LED Lighting is King

Kenny stops by Stray Angel to talk about the current crop of LED lights for film and television and just how far they’ve come. Lights Used: Litepanels Gemini Arri Skypanel S60-C Hive Hornet 200-C Kino Flo Freestyle

Sprocket Rocket Teal 2.0 // Lomography

If you’ve been following OWL BOT for a couple years you’ll know how much sprocket photography I do. The combination of the wide, cinema-like aspect ratio traditionally only seen with cameras like the XPan and the sort-of Punk Rock aesthetic of using the wrong film in the wrong camera and seeing the parts of the negative you’re not “supposed” to …

Quasar Q-Lion LED // ProVideo Coalition

The 12” Q-LION is a 95+ CRI, bi-color LED lamp from Quasar Science. I was given it, and the new mounting kit from Filmtools, to take on a few of my shoots to review. As the videos haven’t been released at the time of this writing, I’ve included screen grabs and BTS photos below. First off, this thing is surprisingly …

Tactical Filmmaking: Condor Ronin Chest Rig

A while back I had the thought to put together a rig that I could use on various shoots that would make being a solo operator easier. Having to carry around a big cinema battery in my back pocket was less than ideal and if I ever needed a tool or something, I would have to have it in a …

Tiffany Dunn on Cinestill 800T

While shooting Tiffany Dunn’s next music video, she and Kenny snapped a few frames on a fresh roll of Cinestill 800T between takes.

Teradek Bolt 3000XT

Kenny visits Stray Angel to give a quick overview of the Teradek Bolt 3000XT wireless monitoring system.

Britni Sumida // Sprocket Models

While filming the second lookbook for P&Co’s “Dark Daze” collection we took the time to snap some Sprocket Shots with Britni Sumida.