Comporium ReadyHome - BTS
Thanks to Katie Marentes for the pictures!
Comporium ReadyHome
Director & Cinematographer | Bernardo A Marentes
Producer | Jon Muedder
Production Coordinator | Kelly Brown
Post Production | Jacob Lewis
Color | Steven Lester
Composer | Clint Snow
Grip | Dan Panebianco
We were approached by Comporium to create a spot that would highlight their ReadyHome, Home Automation, system. We wanted to showcase the Automation, Security and Energy Management features without making the spot feel too informational. We decided to focus more on the experience of using the product rather than how everything works.
We shot on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera with Canon L series lenses and the Tokina 11-16. Beside form factor and infinity focus issues with the 11-16, the experience with this camera was great.
We’ll have a couple of BTS photos to share soon.
- Bernardo
I recently had the opportunity to be the cinematographer on a documentary for Elevation Church. Our small crew made our way through Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan in a little under three weeks. We were documenting the work of some incredible organizations in the area including Samaritan’s Purse, Sports Outreach Ministry, SIM and YoungLife Africa.
The landscapes were amazing, the people were incredible and their stories were inspiring.
I shot primarily on a Canon c300 and a 16-35L, 24-70L II, and a 70-200L II. The c300 held up incredibly well in rough conditions and I absolutely fell in love with the new 24-70.
Here are some screenshots of some of my favorite moments.
- Bernardo A Marentes
Here is the Music Video / Commercial I shot for Blake Edwards and Mosquito Squad.
Today I started shooting a documentary project that I’ll be working on over the next couple of months. I’m excited to finally start laying some ground work.
I’ll be posting updates on the progress. For now here are two screengrabs from today.
I am extremely proud to announce my new partnership with Caravan. I will be working with my good friends Jon Muedder and Jacob Lewis, who founded the company.
There is a lot ahead of us in 2013 and we are excited to grow Caravan and create beautiful work together.
Stick around for some more updates in the following weeks.
Here is the commercial spot for Lowe’s I had the chance to shoot a couple of weeks ago.
Shot on the RED Scarlet provided by Jeremy Ball at www.agrade.tv
This past weekend was amazing. I got to DP for director Blake Edwards on a music video/commercial for Mosquito Squad. I had a great time getting to talk through this project with Blake and we had some good laughs. The crew was small but we accomplished a lot in one day. We shot with a RED Epic Package and Canon L series lenses. I was also able to use my latest woodworking project on set. A Hi-hat worthy of an Epic! It held up great and has really come in handy so far. You can see it pictured above.
Also, I want to thank Geoff and R.C. Walker ( La Storia Productions) and Brent Christy for the pictures. These are some incredibly hardworking, humble and talented guys.
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to shoot a spot for Lowe’s with Limerick Studios. It was a great experience. I got to work with some very talented friends and had the opportunity to lead an amazing crew. I’m very proud of what we were able to capture and can’t wait to share it with everyone. I’ll post it as soon as it’s ready.
This is a piece I’ve been working on for a couple of months with composer Marcus Brown. He’s incredibly talented and this album is going to be amazing.
Spending the day shooting with the talented Brent Christy for K2 Productions.
Just got back from New York where I spent the week documenting Hurricane Sandy relief work being done by amazing volunteers through Samaritan’s Purse. I heard many tragic tales but heard even more stories that were full of hope and kindness.
Here are a couple of the pieces that our editor put together while we were on the field. Shot on the c300.
Currently putting this spot together for Halogen TV. We had fun playing with the FS700.
