Video on the Road

Learning a new language: My new camera, Part 1

Kim S Beamish — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:48:24 +0000

By Kim S Beamish Before leaving Australia to come to Egypt I had decided that I was going to gear up and make sure that I was ready to roll as we touched down in Cairo. I had decided that … Continue reading →

Surrounded by Butterflies

Kim S Beamish — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:33:17 +0000

By Kim S Beamish So how did I get here shooting a documentary film in a 400 year old covered market or souk in the heart of Old Islamic Cairo. A film about textile workers, men who hand stitch intricate … Continue reading →

Cairo’s Tentmakers go to the mountain

Kim S Beamish — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:52:42 +0000

By Kim S Beamish The Tentmakers of Chareh El-Khiamiah Introduction from Video on the Road on Vimeo. I have been shooting now for the better part of four months and have about 40+ hours of footage of the tentmakers of … Continue reading →

LEAP OF FAITH

Kim S Beamish — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:29:52 +0000

By Kim S Beamish Leap of Faith from Video on the Road on Vimeo. OK so I have a bit of an admission to make, I have worked with DSLRs before. I’m not quite the virgin I said I was, … Continue reading →

An idea of style

Kim S Beamish — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:57:24 +0000

By Kim S Beamish I am thinking about how I would like to shoot, about as much as I am thinking about what I’m going to shoot, or even what I am going to shoot on? The what am I going … Continue reading →

TO ‘D’ OR NOT TO ‘D’ : SHOULD I BE GETTING A PANASONIC AG-AF100?

Kim S Beamish — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:13:32 +0000

By Kim S Beamish A quick post about a dilemma I am having right at t he moment. With only weeks till I am about to pack up shop and move to the other side of the world I … Continue reading →

EMAIL TO DEN LENNIE

Kim S Beamish — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:08:02 +0000

By Kim S Beamish Recently Den Lennie from F-Stop Academy sent out an email asking for some help. Hi Kim, Since my last few emails, I’ve had more than a few people asking me about how to advance into professional film … Continue reading →

SLOT CARS

Kim S Beamish — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:00:11 +0000

By Kim S Beamish Slot Cars from Video on the Road on Vimeo. On Wednesday night I took myself and some of the gear I have recently acquired down to Way2Fast Model Car Raceway. Where I found about a dozen … Continue reading →

A REIGNITION

Kim S Beamish — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:42 +0000

By Kim S Beamish Welcome to my blog. This is a bit of a return to force, a reignition of creativity that has been somewhat wayside for a little while. I have been, though I say this loosely, a documentary … Continue reading →