TOBY HESLOP
CINEMATOGRAPHER
CINEMATOGRAPHER
SYDNEY HARBOUR DRONE AERIALS
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Pilot and Aerial DP with over 20,000hrs combined experience servicing Feature film, Documentary, Commercial & Corporate production companies.
Specialist access requirements, Sydney metro and regional Australia.
Advanced CASA flight approvals, flight logistics, consulting, advice, lodgements and permits.
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A FIRE INSIDE - PROMO
I GOT THE CALL UP FROM AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION COMPANY FINCH WITH DP JOSH FLAVELL ACS AS FOCUS PULLER/AC FOR A FEW DAYS OF BROLL FIRE RE-ENACTMENTS IN NORTHERN RIVERS, NSW AND MAN IT WAS HOT STUFF. THIS PROMO IS JUST OUT FOR THE FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY TO BE RELEASED IN AUSTRALIAN CINEMAS ON OCTOBER 7, 2021.
https://afireinside.me/
LOCATION BASED DIRECTOR & CLIENT LIVE ZOOM WEBCAST FEEDS
ENDURING COVID-19 PRODUCTIONS WE’VE BEEN REMOTELY PRODUCING FOR INTERNATIONAL & AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION AND ADVERTISING AGENCY CLIENTS A DIRECT ZOOM LINK TO ACCESS AND REVIEW OF LIVE PRODUCTIONS VIA ZOOM CONFERENCE IN REAL TIME OF OUR ONSITE PRODUCTIONS.
I’M STOCKED IT’S CONTINUING TO WORK SO WELL THAT WE CAN ALL CONTINUE DOING THE THING AS BEST WE CAN.
SYDNEY'S THE STAR CASINO GRAND ENTRY PERFORMANCE
THE DRAMATIC AND COLOURFUL $22M LIGHT AND WATER INSTALLATION AT THE STAR CASINO. THERE’S A 25-METRE-LONG SCREEN, A '“WATER SCULPTURE” THAT HOST LIVE PERFORMANCE. DESIGNED BY RAMUS ILLUMINATION. IT REALLY IS A SPECTACTULAR GRAND FOYER.
HAVE YOU CHECKED IT OUT?
RAMUS - THE STAR CASINO | TOBYHESLOP
CREDITS
DIRECTOR/DP/EDITOR/POST
THE DRAMATIC AND COLOURFUL $22M LIGHT AND WATER INSTALLATION AT THE STAR CASINO. THERE’S A 25-METRE-LONG SCREEN, A “WATER SCULPTURE” THAT HOSTS LIVE PERFORMANCES. DESIGNED BY RAMUS ILLUMINATION. IT REALLY IS A SPECTACTULAR GRAND FOYER.
HAVE YOU CHECKED IT OUT?
RAMUS - THE STAR CASINO
CREDITS
DIRECTOR/DP/EDITOR/POST - TOBY HESLOP
A QUIRKY FOOD & FASHION SOCIAL FILM CONTENT SERIES MADE FOR THE GLEN SHOPPING.
A QUIRKY FOOD & FASHION FILM WE MADE FOR THE GLEN SHOPPING.
CINEMA & ONLINE SOCIAL CONTENT ADVERTISING
DIRECTOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | EDITOR | COLOURIST - TOBY HESLOP
MITSUBISHI TRITON - TOBY PRICE
I GOT THE CALL UP TO FILM AERIALS WITH OLLIE DAVIS FROM DRONEFX, DIRECTOR BY JONO NYQUIST FOR THE MITSUBISHI TRITON TOBY PRICE PRO MODEL.
THE GLEN - INSPIRED
A tiny easter social content campaign film with a special guest apperance for The Glen Shopping Centre
A tiny easter social content campaign film with a special guest apperance for The Glen Shopping Centre
SOYJOY CRISPY
A QUICK VISIT TO JAKATA, INDONESIA.
WE FILMED TWO SETS WITH TALENT ALONG WITH A MAKESHIFT STUDIO UNDERCOVER TO CAPTURE THE PRODUCTS EXPLODING HIGH SPEED ON PHANTOM FLEX 4K.
ALL FUN, INC THE CAT INSERTS.
WOOLWORTHS - MARRICKVILLE METRO LAUNCH
CINEMA AND BRAND CONTENT WITH WILLIAM MEPPIN FOR WOOLWORTHS
HIGHER BIT DEPTH
THIS, FOR ME, IS THE MONEYMAKER.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY CAMERA COMPANIES HARP ON ABOUT MEGAPIXELS, ISO, AUTOFOCUS POINTS, AND A MYRIAD OF OTHER MEASUREMENTS THAT IN 2018 ARE PRETTY POINTLESS. ANY CAMERA ON THE MARKET HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH IN TERMS OF ISO PERFORMANCE AND MEGAPIXELS.
YET, BIT RATE IS HIDDEN DEEP INSIDE THE CAMERA SPECS.
