Adelaide shooting a wedding and meeting up with some old clients and friends regarding more projects.

I had my trusty Canon 5D Mark II by my side with the Jag35 mini field runner shoulder mount. Managed to capture a great day of wedding videography as well as some awesome photos on another photo/promo shoot the day after the wedding. More to follow on this in the coming weeks. It's all very exciting!

On another note I went and saw the latest Avengers movie in 3D, go see it! Great entertainment, well executed with a balanced cast of characters, whether you're a geek or not it doesn't matter this film will get you going!

Until next time! Keep shooting!

SONY F3 - Shooting high end footage - My first experience with this camera

On Thursday and Saturday I was away on a shoot camera operating for a producer from Adelaide who is creating a documentary on an artist friend named Johnathon Westacott who is a master in the art form of glass blowing.

I was asked to light and shoot two thorough interviews as well as filler footage with two highly renowned artists involved in glass blowing. The team creating the documentary provided all the equipment needed for shooting which consisted of a Sony F3 Super 35mm Digital Camera with the Sony 35mm, 50mm and 85mm T2 kit lenses as well as a Sony 18mm - 252mm T3.8 high quality 14x zoom lens that utilises the F3 lens mount (FZ mount). This lens is totally compatible with the zoom rocker on the Sony F3 for electronic control.

Lighting consisted of three dedos and a reflector where we got some stunning results out of some basic three point lighting set ups. A good collaborative effort by all on this.

Sound saw the interviewees lapelled up with Sony mics.

I also had the opportunity to use a Cinedeck EX to record uncompressed footage directly out the Sony F3 HD-SDI output.

My first time with the Sony F3 was great, I noticed a lot of the controls the media it records onto are set up similar to the Sony EX1 and EX3 however this camera blows it's predecessors image quality out of the water. Simple functions such as a expanded focus button that can be used while recording impressed me greatly. Even the peaking function for focussing was stand out for me.

I highly recommend this camera for filmmakers that want to make the turnover from DSLR filmmaking as it is still a rather compact camera that offers the choice of detachable lenses, shallow depth of field and the set up of a professional unit.

I will be shooting more with the Sony F3 in the next coming months, I will report more on my use with the camera soon.

Officeworks - Avery Labels - How to Use Video

This morning myself and Julie were on location shooting a 'How To Use' video for Officeworks here in Brisbane. This will be a 2 to 3 minute video showcasing the range of Avery Speciality Labels that are selling store. More on the completed video arriving next week.

I shot this video once again on my Canon 5D Mark II, recording sound with my Rode NTG-2 mic and lighting the video with an LED light panel.

The LED light panel ran off a self charging V lock battery, this was my first experience lighting with such a light, I was extremely impressed as the unit was very quick and easy to set up, very portable, gave off no heat and easy to pack up. The LED light panel also had a dim dial on it as well as a dial to change the colour temperature of the light. I will be buying one of these very soon to have in my kit especially for corporate work.

How to Choose Your Wedding Videographer - Planning Weddings - 26 Questions

How to Choose Your Wedding Videographer

Planning your wedding day is an immense task. Keeping track of everything and asking wedding vendors the right questions so you don't miss important points is paramount.

I've decided to list 26 questions for newly weds outlining How to Choose Your Wedding Videographer.

Please feel free to copy, paste and print the below questions to ask us about your wedding day video needs and even use it to look at other wedding videographers.

26 Questions when choosing a wedding videographer

1. Are you available on our wedding day?

2. How long have you been a wedding videographer?

3. How many weddings have you filmed?

4. Can we contact some of your previous clients for references?

5. Can we see videos of other weddings you have filmed?

6. Will you be the videographer at our wedding?

7. How many cameras will you have filming our wedding?

8. Do you film more than one wedding in a day?

9. Do you use good quality, hi-definition cameras?

10. What is your filming style and approach e.g. unobtrusive, posed, natural, interview style, artistic, documentary?

11. What questions will you be asking your guests?

12. What is your approach when dealing with guests that are camera shy?

13. Have you worked with our photographer before?

14. What are your fees?

15. What do your fees include?

16. What packages do you have available and how much are they?

17. How much do you charge if our wedding goes overtime?

18. Are we able to see a draft copy and make changes before being issued with the final copy of our wedding video?

19. What will you wear on our wedding day?

20. Will you take any breaks during our event?

21. Do you require a meal?

22. What time will you arrive to start filming?

23. How long before our wedding is our wedding day timeline required?

24. If for any unforeseeable reason you are unable to film our wedding, are you able to provide us with an alternative videographer and can we meet this person prior to our wedding?

25. Are we expected to pay up front or put down a deposit to secure our booking?

26. When is final payment required?

Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in biopic

Looks like Ashton Kutcher has been cast in a biopic about Apple founder Steve Jobs. Variety state that Kutcher will be playing the Apple guru in Joshua Michael Stern's Indie film titled 'Jobs'.

More info here: ASHTON KUTCHER TO PLAY JOBS

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