I made this videoclip for two guys I met on a festival in Kampala: Kingsley & Philla. Struck by their performance I offered to make them a videoclip. These talented artists are now beginning to spread their message outside the boundraries of Uganda and take their music to the rest of Africa, Europe and the [...]
Gorillatracking in Bwindi Impenetrable forest the movie
It has been a while since I uploaded the screenshots of the videos I took while tracking the gorillas in Bwindi. Today I had some spare time left and decided to edit these videos and cut them with some other footage taken with a flipcam and iPhone by my friend Gijs Koning. I hope this [...]
Mountain Gorilla’s of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda
Being in Uganda for some months last week it was time to go and explore some of the gems in this beautiful country. Of course the first thing on my list was a visit to the mountain Gorilla’s of Bwindi Impenetrable forest. Because of poaching, disease and loss of habitat these magnificent creatures rapidly declined [...]
Music video Omwoyo Gweka – Buyondo Francis Kiyemba
Yes!!!! After more than a month of hard work the first videoclip in Uganda is finished!! It’s a Kadongo Kamu song, literally meaning one instrument. This local equivalent of a country song in the West is sung in the local language Luganda and is very popular with the Luganda speaking population. The song is titled [...]
Timelapse test: Starlapse Besania Hill Mukono
My first attempt at a starlapse. Location Besania Hill in Mukono Uganda. All of the shots are composed of RAW pictures, except from one that zooms in on the radio tower, which is shot in HDR. I shot the pictures on my Canon 550d in manual mode using a shutterspeed of 15 seconds with 400 [...]
DSLR filmmaking: Everything you need to know in one blog! Part 1: Why DSLR?
In my opinion the quality of DSLR video footage, obviously with the right additional equipment, can potentially cause a revolution in the world of media production. I live in the Netherlands and the government has dramatically cut the subsidising on culture and public broadcasting. Therefore a lot of cultural organisations, as well as the public [...]
HDR photography
Lately I’ve been reading up on HDR photography. Mainly for the purpose of time-lapses but HDR also gives you the possibility to give that little bit extra to your scenery shots (if you don’t overdo it in post that is). This is due to the fact that a camera doesn’t have the same capabilities as [...]
HDR timelapse test: sunrise in Mukono Uganda
Since I couldn’t catch any sleep after 3.30 this morning I decided it was a good opportunity to do some tests with a HDR timelapse of the rising sun. Since it was a test I decided not to take more than 30 HDR pictures for each shot (which with 3 levels of exposure comes to [...]