THE ADDITION OF MILLIONS OF COLORS, RAW 16 BITS ADD TO YOUR SENSOR IS UNBELIEVABLE. THE DYNAMIC RANGE AND TONAL RANGE IS SMOOTHER AND MORE FILMIC.
USABILITY FOR THE CAMERA ITSELF & THE COLOR DEPTH ARE BY FAR THE BIGGEST SELLING POINT FOR ME. GRADING THE RAW FILES IN DAVINCI RESOLVE ARE A BREEZE, IT'S FAR EASIER TO CREATE A GREAT COLOR PALETTE THAN IT IS WITH THE 8BIT/10BIT COMPRESSED CAMERA RECORDING.
APOGEE VINTAGE LENS SET HAS ARRIVED - 28mm, 38mm, 58mm, 88mm, F/2.0
NEW APOGEE VINTAGE LENS SERIES HAS ARRIVED.
28MM, 38MM, 58MM, 88MM, F/2.0
- HISTORIC 1960'S OPTICAL ELEMENTS OPTICALLY MATCHED
- CLASSICAL LOWER CONTRAST RENDERING
- ULTRA RESPONSIVE TO FLARING
- F/2.0 APERTURE THROUGHOUT THE RANGE
- FULL FRAME / VV COVERAGE (DESIGNED FOR A 43.5MM IMAGE DIAGONAL)
- PLEASING BALANCE OF RESOLUTION AND CHARACTER
- DROP IN APERTURE DISKS (OVALS, SOFT FOCUS, DEFOCUS DISTORTION, APODISED, TRANSLUCENT ETC) FOR BOKEH CONTROL / DEFOCUS EFX
- UNORTHODOX OPTICAL DESIGNS
- STAINLESS PL MOUNT (WORKS WITH OUR PL-EOS ADAPTOR)
- 0.8MOD GEARED FOCUS RING - WITH 270 DEGREES OF ROTATION
- 95MM FRONTS, 86MM X 0.75 - FRONT FILTER THREAD
EXTERNAL HOUSINGS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN DURABLE HARD-ANODISED ALUMINIUM. THE RESULT IS AN OVERALL REDUCTION IN WEIGHT AND A MODERN AND HARD WEARING SATIN BLACK EXTERNAL FINISH.
IMPERIAL FOCUS SCALES AND APERTURE MARKINGS ARE UV REACTIVE MEANING THEY CAN BE CHARGED WITH A UV TORCH AND MORE EASILY SEEN BY THE AC IN DIMLY LIT ENVIRONMENTS.
PL MOUNTS ARE MACHINED IN STAINLESS STEEL AND WORK WITH EOS-PL ADAPTORS MEANING CANON EF MOUNT SYSTEMS CAN MAKE USE OF OUR LENSES WITHOUT MECHANICAL OR MIRROR ISSUES.
THE VARIABLE APERTURE ALLOWS FLUID ADJUSTMENT FROM F2 DOWN TO F16 WITH CIRCULAR BOKEH THROUGHOUT THE RANGE. ALONGSIDE THE VARIABLE APERTURE, EACH LENS SET COMES WITH A SELECTION OF 'WATERSTOP' APERTURE DISKS WHICH ALLOW THE USER TO SHAPE THE DEFOCUS RENDERING - FOR INSTANCE, USING ONE OF THE MANY OVAL APERTURE INSERTS THESE LENSES DELIVER A VERY CONVINCING ANAMORPHIC DEFOCUS RENDERING. MULTIPLES OF THE MOST POPULAR APERTURE DISKS ARE INCLUDED MEANING THE FULL SET OF LENSES CAN ALL BE PRE-INSTALLED WITH MATCHING APERTURE DISKS FOR EASIER INTEGRATION INTO PRODUCTION SCHEDULES.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A VINTAGE
THERE IS A UNIQUELY RICH AND DIVERSE HISTORY WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT PETER LEHMANN WINES IN THE BAROSSA, SO WE WANTED TO TELL A SIMPLE AND TRUE STORY WHICH FEATURES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE WORK OF ALL INVOLVED; FROM THE GROWERS, TO THE PICKERS, CELLAR HANDS, VITICULTURISTS AND WINE MAKERS.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO MEET THEM ALL.
VINTAGE LENSES
HERE ARE SOME MOTION STILLS TESTS I'VE TAKEN FROM RUSSIAN VINTAGE FF35 OPTICAL LENSES PRODUCED IN THE 1970'S WITH SINGLE COATINGS.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH A LENS TECH IN THE UKRAINE TO BUILD A FULL FRAME 35MM PL MOUNT CINE SET OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS. TESTING OF THE VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS & MECHANICAL OPTIONS I CURRENTLY HAVE MATCHED TWO FOCAL LENGTHS THOUGH IT'S AN EVOLVING PROJECT AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH SOMEONE IN THE UKRAINE IS NOT ALWAYS AS FAST AS I'D LIKE.
