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10/10/2011
7/23/2011
INSPIRATION: JAMES CAMARON @ TED
Some of my favorite quotes:
“Curiosity is the most powerful thing you own, and imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality”
"Don't put limitations on yourself, other people will do that for you."
"Whatever you are doing: Failure is an option, but fear is not."
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4/30/2011
422: DVL 07 MAIKE DÖHLING
I did an interview with actress Maike Döhling for her showreel. There wasn't actually a plan to make a Dream Vision Life Video, but I decided to pick some stuff out and make one. Enjoy...
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4/18/2011
4/17/2011
THOUGHT: On being Perfect or having something perfect
I just saw this billboard, translated it says "You're not Gisele Bündchen. You're not Kate Moss. You're perfect."
Makes me wonder what is perfect and can you actually achieve it? I guess perfect is a subjective definition, but is it really reachable?
I believe man will never reach perfection itself, because we always strive for more. We always see something that we think is "better". Or in the worst case greed will turn us evil.
Therefore it could be hard to be happy and to reach perfection. The hunger for more will taint the thought or state of perfection.
So I guess you better be grateful for everything you have and for who you are right now. That's probably what makes you perfect.
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2/22/2011
QUESTION ANSWERED: DVL
I recently got an email concerning the DVL Project. I thought it might be interesting to post an excerpt of the email and my reply.
"So, I noticed you said you film your interviews yourself. I'm actually planning a 'similar' project.
So since I'll be more or less filming and editing the interviews myself (even though as of right now i have NO idea how to edit) I was wondering if you could offer me a little guidance!
1. What lighting did you use for your interviews?
2. how many cameras did you use?
3. How'd you capture the audio?
4. I know this one may not make much sense, but, how hard is it to edit these interviews? The style you use is EXACTLY what I want mine to look like."
Click the link, to read my reply...
And here the excerpt of my reply:
"Ok let me start with answering your questions point by point:
1) I am using a three point lighting set. Actually those lights are the modeling lights on my three Bowens studio flashes. I "misuse" those flashes as studio video lights, because they give me the ability to use the bowens lightmodifiers like the bowens Beauty Dish or softboxes. To be exact I use the Beauty Dish as a main light with a fill card just below the interviewee, a strip light as a rimlight and the third light is for the background.
2) I use two cameras. I own the Nikon D5000 and the second camera is just any camera I can borrow at the moment. For the last six interviews I had a Panasonic HD Handy Cam available. For the next interviews I will borrow a Canon 550d. One reason for using two cameras was of course being able to edit, but another reason was the limited recordingtimes of the DSLR cameras. The Nikon only allows a recording time of 5 minutes and the Canon will give you 12 minutes. So you need to look out when one camera runs out, so that you don't end up with a part where no camera is rolling.
3) I capture the audio seperately with the M-Audio Microtrack 2 and a Sennheiser Shotgun Mic that a friend kindly borrowed me. The M-Audio isn't certainly the best, but it was the most affordable without sacrificing to much usability. I sync audio and both cameras in the editing programm.
4) Well, the question itself is unfortunately hard to answer. Editing is my job, and of course it became a second nature of me, but I wouldn't dare to say that editing is easy because there is always a lot to learn and a lot you can do wrong. Especially with interviews it can be quite difficult, because you are actually editing the words and emotions of someone else. Ok, I just realized that that wasn't exactly your question. Technically speaking: Getting the material into the editing programm, editing and then output to web became quite easy nowadays, but there are a lot of things you can get wrong.
Sorry the last answer probably didn't help you that much, but I will try to answer your future question as good as possible ;-)
Greets from Germany.
Bo"
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"So, I noticed you said you film your interviews yourself. I'm actually planning a 'similar' project.
So since I'll be more or less filming and editing the interviews myself (even though as of right now i have NO idea how to edit) I was wondering if you could offer me a little guidance!
1. What lighting did you use for your interviews?
2. how many cameras did you use?
3. How'd you capture the audio?
4. I know this one may not make much sense, but, how hard is it to edit these interviews? The style you use is EXACTLY what I want mine to look like."
Click the link, to read my reply...
And here the excerpt of my reply:
"Ok let me start with answering your questions point by point:
1) I am using a three point lighting set. Actually those lights are the modeling lights on my three Bowens studio flashes. I "misuse" those flashes as studio video lights, because they give me the ability to use the bowens lightmodifiers like the bowens Beauty Dish or softboxes. To be exact I use the Beauty Dish as a main light with a fill card just below the interviewee, a strip light as a rimlight and the third light is for the background.
2) I use two cameras. I own the Nikon D5000 and the second camera is just any camera I can borrow at the moment. For the last six interviews I had a Panasonic HD Handy Cam available. For the next interviews I will borrow a Canon 550d. One reason for using two cameras was of course being able to edit, but another reason was the limited recordingtimes of the DSLR cameras. The Nikon only allows a recording time of 5 minutes and the Canon will give you 12 minutes. So you need to look out when one camera runs out, so that you don't end up with a part where no camera is rolling.
