Author: Abatecolasan

The Tear Sizzle – Final Footage Is In!

On the 10th of October, I finally had enough time and money to film the remaining fifteen seconds of the sizzle which had eluded me for months. After my daughter was born and the pandemic swept over the Earth, things…

Directing Live – Kavil and Dolby Theaters

Me directing at the Fred Kavil Theater in Thousand Oaks, California and Tech Directing at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. For both set ups we had 5 cameras and that made it fun. My trial by fire when learning to direct TV was on…

Goodbye Steem. Hello Hive, Commercials and LBRY

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Welcome back to The Other Cola (formerly Distant Signal) where I talk about filmmaking, story, cryptocurrency and liberty! I’m saying hello to Hive and goodbye from Steem. I’m also taking this opportunity to begin decentralizing how I serve my media…

Hive Commercial #2 – “Be”

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Welcome back to The Other Cola (formerly Distant Signal) where I talk about filmmaking, story, cryptocurrency and liberty! In today’s piece, goodbye Steem. Hello Hive! With just a few hours to go until Hive.io launches, I’m releasing the 2nd commercial…

Hive Commercial #1 – “Hive”

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Welcome back to The Other Cola (formerly Distant Signal) where I talk about filmmaking, story, cryptocurrency and liberty! Thanks to @ashtv, I decided to finish the Hive commercial and release it in advance of the official launch of @hiveio! I’ve significantly upgraded…

Clavius Lenses Organized

Our richard gale optics uk Clavius lenses aperture discs organized for our sizzle shoot.

Our Clavius lens set’s aperture inserts were completely disorganized and I was able to spend a little time getting the kit ready for production. My favorite at the moment are the pink, colored ovals which gives the image a gorgeous…

I NEED A VINTAGE ZOOM!

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Image by Camtec. The Tear is going to be shot using my vintage – sort of – set of prime lenses that have been redesigned and house by Richard Gale. They’re called the Clavius lenses. At their base are the Helios…