Shooting in a Guatemalan Prison at DVinfo.net

Nate Clarke · June 2nd, 2009, 09:40 PM

This is a teaser for a longer piece that I'll finish up late summer / early fall.
The final piece will only be about 5-10 minutes
Global Conversation - Guatemala Trailer on Vimeo

Sean Smith MD · June 3rd, 2009, 07:24 AM

Very nice. I liked your music and subtle backgrounds. Nice mix with of Jesus and 18. Too bad the finished piece won't be longer. From this trailer, I would watch more.

Matt Abramson · June 3rd, 2009, 09:28 AM

Be sure and post the final project. I'd really like to see it complete!

Hank Coffin · June 3rd, 2009, 12:54 PM

Very nice footage. Great to see what one can do with a 35mm adapter. Makes me lean towards getting a Canon 5D mkII over the HMC-150.

Nate Clarke · June 3rd, 2009, 04:37 PM

Hank - just for reference, I shot this with a Canon XH A1 with an SGBlade adapter. We used Nikon zooms (17-35 2.8 and a 35-70 2.8) which I really, really liked. in the past, I used just fast primes, but these zooms really make life a lot easier, especially when doing documentary work where you need to make quick changes on the fly. You pay a lot for the (at least the 17-35) but they are well worth it.

Brent Tam · June 11th, 2009, 12:29 AM

Nate, I really like the shots in this piece. Can't wait to see the final product!

Simon Denny · June 11th, 2009, 05:06 AM

I really enjoyed that and get envious of the lenses and add on gear used to produce great images.
How did you get access into this area?

Dylan Tobias · June 11th, 2009, 01:27 PM

Hi, It looked like good footage and I would like to see the full version of this when it is finished. It reminded me of something on a similar topic, a documentary I saw called 18 with a bullet or something like that followed some gangs in El Salvador, absolutely unreal to see some of the stuff that goes on in some of these places, total shameless evil.

I think I read recently that over one hundred bus drivers have been murdered in Guatemala this year alone just because they would refuse to pay off gang thug extortion "protection money", and that is not even mentioning all the other thousands who are murdered there and in El Salvador by Maras every year, certain places in some of these countries are absolute war zones.

June 2nd, 2009, 09:40 PM	#1
Nate Clarke Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 39	Shooting in a Guatemalan Prison This is a teaser for a longer piece that I'll finish up late summer / early fall. The final piece will only be about 5-10 minutes Global Conversation - Guatemala Trailer on Vimeo __________________ www.fourthlinefilms.wordpress.com www.fourthlinefilms.com

June 3rd, 2009, 09:28 AM	#3
Matt Abramson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 42	Very Impressive Be sure and post the final project. I'd really like to see it complete!

June 3rd, 2009, 04:37 PM	#5
Nate Clarke Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 39	Hank - just for reference, I shot this with a Canon XH A1 with an SGBlade adapter. We used Nikon zooms (17-35 2.8 and a 35-70 2.8) which I really, really liked. in the past, I used just fast primes, but these zooms really make life a lot easier, especially when doing documentary work where you need to make quick changes on the fly. You pay a lot for the (at least the 17-35) but they are well worth it. __________________ www.fourthlinefilms.wordpress.com www.fourthlinefilms.com

June 3rd, 2009, 07:24 AM	#2
Sean Smith MD New Boot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 12	Very nice. I liked your music and subtle backgrounds. Nice mix with of Jesus and 18. Too bad the finished piece won't be longer. From this trailer, I would watch more.

June 3rd, 2009, 12:54 PM	#4
Hank Coffin Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 25	Very nice footage. Great to see what one can do with a 35mm adapter. Makes me lean towards getting a Canon 5D mkII over the HMC-150.

June 11th, 2009, 12:29 AM	#6
Brent Tam New Boot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 8	Nate, I really like the shots in this piece. Can't wait to see the final product!

June 11th, 2009, 05:06 AM	#7
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	I really enjoyed that and get envious of the lenses and add on gear used to produce great images. How did you get access into this area?

June 11th, 2009, 01:27 PM	#8
Dylan Tobias Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 71	Hi, It looked like good footage and I would like to see the full version of this when it is finished. It reminded me of something on a similar topic, a documentary I saw called 18 with a bullet or something like that followed some gangs in El Salvador, absolutely unreal to see some of the stuff that goes on in some of these places, total shameless evil. I think I read recently that over one hundred bus drivers have been murdered in Guatemala this year alone just because they would refuse to pay off gang thug extortion "protection money", and that is not even mentioning all the other thousands who are murdered there and in El Salvador by Maras every year, certain places in some of these countries are absolute war zones.