Wasp Death - Short film

wasp death from Mike Griggs on Vimeo.

I really hate wasps!

Filmed using a Canon 7D with EF100 Macro lens all handheld as can be seen.

Edited with Final Cut Pro X, with colour work in Magic Bullet Mojo.

The Clouded Mind - Video install at The British Library

The Clouded Mind from Mike Griggs on Vimeo.

This audio visual art installation was inspired by the themes of the exhibition including mesmerism, ghostly manifestations and the hysteria of the supernatural. It evokes the mystery and longing which result from persistent attempts to make sense of the intangible.
Director – James Norton
Director of Photography – James Fisher
SFX & Editing – Mike Griggs
Sound – James Norton and Ben Pawson

Showing in the Folio Society Gallery at the British Library as part of the ‘Hankering after Ghosts : Charles Dickens and the Supernatural’ exhibition November 2011 - March 2012.

Photo of the piece in the Folio Society Gallery in the British LibraryThe piece was shot on Canon 7D’s shooting at 50fps I couldnt make it to the shoot of the ink tank, but sent through a handy instruction sheet, to make sure we were getting what we wanted. I then used the period stills as a base then used Adobe Premiere, and its layer overlay modes to create a traditional feel to the video. I only used After Effects for  the amazing pixel motion time slow down effect that saved my rear end and a bit of contrast and exposure boost.

The best part of this workflow, is that if anything got too heavy for Premiere, I was able to use the adobe Dynamic link to move the clip to After Effects to add the finesse I needed. Mastered at 720p but projected at 4 by 3 pal res.

As ever huge thanks to NortonAllison for bringing me into the team, for what was a fantastic little project

Brighton Maker Faire 3rd September

Cool, maker is coming to brighton on the 3rd September

Link is http://www.makerfairebrighton.com/

Here’s what its all about:

Welcome to Brighton Mini Maker Faire 2011 from BuildBrighton Hackspace on Vimeo.

FCPX Primer - Devon

FCPX Primer - Devon from Mike Griggs on Vimeo.

This is my first piece using the new Final Cut Pro X.This was made with footage from my Canon 7D shot at 50fps @ 720p then slowed, stabilised and CC’d all within FCPX to see how it would handle it.

I also deliberately didn’t go near any training to see how intuitive the app is, the answer is very. There are still some bugs and UI enhancements I would like to see, as well as more control over how media is stored, but want to see how Lion handles the File system before I really have a hard opinion on that.

For this kind of work, run and gun, with footage sourced from DSLR’s on a laptop, this is easily the best app I have used, and suits my workflow well, but I am not a professional editor.

Rather I am a creative professional who edits digitally sourced footage, and uses the web as his primary distribution medium, and I am exactly who FCPX is aimed at, so I won’t be looking for a refund.

The app ran well on my Macbook Pro 2.3 Sandybridge with a 5400rpm drive (i want space and better battery life before anyone scoffs).

As mentioned all shot on a 7D, just outside Dartmouth in Devon, UK. using:

70-200 F4L
EF 100 f2.8 Macro
EF-S 17-55 f2.8 IS

I used a Fader ND mk2, which was much better than the Mark 1, except on the 70-200 F4L which came out soft. Not sure what happened there !?!

Music is by my partner in crime James Norton

End Sequence of 'Dark Water'

End Sequence for ‘Dark water’ from Mike Griggs on Vimeo.

Created for Alchemy Fim festival in Hawick.

http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk/

Script and filmed by James Norton, acting by Jamie Fisher - @TheRoughCut.

Jamie looks far too pretty for the cut, will need to lock him in a dingy hole next time.

Edit and grade by me in 2 hours from initial email.