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Fearless Productions Blog http://fearlessproductions.tv A Blog Maintained by filmmaker Snehal Patel posterous.com TV & FilmnoA Blog Maintained by filmmaker Snehal Patel Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:46:00 -0800 Art & Soul - Stars Unite to Celebrate and Support The Arts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/fMK11_tE7J4/art-soul-stars-unite-to-celebrate-and-support http://fearlessproductions.tv/art-soul-stars-unite-to-celebrate-and-support <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object data="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?&width=970&height=620&flashID=myExperience1386473920001&bgcolor=#FFFFFF&playerID=775238897001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAABYxIBg~,iuV76rCkkDBDH6IDbsqIe9peY5l07sUz&isVid=true&isUI=true&dynamicStreaming=true&@videoPlayer=1386473920001&autoStart=false&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="319" width="500"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="seamlessTabbing" value="false" /> <param name="swliveconnect" value="true" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> </object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Art-Soul">elle.com</a></div> <p>Check out this video I created for Photographer Brian Smith's book "Art & Soul." In this six-part web series, Brian is interviewed by Creative Coalition President Tim Daly, the actor who helps Brian demonstrate some tips for taking better photographs. Brian gives some great insight into how he photographed a book full of celebrities who hand wrote notes about what "Art" means to them. The book is being accompanied by a drive to collect 100,000 testimonials from you people out there. Your testimonials will be brought to Washington, DC in order to compel our elected officials to keep Art eduction alive in America's schools. You can post a photograph of yourself along with your own personal note at this Elle Magazine site: <a href="http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Art-Soul">http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Art-Soul</a></p> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/art-soul-stars-unite-to-celebrate-and-support">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/art-soul-stars-unite-to-celebrate-and-support#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GMVbiw6BorahEQmGr_vhSLNm4FI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GMVbiw6BorahEQmGr_vhSLNm4FI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GMVbiw6BorahEQmGr_vhSLNm4FI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GMVbiw6BorahEQmGr_vhSLNm4FI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/fMK11_tE7J4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel no via elle.com Check out this video I created for Photographer Brian Smith's book "Art & Soul." In this six-part web series, Brian is interviewed by Creative Coalition President Tim Daly, the actor who helps Brian demonstrate some tips for taking bette via elle.com Check out this video I created for Photographer Brian Smith's book "Art & Soul." In this six-part web series, Brian is interviewed by Creative Coalition President Tim Daly, the actor who helps Brian demonstrate some tips for taking better photographs. Brian gives some great insight into how he photographed a book full of celebrities who hand wrote notes about what "Art" means to them. The book is being accompanied by a drive to collect 100,000 testimonials from you people out there. Your testimonials will be brought to Washington, DC in order to compel our elected officials to keep Art eduction alive in America's schools. You can post a photograph of yourself along with your own personal note at this Elle Magazine site: http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Art-Soul Permalink | Leave a comment  » http://fearlessproductions.tv/art-soul-stars-unite-to-celebrate-and-support Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:11:00 -0800 ARRI Alexa VFX metadata extraction | fxguide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/el40-xp2VvI/arri-alexa-vfx-metadata-extraction-fxguide http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-alexa-vfx-metadata-extraction-fxguide <p> <div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote><div> <p>Snehal Patel, Sales Associate (Pro Camera Accessories) at ARRI, has been working with Bill Bennett, ASC to test out a workflow for VFX to extract Lens Data and Tilt/Roll information from the Log-C Quicktime files coming out of an Alexa Plus. He posted this information which allows one to extract dynamic per frame Alexa metadata from Alexa files.</p> <p>It was known that all metadata information was being saved in the Quicktime video file including “per frame” info for things like F-Stop, Focal Length and Zoom data.</p> <p><a href="http://www.arri.de/camera/digital_cameras/technology/recording_formats/metadata.html" target="_blank">Link to the ARRI web page on metadata</a></p> <p>The problem was that there were not any metadata readers available for Quicktime that spit out frame-by-frame info. Luckily, ARRI has just released “Meta Extract” for both Mac and PC which is software that runs in a terminal window (command line) and allows you to spit out a semi-colon delimited CSV database file which you can open in Excel. The database is organized by timecode and contains info for every frame in your shot. Some info is static (exposure index, look file, etc.) and other info changes line by line (f-stop, tilt, roll).