In January 2011 the Australian Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted the Under Oath Pathfinder Camporee in Toowoomba, Queensland. Under the direction of program producer Moe Ioane Stiles, we produced this 3 minute pre-roll to the night meetings. The week was centred around the story of Josiah and the key was following God with all your Heart, Soul and Strength.

Parts of this video were filmed in pouring rain. Little did we know when we filmed this that a week later some of the places you see would be engulfed by a flash flood that would claim the lives of some 35 people. Despite the extremely wet conditions, the event was a success and we were proud to have been involved.

This was the project that caused me to switch to Premiere Pro as all my cameras were filming in AVCHD or H.264 codecs that Final Cut could not keep up with.

Visado Creative was recently asked to film a short documentary to promote the work of Vive Cafe in the City of Croydon in Melbourne, Australia. The client wanted to convey the atmosphere that is present at Vive Cafe as well as communicate the impact that Vive Cafe has on the patrons and volunteers.

Filmed and edited by Adrian Jackson.

Equipment used:
Canon 7D with Technicolor Cinestyle.
Rode VideoMic Pro
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8
Canon 70-200mm IS f/2.8
Manfrotto Video Monopod

Road to Bethlehem Erina 2010 Highlights from Visado Creative on Vimeo.

Road to Bethlehem is an interactive Christmas drama that takes place each year as the Adventist churches of the Central Coast invite people to join us on a journey to discover the real meaning of Christmas.

What you see in this video are some of the sights and sounds of the 2010 production that took place over three nights from December 12-14.

For more information about Road to Bethlehem visit http://www.roadtobethlehem-erina.org

Video shot and edited by Adrian Jackson.

Music by Lindsey Jackson.

Special thanks to Ben Reuter, Phil Stubberfield and Josh Bolst.

Equipment used:
Canon 7D
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8
Canon 50mm f/1.8
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS
Manfrotto 561BHDV Video Monopod
Zoom H4n

five39 from Visado Creative on Vimeo.

Just bought a new lens for a project a friend is working on and wanted to take it for a test run.

The down side of shooting a sunrise in summer is that you have to get up so very early, but it was worthwhile. I was planning to film the sunrise from Pearl Beach near Umina, but I was too slow in getting out of bed so went to Terrigal instead.

Shot on a Canon 7D with a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8.

Lake Sepu, Philippines from Visado Creative on Vimeo.

While over in the Philippines we visited Lake Sepu (also spelt Lake Sebu) which is about an hour from where my stepmother lives. I wish I could have spent more time there to capture more of its beauty but as tends to be the case when travelling with lots of people, the interest in what the videographer wants isn’t a high priority.

Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy the scenery that I could catch. Feel free to comment below.

Filmed, edited and graded by Adrian Jackson

Equipment:
Canon 7D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 IS
Manfrotto 561BHDV monopod
Light Craft Workshop VariND

Edited and graded in Final Cut Pro. Titles in Apple Motion.

Banga SDA Elementary School from Visado Creative on Vimeo.

Last month I was blessed with the opportunity to go to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. My first time north of the equator and in the tropics, it was an amazing cultural learning experience.

The main reason for my visit was my dad’s marriage to a lady from the region and he had asked me to film his wedding. Before I got there though, dad had taken delivery of a shipping container full of tables and chairs that had been donated by a number of private schools in Australia. Dad had been working for a few months on getting the container packed and shipped so I suggested we put together a video to thank the donors.

So this is just a small expression of thanks to the many people who helped supply the equipment now being used by the students at Banga SDA Elementary School. As a result of the new tables and chairs, enrolment at the school has gone up.

Please excuse the poor audio, I didn’t have any audio recording equipment with me.

Directed, edited and graded by Adrian Jackson
Shot on a Canon 7D with Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 lens on a Manfrotto 561BHDV video monopod.
Edited and graded in Final Cut Pro.

Music:
“Silence Await” by cdk
http://ccmixter.org/files/cdk/17432
is licensed under a Creative Commons license:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Amazing Life by Brett O’Malley from Visado Creative on Vimeo.

A few weeks ago Brett asked me to help make a music video that would help him increase his exposure as a musician and promote his EP “Links in the Chain”. We wanted to create something that people would remember and perhaps even talk about. After a few ideas we settled on a beach sunrise shoot and the autumn leaves.

The weather wasn’t on our side as it rained for about a week leading up to the shoot and was forecast to continue raining for another week. After a bit of discussion and me checking on the weatherproof capabilities of my camera we decided to go ahead regardless of the weather. Fortunately the day we did shoot was fairly pleasant with no rain.

Probably the most memorable part of the shoot was when the CD player Brett had borrowed to play the guide track got dunked by a breaker. I wish I had caught that on camera!

Shot and edited by Adrian Jackson
Color Correction by Adrian Jackson and Anthony Boyd

Canon 7D
Sigma 18-50 f2.8 Macro
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS USM
LCW Fader ND