Larry McMahon Photography Blog » Personal http://larrymcmahonphotography.com/blog Irish Contemporary Portrait, Wedding and Fashion Photographer Tue, 08 May 2012 15:47:46 +0000 en hourly 1 Claudine – Ballet Dancer Portrait / Proposed Short Movie http://larrymcmahonphotography.com/blog/2009/08/claudine-ballet-dancer-portrait-proposed-short-movie/ http://larrymcmahonphotography.com/blog/2009/08/claudine-ballet-dancer-portrait-proposed-short-movie/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:24:17 +0000 Larry http://larrymcmahonphotography.com/blog/?p=710 I photographed Claudine recently. Claudine is a ballet dancer whom I have photographed before.

I am going to be shooting a very short film in which she will be the only subject  No real story to it. Just (hopefully)  a visually beautiful and emotional piece. Running for no more than 3 minutes. Music will be very important and that’s been decided. There’s a draft storyboard in place at this stage. In the film I hope to achieve the general look and drama I believe I achieved in this still image.

Why do this?

It’s the magic of movies.  Plain and simple. And it is real magic not the kind of rabbit out of the hat magic. The moving image has always fascinated me so I want to try my hand at it.

The cinematography is a new venture for me  which I am very excited about.  I believe alot of what a stills photographer understands can translate very well into cinematography. There is composition, direction, the understanding of light, the building of a story. But it is different and will involve a steep learning curve and huge effort.

That’s why I am blogging this so I have to do it ;-)

Stay tuned…….

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