</p> <p><a href="http://www.arri.com/download_search/download_search.html?action=fulltext&suchoption1_id=&suchoption2_id=&suchoption3_id=&searchtext=meta&cHash=0798f1595e344d26be316135a88cfbb0" target="_blank">Here is the download page for both the instructions (release notes) and software for “Meta Extract”</a></p> <p>If you read the PDF it gives precise instructions on how to extract the data.</p> <p>For example, to extract the metadata for a video file named “A002C016_110719_R33F.mov” on the desktop and make a CSV file called “A002C016_110719_R33F.csv” you would type:</p> <p>./ARRIMetaExtract /Users/MyUser/Desktop/A002C016_110719_R33F.mov /Users/heugel/Desktop/<br /> A002C016_110719_R33F.csv</p> <p>This will also extract a look file, in .xml format, that was used for that shot (if one had a Look assigned in the camera) which you can run through the LUT generator to get an LUT without having to go back and find the original Look file.</p> <p>Snehal Patel explains in his post that when someone wants to look at the CSV file in Excel or another database viewer, make sure they open Excel and do an “import” of the CSV file as opening directly will give you an incorrect display. “During import, be sure to specify that the file is ‘semi-colon delimited’ and don’t reformat the columns. The database opens up and you can see your shot frame-by-frame along with all the metadata that is recorded. To get a list of extracted fields that will show up in the database, see the Meta Extract release notes PDF”.</p> <p><a href="http://www.arri.com/?eID=registration&file_uid=8075" target="_blank">Here is a direct link to just the PDF</a></p> <p> </p> <br /> </div></blockquote><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/arri-alexa-vfx-metadata-extraction/">fxguide.com</a></div> <p>An article about a forum post I did. VFX peeps should be happy that we got this MetaData Extractor working. </p><p>Snehal</p></div> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-alexa-vfx-metadata-extraction-fxguide">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-alexa-vfx-metadata-extraction-fxguide#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rx963XGlF7dx2fO4uUvlbSseK9s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rx963XGlF7dx2fO4uUvlbSseK9s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rx963XGlF7dx2fO4uUvlbSseK9s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rx963XGlF7dx2fO4uUvlbSseK9s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/el40-xp2VvI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-alexa-vfx-metadata-extraction-fxguide Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:38:10 -0800 Latest Parody Music Video tops 500K views http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/5vLChBnGqqw/latest-parody-music-video-tops-500k-views http://fearlessproductions.tv/latest-parody-music-video-tops-500k-views <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/Q3y7TNJaJPPv3ADLfkOA6spmxPItNdvEzXj4s1ooKQwNCa90M7ZxX1q3SKUm/MVI_1331_TUMS-SHOT_mod.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Mvi_1331_tums-shot_mod" height="321" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/FPMzQSVT2xv8n1BtqAW75HtPwqtcONcSAi2Yp4s6iChe2SDNT1LIptQZMtJz/MVI_1331_TUMS-SHOT_mod.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IaMvwjFwI6g?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p />I'm happy to say our "Gassy and I'm Bloated" music video has done extremely well on YouTube, topping half a million views so far. It was a lot of fun to make an LMFAO parody of their song "I'm Sexy and I Know It." As usual, Smooth-E knew how to take it to the next level. With an awesome crew, we hit Venice Beach with a vengeance and got our shoot done without permits. Shhhh.... don't tell anyone.<p /> <p /><b>Snehal Patel</b> <br />Director/Cinematographer<p /></p> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/latest-parody-music-video-tops-500k-views">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/latest-parody-music-video-tops-500k-views#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0j4pZal4_Goo1B57TqgSXdvC8sg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0j4pZal4_Goo1B57TqgSXdvC8sg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0j4pZal4_Goo1B57TqgSXdvC8sg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0j4pZal4_Goo1B57TqgSXdvC8sg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/5vLChBnGqqw" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/latest-parody-music-video-tops-500k-views Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:15:36 -0800 Looking Forward http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/zY3JNqvXkgU/looking-forward http://fearlessproductions.tv/looking-forward <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="P81" height="462" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/IJJwvlrsjtnbJJpwDkbnDIJzcbjyimrdmmwuiokcqvblJhtEwqJhrlDACzfD/p81.