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GM wins ACS Gold for “Z-Flex Skatelapse”

Jaymis — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:30:34 +0000

We’re uber excited to have been awarded a Golden Tripod at the Australian Cinematographers Society awards, held at the Novotel Manly Pacific in Sydney!

It was one of those projects that required no internal discussion, workshopping or debate. We all know what we wanted to achieve, and it turned out precisely as envisioned.

To celebrate, we’re releasing a little Behind The Scenes video. We’ve had rather a lot of people – cinema nerds and otherwise – asking how it was done. So we hope this demystifies the process a little:

Penny Skateboards – Grading Comparison

Jaymis — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:29:42 +0000

As an example of Dan’s ninja coloring skills, we’ve produced a 2-up version of the Penny Skateboards piece, showing before- and after-grading.

Penny Skateboards “Plastic Pride” Short

Jaymis — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:03:37 +0000

A dream collaboration with Penny Skateboards resulted in this fun short entitled “Plastic Pride“

Hunz – I Get Chills in #38 in Rage Top 50 Clips of 2011!

Jaymis — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:00:36 +0000

Beating Kanye West, Coldplay, and Lady Gaga amongst others. Our collaboration with Hunz and IVMotion was voted #38 in ABC TV’s Rage “Top 50 2011″!

GM takes Gold at Aust. Cinematographers Awards (Qld)

Dan Graetz — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:20:20 +0000

We are extremely proud to have been awarded Gold in the Experimental/Specialised category at the Australian Cinematographers Society (Qld) Awards. This clip for veteran skateboard company Z-flex was a labour of love – and we thank them for extending copious amounts of patience and forbearance as it was finalised.

Huge thanks to all those involved:

Benjamin Evans – Producer, 1st AC
Jaymis Loveday – Motion control operator, compositor
Joel McIlroy – Skater
Rowland Cowper – Soundtrack
Matt Redlich – Sountrack editing
IVMotion – Compositing
Dan Graetz - Director/DP, editor, colorist

New Z-Flex Video: Jimmy Plumer – Skatelapse

Jaymis — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:26:58 +0000

Continuing the collaboration with seminal skateboard brand Z-Flex, we have released a new video: Jimmy Plumer Skatelapse.

Latest music video – Stan Walker ‘Light It Up’

Dan Graetz — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:09:00 +0000

DIY pyro, Ruben’s Tubes, sound-triggered lighting & 300 frames-per-second goodness. Read more in the Projects section…

GM’s Epic article in Encore Magazine

Dan Graetz — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:31:43 +0000

We were approached recently by Encore Magazine to pen a review of the Epic camera system. You can read the online version of Dan’s article here:

http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/totally-epic-the-red-volution-continues-10528

The last four years have seen a massive shift in the way we capture the moving image. With revolutionary cameras such as the Epic and Arri’s Alexa offering terrific options for capturing filmic imagery without prohibitive stock and processing costs. It’s also exciting to see the places a compact unit like RED’s Epic might appear in future productions. We’ve already found angles and mounting options we never thought would be possible – and we’ve only just begun.

New clip for Hunz – ‘I Get Chills’

Dan Graetz — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:17:19 +0000

Chiggity-check it in the Projects sections

The first of our Z-flex videos released…

Dan Graetz — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:55:24 +0000

We’ve commenced production of a series of viral clips for the original skateboard company Z-flex. The first is a look at the creation of the artwork for the Jay Adams 35th Anniversary board – see the project page for more…