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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Announcing my debut film, "Southwest Light"

Tom Lowe said:
Kennan, congratulations. That Yosemite Half Dome lightning shot is hung proudly on the wall of our trailer. :)


Tom,

I like the new in-line configuration of your Red. I hope you find it stealthy in the wind!

We are filming Pika, the Mountain Rabbit and other wildlife as well as the clouds!

Tuolomne Meadows Bucks:

http://www.kennanward.com/2010/TuolumneMeadowsBucksWM/TuolumneMeadowsBucksWM.mov

Clouds Rest & Half Dome Time Lapse:

http://www.kennanward.com/2010/A012_C021CloudsRestHalfDomeTL/A012_C021CloudsRestHalfDomeTL.mov

Kennan & Karen
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Wahooooow don't know if it will make any sense for your amazing project (northeast is kinda the opposite haha) but:
''August 12, 13 - Perseids Meteor Shower. The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at their peak. This year's shower should peak on the night of August 12 and the morning of the 13th, but you may be able to see some meteors any time from July 23 - August 22. The radiant point for this shower will be in the constellation Perseus. The thin, crescent moon will be out of the way early, setting the stage for a potentially spectacular show. For best viewing, look to the northeast after midnight.''

At my place they expect peaks of 80 meteors/hour. Hope you will be out there to get some Tom. I will give it a try too.
 
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Sleeping under the stars during Perseids meteor shower.

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MX framegrab.

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Shooting MX on Mono Lake.


I just posted a huge new blog update here: http://timescapes.org/blog
 
Tom needs no introduction here. Shooting Southwest Light was unlike anything a studio or any other project i've been on. The undertaking is swift, epic, refreshing, and groundbreaking. I don't think anyone will really be ready for Southwest Light when it hits cinema and plasmas. It's one of those projects that will push the dslr, red, and epic to new places.

Getting back to the Canadian side was a 3 second exchange. same amount of gear and 30,000 km later.
 
This looks great. :-)
 
Lookin' good Tom...

Last month I moved my home from the California Central Coast to a small ranch we bought in a beautiful valley surrounded by the mountains of Southern Utah. From the ranch we look right into Zion National Park - with 6 other national parks within a few hours drive (plus Lake Powell, etc.). Close by there are unlimited vistas, a myriad of adventure travel and alternative sports options, festivals, and shooting locations. As I remember, some areas of Southern Utah are on your shot list for Southwest Light - if they aren't, they should be. If you need to make a pit stop at my place, want to check out some of my Red footage shot in the Southwest, or would like me to do some Red shooting for you, shoot me an email and we'll hook it up :)

There are many samples of my Red Southwest footage on the Artbeats link in my info block below this post. In my Red library I have some really good long-duration sequences which can be time lapsed in post. I also have some great slo-mo sequences too - and naturally some really dynamic scenics and panoramas. I believe many of the Southwest shots in my Red footage library would fit perfectly into your Southwest Light production. Contact me for details...we'll work it out...I'd be happy to contribute to your production.

Keep up the good work man...

Email: steve (at) cut4 (dot) tv
 
Steve, we'll be heading down your way soon. Thanks so much!

Here's a BTS shot of us setting up the camBLOCK moco system under Corona Arch last night:

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I had a chance to try out a little technique I've been dreaming about this last weekend at Lake Powell -- "Astro Boatlapse"! We had a blast cruising a 26-foot deckboat up and down the narrow canyons at Lake Powell all night. And the footage came out pretty sick!

I shot stuff on Red during the day, but I really, really need a Kenyon gyro mount for that shit.
 
Do I see correctly in that you've got it mounted to the standard issue kevlar infantry helmet?! :D

Nice.... :)

Cheers for the update!

Paul
 
Havasupi Falls (Grand Canyon) and Mt. Charleston (Outside Vegas) for sure as locations.

-michael zaletel
 
Paul Leeming said:
Do I see correctly in that you've got it mounted to the standard issue kevlar infantry helmet?! :D

Nice.... :)

Cheers for the update!

Paul
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Yes, unfortunately! It was all I could get last minute. That Kevlar gave me flashbacks to my Army days. During the war, we had to wear them round the clock. I always hated those damn, heavy things!

It was fun as hell, though, speeding across the lake in the middle of the night with Gen 4 night vision. It's a very crisp and clean night image. The whole thing was very surreal.
 
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We had Captain Tyler Ginter from the US Army's combat camera unit out with us filming this week. We had a lot of fun. Tyler took this behind-the-scnes timelapse shot of our 5-foot Kessler Cineslider timelapse move at Natural Bridges National Monument. It's one of the darkest places in the United States.

We are about to move production of "Southwest Light" into Phase 2, which means I will be selling our 30-foot trailer and moving everything to a small house in Palm Springs. We will begin to focus more on Red filming and very high-value, complicated timelapse moves. It will be nice to be much closer to all my friends in So Cal.. and of course closer to Red!
 
Matthew, the whole thing is being done for about 150 grand. Plus the gear sponsorships help out tremendously.
 
Tom Lowe said:
Matthew, the whole thing is being done for about 150 grand. Plus the gear sponsorships help out tremendously.
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A real independent digital cinema maker dreams come true!!!
 
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