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="500" /> </div> </p>This image shows us how Chevy has evolved over the years but it also mirrors our growth as a society in a very short period of time. A sliver compared to the age of this planet. Positive change can happen quickly and effectively if we remain looking forward and celebrate every day as the gift that it is. </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/looking-forward">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/looking-forward#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sRrtSk5aBc_K7zapYCffQJcGb_M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sRrtSk5aBc_K7zapYCffQJcGb_M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sRrtSk5aBc_K7zapYCffQJcGb_M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sRrtSk5aBc_K7zapYCffQJcGb_M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/zY3JNqvXkgU" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/looking-forward Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:51:00 -0800 Testing the Ikonoskop A-Cam dII - the camera that loves you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/nSPvZ-LS-EQ/testing-the-ikonoskop-a-cam-dii-the-camera-th http://fearlessproductions.tv/testing-the-ikonoskop-a-cam-dii-the-camera-th <p> <p>Ikonoskop sent me a A-Cam dII camera to outfit with Arri accessories and try out in a real-world situation.  I was impressed by the image quality of this digital-16mm camera that has a lot of potential for professional use.  The size is tiny compared to tech that is simlar but it definitely holds up to the bigger cameras in a lot of ways.  Here is a sample vid I shot with the camera - I tested in both indoor and outdoor lighting conditions:</p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/U_MHPWgp8Qc?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></p> <p>I didn't have any external connectors or cables so I used the onboard viewfinder.  Since it is a very light camera but solid camera, I made good use of the accesories like mini-follow focus, shoulder pad and mini matte box with handgrips attached while filming handheld outdoors:<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/gflmdrHEjIrzyrBJADEFgoEqCDekHdfIwGbpxpsEbHsoxJIpFfyhIEfhvhix/DSC_0466.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dsc_0466" height="379" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/gflmdrHEjIrzyrBJADEFgoEqCDekHdfIwGbpxpsEbHsoxJIpFfyhIEfhvhix/DSC_0466.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/yGsfIwmFttkjdGmekJpAgHEtADDqxDcvEnFbvuJtorviHdHGbBfyIACqDctx/DSC_0467.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dsc_0467" height="379" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/yGsfIwmFttkjdGmekJpAgHEtADDqxDcvEnFbvuJtorviHdHGbBfyIACqDctx/DSC_0467.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/dApBqcBkxraiAneGarJElpwFutlbIHtjuncjarbgwltBJmtabCqhgmhCAurJ/DSC_0473.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dsc_0473" height="379" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/dApBqcBkxraiAneGarJElpwFutlbIHtjuncjarbgwltBJmtabCqhgmhCAurJ/DSC_0473.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/rbkAwIExspnyBwAbjtkjxjEFdopEplxwAmHdquBdHECeduobryzepdAIHDqn/DSC_0474.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Dsc_0474" height="379" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/rbkAwIExspnyBwAbjtkjxjEFdopEplxwAmHdquBdHECeduobryzepdAIHDqn/DSC_0474.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/testing-the-ikonoskop-a-cam-dii-the-camera-th">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> The super-16 lens by Arri gave me perfectly sharp images with a nice triangle-shaped flair in sunny conditions. </p> <p>I used the following Adobe CS5 workflow to convert and edit the footage: </p> <p>1.  Copy footage from digital mags onto 2 separate harddrives over USB (slow but Ikonoskop is developing a faster transfer solution.)  The second harddrive was for a backup in case the first failed.  All harddrives fail, so backup backup backup.</p> <p>2. Open After Effects project and check general preferences to make sure your sequence footage defaults to 24fps.  This is important because every time you edit a sequence, it reimports itself using this setting to determine the frame rate.  Since the camera films at a true 24 fps, make sure this setting is correct otherwise you will see a strobe in some of your footage later.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/HnDHIHcidpfttifdtllEuvzbrsEHcrGAkxaIfrFmbdzlAvBmgHFapzoEJExG/ikonoskop_preferencesettings24.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Ikonoskop_preferencesettings24" height="401" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/HnDHIHcidpfttifdtllEuvzbrsEHcrGAkxaIfrFmbdzlAvBmgHFapzoEJExG/ikonoskop_preferencesettings24.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> </p> <p>3. Import one of the sequence folders (footage is in Photoshop RAW image sequences and not in video files).</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/FcclatqyxlfsltCtzcfEJkpnivniurlGuDmBymJadumtIEDymICEzaprEmmy/ikonoskop_testimportsettingsbefore.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Ikonoskop_testimportsettingsbefore" height="348" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/FcclatqyxlfsltCtzcfEJkpnivniurlGuDmBymJadumtIEDymICEzaprEmmy/ikonoskop_testimportsettingsbefore.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> 4. Use RAW editor that pops up automatically within AfterEffects to color grade the footage (there is a great video online about these settings.)  