14 Days of Vincent Laforet and Jaime O'Brien

[Andy]

As you may know, SmugMug is sponsoring (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2008/12/18/t-5-engaging-in-the-next-big-project/) Vincent's next big project, and it's a film-making expedition in Hawaii with one of the world's top Surfers, Jamie O'Brien. :clap :clap :clap

Follow this thread, we'll be posting each installment and we'll discuss the films, Vincent, Jamie, the gear (oh! the gear!!!!!) all here :D

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Older Posts!


Feb 12, 2009: First Look: Jamie O'Brien (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2009/02/12/first-look-jamie-obrien/)

Jan 7, 2009: Fish Eye View (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2009/01/07/fish-eye-view/)

Jan 3, 2009: Behind the Scenes II (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2009/01/03/behind-the-scenes-ii/)

Jan 1, 2009: Backdoor Switchfoot (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2009/01/02/backdoor-switchfoot/)

Dec 30, 2008: Hurry Up and Wait (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2008/12/30/hurry-up-and-wait/)

Dec 28, 2008: Behind The Scenes I (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2008/12/28/behind-the-scenes-i/)

Dec 26, 2008: Day One (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2008/12/26/taking-off-jamie-obrien-project-day-one/)

[BradfordBenn]

Way coool!:clap

[ian408]

This promises to be interesting.

I like the low-budget heli shots :lol3

[Awais Yaqub]

:clap:clap

[Sam]

OK, I give up.............I can not see any video, no matter whats I do????

Sam:cry

[norcalshooter]

Awesome, should be a great project.
Cant wait to move there myself, pulling up roots in norcal for the Big Island this May!

Im very interested in the underwater housings he might use for the 5d II.
Ikelite has one for around $1600, but there are some guys in San Diego making
a more universal type housing with a pistol grip & just a few key functions.
More sports shooting oriented then the 2 handed ikelite.

The RC helicopter shots should be pretty sweet as well.

[ian408]

If you go to Vincent's blog, you'll see some comments regarding the the UW housings.

[ChrisJ]

Wow, that looks really cool.

OK, I give up.............I can not see any video, no matter whats I do???? Do you have the latest Flash? Check here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

My version is 10.0.12.36 (running under Firefox).

[com3]

awesome! looking forward to seeing more! :clap

[Andy]

Next I’ll put up a behind the scenes piece/tutorial on how important Neutral Density Filters are with these digital cinema cameras and how they’re absolutely essential if you want to differentiate what you are shooting with your Canon lenses from what you see coming out of standard HD video cameras when shooting in daylight.

:clap

[norcalshooter]

Hurry up & Wait was cool.:thumb
Cant wait to see what he plans for surf shots.

[DoctorIt]

Jamie sure has a tough life with that view out his front door? :ear

[norcalshooter]

Jamie sure has a tough life with that view out his front door? :ear

+1

Would love to have ocean front.

Saw both sides of a ocean front duplex for sale on the north shore last year for $650k.
Wish I had the cash for that move...

[Tango]

i see these videos and think,,, wow amazing work, i think i will give up before i even start trying ....

then i watch the behind the scenes and hear words like "we're practicing"
its nice to hear commentary from the photographer, i get a sense of the talent, hard work, and imagination applied... and i then think,
no, i will not give up...these guys give me inspiration

[Tango]

Jamie sure has a tough life with that view out his front door? :ear

i was thinking more about rolling out of bed just to be burdened with selecting a surf board....thats ruff

[schmoo]

i see these videos and think,,, wow amazing work, i think i will give up before i even start trying ....

then i watch the behind the scenes and hear words like "we're practicing"
its nice to hear commentary from the photographer, i get a sense of the talent, hard work, and imagination applied... and i then think,
no, i will not give up...these guys give me inspiration

Not even about the gear, lookit Jamie surf!

The newest clip is just... wow.

[DoctorIt]

Not even about the gear, lookit Jamie surf!:nod

Last time I tried to ride switchfoot, I looked like an electrocuted jellyfish! I can't wait for some more clips. Models and scenery are great, but some proper wave action - now we're talkin!!

[schmoo]

Vincent has finally updated with the promised (filter, lens, tripod) information for you gearheads! :lol3

[Andy]

Behind The Scenes II, :jawdrop

[schmoo]

Bump for the new clip. I never thought I would go surfing before, but LFV made it real for me! :lol3

[NomadRip]

He has been putting out some great videos on his blog. :bow

[Terrence]

Suh-lick. I've been away for awhile and I'm tickled to find out SmugMug is behind this venture. Keep on keepin' on.

[schmoo]

Suh-lick. I've been away for awhile and I'm tickled to find out SmugMug is behind this venture. Keep on keepin' on.

It looks like Vincent's headed home to put together what he got, but the best is sure to come...

[norcalshooter]

Looks like the the Fisheye post from Jan 7 got pulled?
Was looking forward to another installment and saw it was gone?:scratch

[schmoo]

Bump again for ZOMG goodness!

Having been dabbling a bit with the 5D and video editing, I have renewed, extreme and profound respect for the quality of the work that's coming out here.

It does look like the Fish Eye entry got pulled, but the video is still up on the VLF SmugMug site (http://vincentlaforet.smugmug.com/gallery/6961015_exAjb/1/450568576_iAAka/Large).

[Andy]

Neat article in a Surfing rag:

http://img.skitch.com/20090420-gfq2gkms1f5qpw5muuefgtrqrr.jpg

[polyya]

Nice shot from Timo Jarvinen, see him in action here: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=125431
He´s gonna be a good Dad so soon maybe he cannot go to Tahiti this year but who cares? With that good news anything matters. Laforet´s wor it´s also so amazing he´s one of the best watermen of the world nowadays, the rest only can drem to get there sometime...:rutt