Way back in late April people swarmed the Vegas lifestyle to indulge in two things…maybe three, one for sure for most travelers was NAB. For me NAB was my primary purpose as well but my secondary purpose was to shoot a first time model to help on her way into stardom. The picture on the left was taken on the roof of the Jockey Club which sits on the strip right next to the Bellagio Hotel and has a great view of their water show. We had an “in” at the hotel that gained us access to the roof I cant say who or how so dont go asking around your attempts will be feeble. This shoot on the roof may have been a once in a lifetime kinda thing that may never happen again.
Our shoot started below inside the hotel in a not so traveled part down a random hallway, I did this for a couple of reasons one to get to know the model and have her feel comfortable working with me and two the sun was still pretty high up in the sky it felt like high noon even though it was 4 pm, thirdly for some reason i feel like i need to warm up my photography abilities it takes a few to get into the rhythm/flow of the shoot. BTW All of this is to ease our way into the shoot before we went 13 stories up to the exposed rooftop (i could literally roll a ball off the top there was no safety rail or anything just flat and open). My setup was two flashes, one in my newly acquired westcott Apollo 28″ softbox and they other was either bare, snooted or shoot through umbrella. All in all it was a great shoot, Michelle is a fantastic model and really looks great in front of the camera which some people cant pull off they look good in person but sometimes that doesnt transistion to in front of the lens but thats not the case with Michelle shes just as good looking in person and i think she would be great for the modeling industry, so if you’re heading to vegas and need a model for a shoot i think she will be available. For the rest of the images check my Flickr
New American Standard M.P.C. strives to make a difference, so we often end up doing production for non-profit groups and churches in southern California. The Fathers House (buildingsolidlives.org) wanted to put together a video of the history of their church and how it came about and tie it in with a building fund campaign now [...]
Kindra, a lover of music and God writes songs about life’s struggles and tribulations, many of which she has endured herself. Her soft, mesmerizing voice lures the listener into her music allowing them to not just hear but to also feel the lyrics. This is her first music video and New American Standard M.P.C. is [...]
Box [Full Version] Winner Best Special Effects 2011 San Diego 48 Hour Film Project Directorial Debut for first time Writer, Producer, Director Frank Silas. BOX is a Suspense Thriller shot on location in San Diego, CA by Team Vicious Films and New American Standard MPC.
The third visual effects shot coming down the pipeline lately. We should add that this shot and the previous two we’ve already put up have nothing to do with one another. They’re all purely for us to experiment with some cool visual ideas. Enjoy!
Here’s another visual effects shot we created with the help of a couple talented friends of ours, Cheetah Platt and Tyler Tankersly.
The first of many visual effects shots we’ve been producing lately. When Cody gets trapped between two enemies, what will he do??
