October 2010
1 post
First and (hopefully) last product review
I’ve never done a product review in this forum, nor do I want to start. But I’ve recently had the misfortune to purchase something so horrible that I had to share it here. In short, I wanted Litepanels LED lights, but I was too cheap. Not to mention I rarely use lights, so I thought I could skimp.
So I skimped my way over to Cool Lights. CL’s Richard Andrewski is active on filmmaker and lighting...
June 2010
2 posts
The Franken-Camera
Recently, a couple people have asked me about my (and these are not my words) ghetto fabulous or franken-camera Canon 7d video system. In some ways, the DSLR system for me simply represents a better camera, not a fundamental shift in video storytelling. Over the years, I’ve changed cameras when technology changed and quality got better but my style has more-or-less remained constant.
The biggest...
A blog is launched (oh dear...)
Welcome to the new TravisFox.com!
As with any self-respecting website, a blog is an absolute requirement. So here goes, I’m going to try my best-est to actually blog a little bit about my work, thoughts about everything from boring technical camera stuff to high-minded rants about documentary filmmaking and journalism. No guarantees that I’ll actually be able to sustain the effort with, you...