I got the help of <a href="http://samysedu.com/" title="Samys EDU" target="_blank">Michael Britt</a> of Samy's Education who saw the RAW settings and was happy to be messing with the controls since it's the same interface as editing RAW images in Photoshop.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/dgEzkhkkrlwHfprxkhwzozhqcyaIDpbBsbepbJbflBBFabdooelnjbBHreln/ikonoskop_testimportsettingsafter.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Ikonoskop_testimportsettingsafter" height="348" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/dgEzkhkkrlwHfprxkhwzozhqcyaIDpbBsbepbJbflBBFabdooelnjbBHreln/ikonoskop_testimportsettingsafter.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> 5. Place the color-corrected clip into a timeline and send to the render que so that video clips are created.  I was able to put muliple clips in the render que so that I could batch convert a bunch of footage.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/oIAGEFqgfwizCCeGyDJDtAoeGgjDbFyzqzmvezlwkIcoEqwrltrimhCmhnft/ikonoskop_testscreencap.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Ikonoskop_testscreencap" height="315" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/oIAGEFqgfwizCCeGyDJDtAoeGgjDbFyzqzmvezlwkIcoEqwrltrimhCmhnft/ikonoskop_testscreencap.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> 6. The compression ouput that I chose for the video files was ProRes 422.  I then imported these video clips into Adobe Premiere Pro and started editing.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/cqfnvuorGuespxJvtitavdhcaAEmiqnqwouAxecyBxgoAEwHzCohtafwamtn/ikonoskop_premiere-edit.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Ikonoskop_premiere-edit" height="348" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-19/cqfnvuorGuespxJvtitavdhcaAEmiqnqwouAxecyBxgoAEwHzCohtafwamtn/ikonoskop_premiere-edit.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> 7. Finish editing and then output master ProRes422 video file which can be compressed into other formats like H264 Quicktime for BluRay or online distribution.</p> <p>Hope this helps!  Great camera.  Check it out if you have a chance.</p> <p>Snehal Patel<br />Director/Cinematographer</p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/testing-the-ikonoskop-a-cam-dii-the-camera-th">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/testing-the-ikonoskop-a-cam-dii-the-camera-th#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w87D2XNSeV4SpjNF-5RkbghAavA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w87D2XNSeV4SpjNF-5RkbghAavA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w87D2XNSeV4SpjNF-5RkbghAavA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w87D2XNSeV4SpjNF-5RkbghAavA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/nSPvZ-LS-EQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/testing-the-ikonoskop-a-cam-dii-the-camera-th Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:23:52 -0800 Behind the Scenes of 'Nzinga's Story' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/wfwtjwAv9ew/behind-the-scenes-of-nzingas-story http://fearlessproductions.tv/behind-the-scenes-of-nzingas-story <p> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ss_nlHWVF6Q?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p />We had a really good time filming this short. It was done over a 5 hour period, one night in Chicago. 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frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p />A short film I shot in Chicago during a pleasant, windy evening. It was during a business trip for Arri, so I had an Alexa with a Alura 18-80mm lens. I worked with Freddie Molina and Digital Guru <a href="http://www.studio37.com">Gary Adcock</a>. We had a nice team of volunteers and a great new talent, Nzinga.<p /> Director/DP<br /><b>Snehal Patel</b> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/nzingas-story">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/nzingas-story#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MPT87BOyCFfGLXubRb1ast6Z5A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MPT87BOyCFfGLXubRb1ast6Z5A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MPT87BOyCFfGLXubRb1ast6Z5A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MPT87BOyCFfGLXubRb1ast6Z5A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/F_T-XlsXtnE" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/nzingas-story Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:30:02 -0800 Editing Ikonoskop AcamII test footage in theater http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/CSbqDCj8Jo8/editing-ikonoskop-acamii-test-footage-in-thea http://fearlessproductions.tv/editing-ikonoskop-acamii-test-footage-in-thea <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/wL3kyggCfYFi6xjzb95NssHodtJjZQId78sWldbmhRy4GW5gASqSAwtMrwMs/2011-11-10_16.24.41.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2011-11-10_16" height="428" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/T3f3AZlyPl6kFWfHElGW9GtSACBDd5NRWIO3aNk1hQdzxtEAvWRXu6ush9fk/2011-11-10_16.24.41.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> <p></p><p>I am working on a video edit for some test footage I shot on the Ikonoskop Acam II. I will have an article posted shortly about the workflow in Adobe AE and Premiere complete with screen grabs along with the short video.