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Finally a real camera to work with! That's right, we now have a Canon EOS 5D Mark II to work with, everybody! To celebrate we went out and shot a promo for the guys in the Jerry Woods Racing Team at the Sears Point Racetrack. Shooting went smoothly without a hitch, we had a GoPro HD camera in one of the cars, as well as 3 other cameras out on different locations on the track (2 Canon XH-G1s and a Canon 600D) (Teaser ...

Another day atop Mt. Hamilton at the Siwajek Ranch turned out eventful when we went back up to shoot the last part of the principal photography. It began with our explosions once again not working... in order to collapse the tunnel, we needed an explosion that would be able to actually take a piece out of the hillside, however the mixture of explosives we had was apparently missing one key ingredient. Since we were ...

The second and third days of shooting Roth Rind's new short film, entitled "Grace," were an experience in themselves. We came up late Friday night to a secluded ranch 10 miles away from the observatory on Mt. Hamilton. Mohammad Harirsaz, Brent Franklin, Daniel Szymski, Roth Rind, Boran Vukajlovic, Sean Siwajek, and Sheldon Steere spent the first night until about 4:00 AM building the tunnel on the hillside, building ...

The first day of shooting Roth Rind's new short film, entitled "Grace," went amazingly well! We built a set to look like the inside of a collapsed tunnel, and the actors performed their scene beautifully inside it. Here are a few shots of what it looked like on this impressive set, built primarily by Roth Rind, Amani Marie, Stephanie Emerson, and Danielle Baker, with help from the rest of the cr ...

You remember that one project we were telling you was going to be done about 2 years ago and then NEVER DID IT? Well it's actually getting done now! Salty Samurai Studios' own Mario McKellop and Sheldon Steere will be working to bring the vision of Greg Danger: Industrial Espionage to life... finally! We recently reworked the rough draft of the script and had editors and professional screenwriters go over it, giving ...

Matt Cross and the Garage Boys are back! Salty Samurai Studios' own Sheldon Steere, along with Producer / Director Roth Rind, and Director of Photography Matt Cross will be working on the new K-57 Music Video "We Here to Party." During the summer, Matt Cross and Sheldon Steere filmed the music video "Hustla" for K-57, Mi$$ Ri$$, Rizwan the Akkie, and The Jacka. Editing is finally almost done, (look below for screenshots!) ...