SmartMojo Kit Options Oct 2015
What you have in your mojo kit depends on what you want to use it for. Your kit might include a DSLR if you need to do long lens work. Your kit might also include a gimbal and some walkie talkies. Knowing what your job requires is an essential part of being a strong mojo. […]
Sennheiser AVX combo first look
Sennheiser say that the AVX-Combo is the perfect digital wireless microphone set for film projects. It may also be just that and more for mojo work. The system (which uses AES 256-bit encryption at an audio resolution of 24-bit, 48kHz) includes a receiver, handheld microphone, body-pack transmitter with omni-directional lavaliere microphone (we upgraded to the […]
First look lenses 2 (quick comparo for distortion)
Further to my first quick look at the EXO lens. I’ve managed to get my broken Moment lens working and have shot a couple of shots with it, Exo and the mCam. This video is not about exposure (that’s coming from Dubrovnik where the light and colours are cool as) it’s just a quick look at […]
First Look Exo lens
I bought a new EXO lens in the US and wasn’t sure, until we began using it at recent mojo workshops in Norway. Everyone loved it, even the distortion, because it is a thing of functional beauty. The smartphone (6 and 6 plus) slide in to the EXO lens as if on rails and it fits into a […]
Smartmojo workshops with the Schibsted Academy in Norway
The recent Smartmojo course in Oslo, Norway, run by Ivo Burum for the Schibsted Academy, part of the Schibsted Media Group, was a huge success. “The reporters are super-happy! “ said Erik Sønstelie, the Director of the Schibsted Journalism Academy. Two groups of journalists from VGTV, Aften Posten and a number of other papers in the Schibsted […]
Basic mojo gear wrap up
This is an article I wrote for the current issue of the Walkley Magazine (from Australia’s premier journalism foundation). It provides an overview of the latest and must have gear. Basic Mojo Gear (Walkley article PDF)
Anatomy of Story – Building scene elements from shots
Building scenes with a set up, development and resolution is always important. But when we build a scene from a few shots that we didn’t plan, we need to make lots of decisions quickly: What’s it about? What order do we reveal information? For how long? What elements do we use to reveal information? How will it fit with other scenes […]
Microphone Comparo 101
Audio is often seen as the second cousin and often left until last when we prep for filming. But Walter Murch, the famous Hollywood feature film and sound editor and mixer, reminds us that: “The most important thing students must learn is 90 per cent of film is sound. The picture is far less important” (cited in […]
Finding their Mojo (in Ceduna and surrounds)
My last mojo project in remote communities around Ceduna in South Australia, conducted for Red Cross, has entered a new stage. Funding has been sourced by Red Cross SA Director, Helen Connolly, to continue the program with the Ceduna Youth Hub. Peter Jericho the co-ordinator of the Ceduna Youth Hub was one of the mojo trainee trainers, “It’s […]
Far West Mojo Production Kit 101
Every large mojo project has peculiarities that impact the type of mojo and the equipment that can be used. Here is a vide of the mojo kit we used in the recent Far West Mojo project, in remote communities, in outback South Australia. In this kit we use the Airstash transfer device to help move […]