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/editing-ikonoskop-acamii-test-footage-in-thea">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/editing-ikonoskop-acamii-test-footage-in-thea#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mo1SWrAkFrNX2ea911KqGm_j7Sc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mo1SWrAkFrNX2ea911KqGm_j7Sc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mo1SWrAkFrNX2ea911KqGm_j7Sc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mo1SWrAkFrNX2ea911KqGm_j7Sc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/CSbqDCj8Jo8" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/editing-ikonoskop-acamii-test-footage-in-thea Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:19:56 -0800 Arri Film to Digital http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/mB5CFGdt5q4/arri-film-to-digital http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-film-to-digital <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/OX5hMPXKPk9eurcDbuVK4JkUfaugLFi0deCo0detc4GnSS0hXx5QNHgjFNlz/2011-10-27_08.42.53.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2011-10-27_08" height="428" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/mzx3GTJbhGYqIBNyVZWHTv2Bi8jtGe6cUtfOj9p0vHBxevlxZakrDVM1ikJj/2011-10-27_08.42.53.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> <p></p><p>Three Arri Cameras - left to right - this represents the past (film), present (Alexa) & the Future (Alexa Studio).</p> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-film-to-digital">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-film-to-digital#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4VTS8VkFdaF-F13IHh7AGVbYNYI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4VTS8VkFdaF-F13IHh7AGVbYNYI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4VTS8VkFdaF-F13IHh7AGVbYNYI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4VTS8VkFdaF-F13IHh7AGVbYNYI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/mB5CFGdt5q4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-film-to-digital Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:49:00 -0700 Sony Backlot Shoot Behind-the-Scenes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/wi9dtlRpOvk/sony-backlot-shoot-behind-the-scenes http://fearlessproductions.tv/sony-backlot-shoot-behind-the-scenes <p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RCresiAy-Xw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p />Check out this cool event where I taught participants how to use small cameras with professional accessories to achieve a filmatic look.  We got to shoot on the Sony Backlot in Culver City with a cast of fairies and a confused young lady who thinks she is going crazy because she is being haunted by the colorful creatures of magic.  <p /> Thanks to all the sponsors and participants for making this a wonderful event.  A special thanks to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4375166/" title="Aisha's IMDB Page" target="_blank">Aisha Lomax</a> for helping write the script and being the confused lady.<p /><strong>Snehal Patel</strong> <br />Director/Cinematographer</p> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/sony-backlot-shoot-behind-the-scenes">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/sony-backlot-shoot-behind-the-scenes#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXNrlN2CnkoMvTm961Dpsbf2Qao/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXNrlN2CnkoMvTm961Dpsbf2Qao/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXNrlN2CnkoMvTm961Dpsbf2Qao/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aXNrlN2CnkoMvTm961Dpsbf2Qao/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/wi9dtlRpOvk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/sony-backlot-shoot-behind-the-scenes Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:06:14 -0700 Alexa & Eggie at Chicago South Asian Film Festival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/s_vIRppeonM/alexa-eggie-at-chicago-south-asian-film-festi http://fearlessproductions.tv/alexa-eggie-at-chicago-south-asian-film-festi <p> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PNLBEWJgvAk?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p />I'll be at the <a href="http://www.csaff.org">Chicago South Asian Film Festival</a> to screen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/EggieEgbertGreen">The Eggie Files</a> and help teach an <a href="http://www.csaff.org/workshops.htm">Alexa workshop</a> for the local Chicago peeps. I'll bring some goodies for other cameras as well to show off. Let me know if you're coming and I'll clue you in to the secret parties. <br /> </div><br /><b>Snehal Patel</b> <br /> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/u3BYKynnYchvICzEyxUkJ0VcZ021NWhAgCcKaOut6goBqXuwK3KqvIzOniXK/CSAFF-offical-Selection.jpg"><img alt="Csaff-offical-selection" height="264" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/u3BYKynnYchvICzEyxUkJ0VcZ021NWhAgCcKaOut6goBqXuwK3KqvIzOniXK/CSAFF-offical-Selection.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/Bc5wfKHEksGGZPrDxB3OUj1rINbLAG7XJymKbzeaHuLIrrJc0yUepsYonS6c/2011-ALEXA-Sales-Brochure-Cove.jpg"><img alt="2011-alexa-sales-brochure-cove" height="401" 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/QxCBICqps6Y/films-shot-with-alexa http://fearlessproductions.tv/films-shot-with-alexa <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/1pcGB3W0DrWggWqR6CvVRfCpLWVS12IjTjmpS94FZGEHKVBIaMXEJEZ9wjax/StillFromANONYMOUS_Alexa.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Stillfromanonymous_alexa" height="378" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/WRWBd1xSYAmt7lzGxxsnqeYKmiaCPXad6TnOUgKkouEaabO51axpZCG13hzY/StillFromANONYMOUS_Alexa.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> </div> <p></p><div>This is a still from the drama "Anonymous," which was filmed on an Alexa.</div><p /><div>From HD Magazine comes a list of some films that are shot with the Arri Alexa:</div><p /><div><a href="http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2011/7/25/arris-alexa-goes-for-it-at-the-movies.html">http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2011/7/25/arris-alexa-goes-for-it-at-the-movies.html</a></div> <br /><b>Snehal Patel</b> <br />Office: 424-235-0579<br /><a href="http://www.FearlessProductions.tv" target="_blank">www.FearlessProductions.tv</a> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/films-shot-with-alexa">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/films-shot-with-alexa#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTtG9ydEiB-1qRktfb_szs9uAjk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTtG9ydEiB-1qRktfb_szs9uAjk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTtG9ydEiB-1qRktfb_szs9uAjk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTtG9ydEiB-1qRktfb_szs9uAjk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img 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</div> <p>"The Eggie Files," an original web series I wrote & directed has been selected for the 2011 TriMedia Film Festival which runs from Sept. 9th through 11th in Fort Collins, Colorado.<p /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3LtnwEstLoU?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p /> Snehal Patel <br />Director, Writer (and a whole lot more...) of <i>The Eggie Files</i><p /></p> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/the-eggie-files-gets-into-trimedia-film-festi">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/the-eggie-files-gets-into-trimedia-film-festi#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rJZy7v9LMfGleYRrDsLbGxNzbpg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rJZy7v9LMfGleYRrDsLbGxNzbpg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rJZy7v9LMfGleYRrDsLbGxNzbpg/1/da"><img 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per second ability will be coming to the Arri Alexa late this year. This will be at FULL HD resolution of 1920x1080 at ProRes 422HQ setting. Even at this high frame rate, Alexa will still retain the 14stops of Dynamic Range and High sensor sensitivity that the camera has become known for.<p /><b>Snehal Patel</b> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-alexa-120fps-preview">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-alexa-120fps-preview#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9O4bJL_pslmdWml8xc9Q6dq1qo8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9O4bJL_pslmdWml8xc9Q6dq1qo8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9O4bJL_pslmdWml8xc9Q6dq1qo8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9O4bJL_pslmdWml8xc9Q6dq1qo8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/OhldggPOPgk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/arri-alexa-120fps-preview Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:09:00 -0700 Cheat Sheet for Taking Great Photos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/g0Cmx8hCyV4/cheat-sheet-for-taking-great-photos http://fearlessproductions.tv/cheat-sheet-for-taking-great-photos <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpsakbuzzfedc_dljzz" height="828" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/fearlessproductions/dcx4hQ5llqRbmnlE8RecCicEtjv1AfFM6Be2b9wM1ULRPeiNdB4kgiBTB0Y1/media_httpsakbuzzfedc_Dljzz.jp.jpg.scaled570.jpg" width="553" /> </div> </p> <p>Thanks to <a href="http://livinginthestills.tumblr.com/cheatsheet">Miguel Yatco</a> for this cool graphic.  He also posted the following notes on his blog - "Living in the Stills."</p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Exposure</strong></em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- The light meter is different from the exposure setting.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Keeping your light meter at “0” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the perfect setting. Just don’t stray too far from the “0”. Adjust to your liking.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Positive numbers on your exposure setting will make your photos brighter.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Negative numbers make your photos darker. </em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Aperture</strong></em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Small numbers (like f/1.4) have larger openings, which let in more light.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Big numbers (like f/16) have smaller openings, which let in less light.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Shutter Speed</strong></em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Seeing 100, 250, 320, etc. on your viewfinder means “1/(number seen)”, like “1/100”.