http://www.barrycheong.com/blog blog | news | cinematography Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:56:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scouting w/ the Panascout app. Cool little app from Panavision which plots the location you shot the pics, aspect ratio configurations, etc... and they kinda make for cool stills.. it has this Polaroid kitsch to it Caledon Badlands... Music video this weekend.. Stay tuned. http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=310 Shot a dance demo with Director Rome for choreographer Romeo Casellas. The video featured 10 dancers highlighting Romeo's choreography. We shot at Embassy Nightclub in Toronto on my 7D. Despite the camera's many shortcomings I've really been digging the images coming from it with the last few jobs ... http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=302 (photo by Nicole Abram) Just completed shooting a music video for my dear friend, and arguably the most talented girl I know, Stacey Kaniuk for her track Yellow Broken Lines. It was a one day shoot at Wallace Studios (a rarity for me - I'm always on location!) directed ... http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=299 http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=293 I worked as a guest cinematographer on a cooking segment for a new web series being produced by the Kapisanan Philippine Centre. I've now had a fairly long standing relationship with the centre and it's people, often shooting in their facilities in Kensington market, and was happy to get ... http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=288 My friends at Exploding Motor Car have just put together a 2 part behind the scenes video of the making of the music video "New Years" that I shot for them last year. Check out some of the hard work put in and fun we had making it: http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=287 Happy new year to everyone! My website and demo reel will be undergoing its annual update and refreshing for the new year. This should include a lot of new work from 2009 and will hopefully be complete, ready to launch, within the next month. Wishing you and yours all ... http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=286 I shot some commercials for WFN (World Fishing Network) with Frank Russo and his team over there in early November. Here's the 1st spot completed. Shot on my Canon 7D. Thanks to my team - Gaffer Misha Petrenko and Key Grip Cliff Ramnauth. http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=285 The good folks over at Cinequip Whites have been running a blog for the past year which profiles local product, services and also spotlights local people working in the film and television community here in Toronto. They kindly asked me a few questions and have just posted their spotlight ... http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=283 Spent some time sharing and exchanging ideas with fellow filmmakers, photographers and image makers - Ryan Hughes, Kar Wai Ng and Arash Moallemi. We did a little informal testing but mainly discussed workflow, shortcomings of DSLR cameras, as well as imaging technique and application in general. Hopefully, the ... http://www.barrycheong.com/blog/?p=279