Heath Saunders

I had this afternoon off and decided to play around a bit. Followed my morning routine of making coffee. Starting with waking up to the ceiling, looking out my window at two palm trees, checking the clock, then making the coffee. Or at least pouring hot water on a bag and filling with too much cream. Shot on the Red Scarlet with some canon macros and the rokinon cine primes and using the kessler cinedrive.

I found all of my father's 8mm home videos from when he was a child and they fascinated me. I pulled up some of the first footage I ever filmed. I thought both my first footage and my father's home videos had a very similar feel - Of course the obvious being the amateur feel to them, but also the feeling of curiosity and exploration. With the old 8mm cameras, there was no editing, no deleting, just film what you see and then move onto the next shot. The people who used these cameras had never used anything like that before. This gives the all of the footage a very organic, natural charm. I tried to mimic the feel of these old family videos with my own footage. The footage is from when I was studying abroad in the city of Munich, Germany.

I recently purchased the Kessler CineDrive and Parallax system. Here are some initial test shots including live motion with motion control and some timelapse footage. Not the best viewpoint or weather for the timelapse tests, but there is a visible progression and a solid proof of concept. And what basic camera test is complete with out a cat?