Wow… I grew up in Colorado Springs and was shocked on June 26, 2012 when the Waldo Canyon fire jumped the ridge and burned around 300 homes in the northwest …
Summer Academy at Save Our Youth
The Summer Academy at Save Our Youth is an amazing program that takes students from various socioeconomic backgrounds and aides them with individual teaching. Some students jump several grade levels …
Jorge’s Story
Save Our Youth is a mentorship organization based out of Denver Colorado. They do amazing work. This has been one of my favorite projects… EVER. Working with Jorge (the star) …
New Colorado Film Incentive and Upcoming Video Project
An exciting year for Colorado Filmmakers… Governor Hickenlooper signed the new Colorado Film Bill into existence on May 18, 2012 at 10:30am. In sum, the new incentive doubles the old …
FS100 Picture Profile Comparisons
The FS100 is a pretty solid camera for the price. It really delivers in many ways. However, there are a few hiccups I’ve found with the camera that come up …
Alchemist – A Short Short
Strictly for fun. The goal was to get the edit under 1 minute and tell a small story about something mystical. Shot on the beloved Canon 5Dmk2 Music “The Tempest” …
The FS700? Will Low Light Be equivalent to FS100?
The FS700, aka “Captured Unicorn” is the FS100 on steroids. 4k capture through external device, ND filters (HUGE), and high frame rates beyond 60p! It looks like 240/480 at 1080p, …
Upstream Impact – Tanicka’s Story
In the 12-square mile area that makes up Northeast Denver, 4,400 families live below the poverty line. What if they didn’t have to? What if, as a community, we worked …
Man with a t2i – Short shot on FS100
I love snow days. They disrupt the expected and shake up creativity. On Feb 3, 2012, Denver and the surrounding areas was rocked by 12-18 inches of snow. Cabin fever …
Psalm 121, Continuing a Series
This video is a continuation in a new Psalms series, taking different Psalms of the Bible and representing them visually and cinematically. A Song of Ascents. 121 I will lift …
Cinematography 2012 Reel
The year 2012 in review. Music: Chase Martinez
The Sony FS100, now available at James Drake Films
Looking forward into 2012, I’m proud to announce that I now offer a Sony FS100 in house to compliment the other camera systems. The intent is to use the Sony …