FOX KILLS AND EATS my gopro TheOpenLens 2014-07-20 | For licensing/usage please contact: licensing(at)jukinmediadotcomLast week a curious fox found and then ran off with (and seriously injured) my gopro. View my video letter to GoPro here: youtube.com/watch?v=jVoHh-lxZco&feature=youtu.beThe story: I went to Round Island, Alaska, to film wildlife with the University of Alaska Anchorage. My friends were photographing and filming sea lions when I spotted this fox come along. So I stupidly put my gopro on the ground in hopes of getting a close-up. When the fox ran off, I thought I'd never see my camera again. For about 8 minutes we looked for it, then there it was! It turns on and records, but the lens is messed up and I'll need to have it repaired. I'm glad the fox itself didn't get hurt or swallow anything that could have harmed it.Thanks to my friends who were there with me: Travis Rector, Paola Banchero, Adrienne Lindholm, and Henry & Leslie Need.More about our project: We went to Round Island to acquire footage in order to make a fulldome planetarium show about this special place where hundreds and sometimes thousands of walruses haul out on the beach, sea lions play in the surf, 250,000 sea birds nest, and some 30 foxes live. It's an amazing island with a long, long natural and cultural (Yup'ik) history. To learn more about the project, please visit https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/planetarium/shows/round-island-ak.cfm
Salmon SPANKS my Gopro TheOpenLens 2019-08-09 | Salmon Spanks my GoproEvery year salmon return to Alaskan waters to spawn and...spank my GoPro camera. Most of the salmon in this shot are pinks (aka "humpies"). The big salmon that hit my camera is a chum (aka "dog"). There's a few small Dolly Varden char in the shot, too.This video was taken during a shoot I did in Juneau, Alaska, for the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Tundra Swans TheOpenLens 2016-10-01 | In late August, Tundra Swans gather on the Noatak River near Kotzebue, Alaska. These swans have 6 ft. wingspans that are very impressive. Music by Oorlab.
Oodles of Osmo Poodle TheOpenLens 2016-01-02 | Oodles of Osmo Poodle.This is Teddy (my mom's poodle) filmed at 120 fps with a DJI Osmo camera and then slowed down. I bought the royalty free music from premiumbeat.com. It's called "Tell Me" by Ben Beiny. Just a little procrastination from my real video projects. :)
Buffy Says WHAT? TheOpenLens 2015-12-30 | Buffy is a talking cat. For 15 years we selected talkative cats and bred them litter by litter until they found the ability to speak with us. This big strong cat's name is Buffalo. But we call him Buffy.
Walrus Stares Into My Soul TheOpenLens 2015-10-15 | This is a quick moment that made me as happy as I've ever been. A walrus swam toward the shore and locked eyes with me. If only Zoloft worked so well. :) I filmed this on Round Island in Alaska.Music was purchased from premiumbeat and is called "Clarity."
FOXES FOXES EVERYWHERE! TheOpenLens 2015-07-13 | The foxes on Round Island, Alaska, don't have any predators. Over the years they've become habituated to human visitors. I had the time of my life filming them as they played, slept, and hunted all around me. Note: I DID NOT FEED ANY FOXES! They feed themselves, and they have plenty of food on the island: thousands and thousands of nesting sea birds.I made the mistake of putting my gopro on the ground (see my video FOX KILLS AND EATS MY GOPRO). I was so excited I was thinking. This video was shot after that and by then I knew better. Thanks to Travis Rector and Paola Banchero, my friend from the UAA. Thanks, too, to the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game for letting me sleep in the storm tent.
FOXES SURROUND ME TheOpenLens 2015-07-09 | Best five minutes of my life! First a few foxes came, then the entire large family showed up and played, ate, and lounged all around me. It happened on Round Island in Bristol Bay, Alaska, where I spent a week working as an independent contractor with my friends Dr. Travis Rector and Paola Banchero from the University of Alaska Anchorage. We were there working on a film about the island and its wildlife. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game really helped me out by letting me sleep in the storm tent you see in the video. It gave me access to the tolerant, curious, playful foxes. The foxes have no predators on the island so they do not fear people. It gave me a once in a lifetime opportunity to get some close-up footage of these amazing animals. Yes, I'm the same person whose gopro was munched on by a fox ("Fox kills and eats my gopro"); that happened later on the trip. I regret putting the gopro out within reach of the fox. I won't ever do that again.
Three Crazy Kittens TheOpenLens 2015-06-13 | These three kittens pretty much get what they want. They use my arm for a ladder to escape their pen and join their mom. Feat. