Further to attending the Guerilla FIlmmakers Masterclass a few weeks ago, I was highly motivated to make a short film. And we ended up making not one but two – both with a very tight deadline in order to enter them into Virgin Media Shorts – one of the best short film competitions around – [...]
Jul
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Jun
10
We are the industry
Last weekend, I attended the Guerrilla Filmmakers Masterclass, run by Chris Jones of Living Spirit Pictures. Previously he has run this to 10-20 people per time, but this event had a whopping 360 attendees, with all manner of experience; from those just starting out, to those embarking on their third feature film; from writers and [...]
May
24
My new jib
An exciting new piece of equipment arrived a couple of days ago, that I got to use in action straight away. Below is a few shots from the shoot which is a short documentary about diabetes, commissioned by NHS Nottingham City. It was easy to use and should add a lot of potential to future [...]
May
15
Making our 8in8 music video
The story of how and why we made our music video for Because the Origami by 8in8 (in far too many words) Because the Origami – 8in8 from Ben Jacobson on Vimeo. In the past few months I have been actively on the look out for opportunities for “spare time” projects in order to experiment [...]
Mar
01
Medical Filmmaking
Over the past two years I have made a huge number of videos for various healthcare organisations – from elective plastic surgery, to weight loss surgery, to a wide range of NHS services, including mental health and commissioning. Filming in hospitals and medical settings, is tricky for the uninitiated, as there are many more factors [...]
Feb
12
Five Days Later
Five Days Later from Ben Jacobson on Vimeo. I return to the same spot in Northampton, with the same camera and lens… and noone even asked what I was doing. (Uploaded just in case Rolex think they haven’t got enough air time yet )
Feb
08
Northampton Robbery SuperGran
I shot the footage that has gone global in the past 24hours – it has been crazy. I will write about it in more detail soon, but if you are looking to license the footage, then please contact: Jon Mills @ Masons News Agency 01179 066550 jon.photo@gmail.com Cheers, Ben
Nov
23
iStock Stocky Awards
Two of our favourite stock video files have been shortlisted for iStock’s end of year “best of” awards. Help us try to win $2000 – and get entered into a draw for $2000 yourself Go to http://thestockys.com/ Click on “VOTE NOW” Click on “View Entries” on right hand side. There are 10 categories – our [...]
Nov
21
More Berlin VideoLypse
Here are some more rough edits of the Berlin stock shoots (as before essentially ungraded camera raw): Restaurant / young carer Having such a talented young actress at my disposal, I wanted to challenge her. *Video: benjikat berlin videolypse 2010 second shoot rough edit Femme fight Last shoot of the weekend – thought I’d take [...]
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