FOR THE RIGHT PROJECTS, PAIRING THESE OLDER LENSES WITH DIGITAL SENSORS I CAN ACHIEVE A SUBTLE ORGANIC LOOK CLOSER TO FILM
I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS AND A COMPLETE SET OF FOCAL LENGTHS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
DUCLOS 20MM PL EXTENSION TUBE
THE DUCLOS 20MM PL EXTENSION TUBE IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE.
AN ORIGINAL DUCLOS LENSES DESIGN, THE 20MM EXTENSION TUBE ALLOWS YOU TO DECREASE THE MINIMUM FOCUS OF YOUR PL MOUNT LENS TO ACHIEVE RESULTS SIMILAR TO UNIQUE MACRO LENSES. WHILE MID TO LONG RANGE LENSES BENEFIT MOST FROM THIS PRODUCT, THE DUCLOS PL EXTENSION TUBE CAN BE USED ON JUST ABOUT ANY PL MOUNT LENS. DECREASE THE MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE TO WITHIN A FEW INCHES OF THE FRONT ELEMENT WHILE MAINTAINING OPTIMAL IMAGE QUALITY. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA BY DUCLOS LENSES, THE STAINLESS STEEL COMPONENTS, PRECISION TOLERANCES, AND OPTICALLY FLAT INTERNAL SURFACE FINISH ARE METICULOUSLY MARRIED TO REDUCE STRAY LIGHT AND ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY IS MAINTAINED. WORKS WITH S35 AND 35FF FORMAT LENSES AND CAMERAS.
1ST PLACE CANNES INTERNATIONAL AWARD
WE RECENTLY WERE AWARDED AN INTERNATIONAL 1ST PLACE TROPHY OF THE TOURIST AND CULTURAL VIDEO OF CANNES, 'NEW CALEDONIA - WHERE DOES THE SUITCASE COME FROM" WINNERS OF THE GRAN PRIX "TOURIST DESTINATIONS".
I MUST ADMIT, THE CASTING ON THIS ONE WAS SUPERB AND A CREDIT TO THE DIRECTORS AND PRODUCTION COMPANY ALONG WITH STANDBY PROPS AND POST EDIT WHICH FELL INTO PLACE.
SCROLLING DOWN THE NEWS HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DIGITAL PRE-VISUALIZATION I CREATED IN PRE PRODUCTION WHICH WAS BASED ON REAL WORLD MEASUREMENTS OF THE STUDIO AND THE BASIS OF OUR LIGHTING SETUP, ALIGNING THE CAMERA AND LIGHTING DEPARTMENTS ON LOCATION WITH THE DIRECTORS VISION TO MAKE THE PRODUCTION DAY FLUID.
JUST GOES TO SHOW WITH A SMALL QUIRKY IDEA, GREAT PRE PRODUCTION AND A PROFESSIONAL TEAM ON THE SAME PAGE, BIG THINGS ARE ACHIEVABLE.
THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED, HERE'S THE FINAL FILM.
DIGITAL PRE-VISUALIZATION
DIGITAL PREVIS BEHIND THE SCENE, WIDE SETUP
DIGITAL PREVIS IS AN INVALUABLE TOOL TO GET EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION ON THE SAME PAGE.
THE FILM PRODUCTION PROCESS IS BASED ON COLLABORATION. WHETHER WE START WITH A SIMPLE VERBAL DESCRIPTION OR WE'RE PROVIDED WITH DETAILED STORYBOARDS, CONCEPTS AND SCRIPT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE INVOLVED IS ON THE SAME PAGE. THIS ALLOWS US TO MAKE ANY CHANGES MORE QUICKLY ALONG THE WAY AND AVOID OVERCHARGES TO THE BUDGET WHICH IS VITAL TO BOTH OUR PROCESS AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION.
AS A PROJECT MOVES INTO PRODUCTION, THE TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES OF PREVIS BEGIN TO TAKE CENTER STAGE. REAL-WORLD MEASUREMENTS ARE DERIVED FROM THE PREVIS SHOTS TO HELP STREAMLINE THE LIVE-ACTION SETUPS. SIMILAR SHOTS CAN BE GROUPED TOGETHER TO SAVE TIME, AND THE NEED FOR SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS CRANES, CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN ADVANCE.
THE PROCESS IS A WIN-WIN FOR BOTH DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS, BECAUSE IT FOSTERS CREATIVITY AND INSURES EFFICIENCY IN THE PRODUCTION AND IN POST.
BY CREATING DETAILED DIGITAL PRE-VISUALIZATION, I'M ABLE TO SHOW DIRECTORS AND CREW WHAT'S POSSIBLE LONG BEFORE WE ARRIVE ON SET.
DIGITAL PREVIS THROUGH THE SOFTWARE CAMERA LENS
THROUGH THE TAKING CINEMA LENS, ON-LOCATION, RED DRAGON 6K