3) I capture the audio seperately with the M-Audio Microtrack 2 and a Sennheiser Shotgun Mic that a friend kindly borrowed me. The M-Audio isn't certainly the best, but it was the most affordable without sacrificing to much usability. I sync audio and both cameras in the editing programm.
4) Well, the question itself is unfortunately hard to answer. Editing is my job, and of course it became a second nature of me, but I wouldn't dare to say that editing is easy because there is always a lot to learn and a lot you can do wrong. Especially with interviews it can be quite difficult, because you are actually editing the words and emotions of someone else. Ok, I just realized that that wasn't exactly your question. Technically speaking: Getting the material into the editing programm, editing and then output to web became quite easy nowadays, but there are a lot of things you can get wrong.
Sorry the last answer probably didn't help you that much, but I will try to answer your future question as good as possible ;-)
Greets from Germany.
Bo"
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2/18/2011
401: DVL EPISODE 06 - ARASH
This is the sixth episode of the DVL Project. Arash known as one of the members of the Assoto Sounds DJ Team nowadays concentrates mainly on being an event manager, booker and entrepreneur.
The next interview will be with DJ Mixwell. So stay tuned.
And as I said before. If you like the project then please don't hesitate to promote and support the project by posting the videos or a link on your page, facebook or blog. Thanks.
PS.:
There were some remarks about crossing the line of view (Achsensprung in german) in the DVL Videos. I know that they are "wrong", but I am focussing on the message itself rather than the technicalities. And the technicalities were actually the main reason for this failure. There are mainly positive comments regarding this project, but I felt I have to comment on crossing the line of view.
The DVL project is a no-budget project and one-man show. I do own just one camera that is capable of recording video - the Nikon D5000. Therefore I need to borrow another camera. For the first six interviews I only had this Panasonic HD Handy Cam available. You might know that these cameras are for right-handed people only and therefore the display is on the left. To operate both cameras and to interview at the same time, I had to sit in between both cameras unfortunately.
For the next interviews I will have two DSLR cameras, so the problem with the displays and therefore the problem with the position of the camera will be solved.
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2/15/2011
WATCH THIS: SKATEISTAN
Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul is a beautifully shot film that
follows the lives of a group of young skateboarders in Afghanistan. Operating against the backdrop of war and bleak prospects, the Skateistan charity project is the world’s first co-educational skateboarding school, where a team of international volunteers work with girls and boys between the ages of 5 and 17, an age group largely untouched by other aid programmes.
BY ORLANDO VON EINSIEDEL
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12/21/2010
376: FUCK YOU ALL
Found this clip on ThinkContra. Glen E. Friedmann says “Fuck You All – trust your own instincts, and don’t listen to what anybody else has to say.”
Quite inspiring I have to say...
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10/26/2010
10/24/2010
10/21/2010
10/19/2010
10/18/2010
347: DREAM VISION LIFE RERUN...
Dream Vision Life Project ...
Up to now five episodes of the Dream Vision Life Project are finished. If you haven't seen them yet, I will post in the next days all the episodes or just go to ISMONO.com/DVL
I got a lot of positive comments and I got some really good inspiring insights from all the people i've interviewed.
But I would love to hear what you think of the project or even about an episode in particular. Do you maybe know someone who you think should be interviewed for this project? Feel free to write a comment or drop me a line via mail.
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10/01/2010
336: Dream Vision Life Episode 05 - OLE KEDING
The fifth Episode of the "Dream Vision Life" Project by Bo Ismono.
Ole Keding is a DJ, father and is working on his phd in politics. He is based in Hamburg // Germany.
Go to ISMONO.com/DVL to find out more about him and this project. These videos are just teasers and just a small part of the final documentary movie.
Comments are quite welcome. Please help the project and spread the word, feel free to add the video to your blog, facebook etc.
Enjoy...
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Nikon 85mm 1.8
PS.: As usual video stays on top for a while, therefore next shot on the 5th of october.
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8/29/2010
315: DVL EPISODE 04
Just a rerun of the last DVL episode with Volkan Baydar. Please spread the word.
The next episode will be with Ole of the Assoto Sounds Team. It will air in the next two weeks.
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8/19/2010
307: ARASH (ASSOTO SOUNDS)
And of course Arash will be in the DVL Episode after the one with Ole.
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8/18/2010
306: OLE (ASSOTO SOUNDS)
The next DVL Episode will be with Ole of the Assoto Sounds Team. Coming soon...
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8/17/2010
305: VOLKAN
You've seen the Dream Vision Life Episode with Volkan Baydar (Here is the link, if you haven't seen it already). This is the headshot that I took during that interview.
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8/10/2010
303: DREAM VISION LIFE Episode 04
It took me a little while, longer than I wanted, but finally here's the next episode of my Dream Vision Life Project.
This time I interviewed Volkan Baydar, a Singer and Songwriter. He is probably mostly known for his Band Orange Blue. He is a great person and he gave some really good insights. Enjoy...
Please feel free to post a comment or send me a mail. Tell me what you think about this project. And don't hesitate to post the videos or a link on your Facebook, blog or whatever.
P.S.: For those who don't know the drill. After a DVL Episode I tend to not post a new shot for a couple of days in order to promote the project on top of the blog.
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