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Try not to use 1/60 or less when handheld, that’s when you use a tripod or look for something steady.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Using longer exposure (slow shutter speed) will let in more light.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Using shorter exposure (fast shutter speed) will let in less light.</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>ISO</strong></em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- ISO is the sensitivity of your camera to light</em></p> <p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>- Lower numbers are less sensitive to light, which give smoother photos.</em></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em> - Higher numbers are very sensitive to light, which give very grainy and noisy photos.</em></p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/cheat-sheet-for-taking-great-photos">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/cheat-sheet-for-taking-great-photos#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yi4f4lf4qIfbRpke9juf3jxmSZs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yi4f4lf4qIfbRpke9juf3jxmSZs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yi4f4lf4qIfbRpke9juf3jxmSZs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yi4f4lf4qIfbRpke9juf3jxmSZs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/g0Cmx8hCyV4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/cheat-sheet-for-taking-great-photos Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:05:41 -0700 Sci-Fi Fodder - Aggressive Quadrotor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/27ep_p3K7hM/sci-fi-fodder-aggressive-quadrotor http://fearlessproductions.tv/sci-fi-fodder-aggressive-quadrotor <p> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/geqip_0Vjec?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe><p />GRASP labs is doing some amazing research in autonomous quadrotor technology. I can't wait to incorporate one of these buggers in my sci-fi film.<p /> <b>Snehal Patel</b> <br /><a href="http://www.FearlessProductions.tv" target="_blank">www.FearlessProductions.tv</a> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/sci-fi-fodder-aggressive-quadrotor">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/sci-fi-fodder-aggressive-quadrotor#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Bt8GTVulWCYIeTJbgDdbcGTh0Nw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Bt8GTVulWCYIeTJbgDdbcGTh0Nw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Bt8GTVulWCYIeTJbgDdbcGTh0Nw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Bt8GTVulWCYIeTJbgDdbcGTh0Nw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/27ep_p3K7hM" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/sci-fi-fodder-aggressive-quadrotor Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:24:00 -0700 Meeting Russell Carpenter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~3/5C3Yk03xQ_o/meeting-russell-carpenter http://fearlessproductions.tv/meeting-russell-carpenter <p> <p>I got a chance to meet <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005665/" title="Russess" target="_blank">Russell Carpenter, ASC </a>recently.  I was helping him with some DSLR accessories by <a href="http://www.arri.com/camera/professional_camera_accessories.html" target="_blank">Arri</a>.  It was really cool to interact with an Oscar winning Cinematographer and see his interest in DSLR technology.  I hope to do some cool things with him in the near future.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-06-25/tdyagapeDlzijtbvFGrhrveBEGIHqrBJidlenEjFnFvbookHsbGtmdAzcnug/IMG_5346.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_5346" height="380" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-06-25/tdyagapeDlzijtbvFGrhrveBEGIHqrBJidlenEjFnFvbookHsbGtmdAzcnug/IMG_5346.JPG.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-06-25/jIvFmEjkuBdbmAbpdvawDsoFxCIpjJaDquorzmkDubGxquIjfhraGuCEGkbn/IMG_5343.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_5343" height="380" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-06-25/jIvFmEjkuBdbmAbpdvawDsoFxCIpjJaDquorzmkDubGxquIjfhraGuCEGkbn/IMG_5343.JPG.scaled570.jpg" width="570" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/meeting-russell-carpenter">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> <p><strong>Snehal Patel</strong></p> </p> <p><a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/meeting-russell-carpenter">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://fearlessproductions.tv/meeting-russell-carpenter#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K8XCZ_NM_xR95l0mAqrQR0DxMVQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K8XCZ_NM_xR95l0mAqrQR0DxMVQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K8XCZ_NM_xR95l0mAqrQR0DxMVQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K8XCZ_NM_xR95l0mAqrQR0DxMVQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FearlessProductionsBlog/~4/5C3Yk03xQ_o" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1311099/snehal_by-philip.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erFxi03gkpj Snehal Patel fearlessproductions Snehal Patel http://fearlessproductions.tv/meeting-russell-carpenter en-usnonadult