Monday, January 31, 2011

Gorillapod to the Rescue

The Gorillapod by Joby is an amazing piece of equipment...

Images via Joby website.

When an ordinary tripod just won't do, particularly on those run-n-gun shoots, the Gorillapod is a the perfect choice for camera stabilization. 


Video posted by DigitalRevCom.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Stills and Video from out of this World

"SPACE.com, launched in 1999, is the world's No. 1 source for news of astronomy, skywatching, space exploration, commercial spaceflight and related technologies."

Two powerful solar eruptions on the sun, January 28, 2011.


The very first time scientists have analyzed the atmosphere of an alien super Earth; they discovered clouds that could be water vapor.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Coming Soon: Menasha Public Screening of Mad City Chickens

~January 27th Menasha, Wisconsin - Public Screening presented by the City of Menasha Sustainability Board - 7:00pm Menasha Public Library, 440 First St.


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Friday, January 21, 2011

First MCC Screening of 2011 Tonight!

Mad City Chickens Public Screening ~January 21st, 2011 Stevens Point, Wisconsin - Sponsored by the North Central Wisconsin Master Gardeners, Garden Visions - 6:00pm Ramada, 1501 N. Point Dr.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Dark Ride

One of our potential new projects includes a documentary with the unusual "working title" of Dark Ride. We have much research to do before we can even say if this piece can be made into a film, yet the development is underway.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Canon 7D and Zoom Recorder

Chad Mumm, the video producer at Engadget, shares some basics about shooting HD video with the Canon 7D DSLR camera. He also talks about digital audio recording withe the Zoom H4N.

The quality of image and the versatility of sound recording are both a major jump forward for us compared to that which we've been used to with the Panasonic DVX100. In addition, the relatively light weight, small size of these two pieces lend themselves to a run-n-gun, don't-get-noticed style of documentary filmmaking--a style which we'll be incorporating for one of our upcoming projects. Looking to give these babies a spin soon.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Tarazod 2011

Tarazod Films enters the new year with a number of new projects under consideration for development, several shorts, an animation, a documentary and a feature-length narrative. Sounds nuts, but we're a small independent-- we're allowed.

In addition, our feature-length documentary Mad City Chickens continues to receive requests for public screenings across the US and Canada. Look for the film to make its Winnipeg premiere in February, a possible return to Hawaii in March, and potentially a European premiere later in the year.

As we move forward into 2011, we're looking to do an overhaul and upgrade to our filmmaking equipment in both the production and post-production departments. The wish list includes a new digital HD camera, audio recorder, light kit, power editing computer and software upgrades.

Stayed tuned as we gear back up for brand new projects and a very productive year. Let's hope our feet don't fail us now!