The Cameras are Placed

June 13, 2011 | Written by Forrest Pound

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Lake Powell Forrest, Fearghal and John The Guys with Karen

Last week we got back from an awesome road trip to place the long term time lapse cameras. I was lucky enough to have with me 3 guys who were integral to the camera placing process: Mark Decena, the director of the River Red film, John Behrens, our DP, and Fearghal Odea. Thanks guys.

We started off by traveling to Lake Powell and placed a camera high on a bluff. From there, we went to Moab, Utah and met up with Karen- a long time resident of Moab and whose love of the River was infectious. We placed a camera on the banks of the mighty colorado to watch as it transitions from high water to low. Thank you Karen! A day later, up in Granby, Colorado, we placed two cameras to capture images of the snow melt- believe it or not, there was still a lot of snow on the ground and we’ll ‘be there’ as it melts.

Check out this video of Lake Powell’s long term time-lapse camera placement.

Here are more behind the scenes photos from the trip.

You can also visit Kontent Film’s Facebook page, ‘Like’ us and stay tuned to all that we’re up to.

Cheers!

Forrest

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Long Term Time Lapse for Colorado River Film

May 27, 2011 | Written by Forrest Pound
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Hi – Forrest here, one of the guys behind the scenes at Kontent.

Our latest project is a documentary – The River Red – about the Colorado River Basin, water use and water ethics. The River is the life blood of 30 million people making it one of the most dibbled, diverted and dammed body of water on earth. We dont want it to be another talking head, doom and gloom documentary. It’s going to be fun and edgy; part animation, part creative film making, part beautifully shot vérité and portraiture.

I’ve brainstormed with Director Mark Decena a lot about how to best show the intricacies of the Colorado. I’ve come up with an idea for setting long term time lapse rigs out for a couple of months to condense the change of seasons into amazing visuals. For example they can be placed in a snow covered valley as it empties of all its snow; or on the banks of Lake Mead to witness its water level rising up 20 feet. Or, maybe a farm to capture the cycle of the human curated life the river supports.

These sorts of supplimental shots aren’t covered by the approved budget, so I’ve turned to Kickstarter and you for help. We are thrilled that we have now surpassed our project goal and are ready to move forward. Thank you to everyone who has helped make a difference. Check out our project for more info.

Cheers,
/F

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Update/ Long Term Time Lapse for Colorado River Film

May 25, 2011 | Written by Forrest Pound
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Thanks to everyone’s support through Kickstarter, with 15 hours to go and 80 backers, we have surpassed our project goal! By supporting our project in it’s post-goal-achieved phase, you’re also helping the entire river film to become as awesome as possible. Productions cost a lot of money and so your last minute donation will help us extend our camera placement road trip (starting this Sunday!) by 2 days so we’re sure to capture the best shots; it’ll help us pay our crew and even outfit our production vehicle (an air stream trailer) with solar panels and micro wind turbines so we’re fully autonomous and green.

But more importantly, by making a donation, you’re becoming invested in the success of the film. You’ll care about its progress (we’ll keep you updated) and because you care about water issues, you’ll help spread the word.

For more info watch this video >>

Thanks,
/Forrest

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