The Water's Warm: An Introduction

Hello everybody kind enough to visit my site.  My name is Brian.  I was born, raised, and currently reside in southern New Jersey (around 30 minutes outside of Philadelphia, PA).  I've had a strong interest in film and television production and wanted to get involved.  I graduated from Rowan University in 2006 (which has a very good communication college), and - among other things after graduation - interned at the Philadelphia-based production company Backseat Conceptions in 2007.  It was around this time I decided that I would get the most opportunities by honing specific skills as opposed to trying to be a jack of all trades and toiling as a production assistant nobody wanted.  What better skill to hone than working with a camera?  So I received a professional grade camera as a gift, hooked up with fine gentleman - through my dad - responsible for his own production company, and I took to it quite quickly.  For the past two years, I've been shooting and sometimes editing what have largely been cheerleading events and dance recitals up and down from New Jersey to Virginia.  Now I'm looking to break out on my own.  

So now, I've joined the blogging ranks for the sake of publicly detailing my work and making contacts for the sake of creative and artistic collaborations.  The infinite quest for an unbelievable reel, artistic achievement, and the almighty dollar.  I won't be using this site to talk about this person or that show - that's what I have Facebook for - unless it ties into a project, be it related to subject or is inspiration for it.  I'm pretty much open to anything outside of the obscene and pornographic.  The types of projects I'm looking to do more of include:

Fictional Narratives:  It's hard enough to come up with an idea, but it gets even harder to put it to paper in detail and bring it to life in front of a camera.  This kind of thing is a group effort, and I'm always open to contributing to such a group, from the idea stage to the practicalities.

Non-Fictional Narratives: Documentaries on what a real person does, telling a story about a portion of his/her life.  A good example of this would be the project I recently finished.  I'll share details on it sooner than later, as it shows what I'm capable of, and myself and others are very happy with it.

Sports: Capturing a good athletic performance for posterity and/or a recruitment video.

Parties/Special Events: The two other personal projects I've completed fall under this category: my cousin's wedding in Ocean City, NJ last year (a thankfully simple affair), and a party showcasing independent bands at the residence of one of my other cousins.  The editing on these was very basic, with simple transitions from one moment to the other, but each capture the moods well and greatly pleased the subjects.  The wedding could have used flashier editing in spots had I found more footage, while the band party speaks for itself going from song to song. 

This leads to the fact that, while I'm very pleased with what I'm capable of now, I'm still in a few feet off the coast as I explore the vast open waters of video production.  My camera is a Sony DCR-VX2100, standard definition and capable of shooting in 4:3 and 16:9.  I edit on a MacBook Pro using Final Cut Pro.  Sure, my equipment could be better; my camera isn't HD and my Final Cut program is only at Version 5.  My equipment has still done very well by me, and it can always change in the future... just like anything in life.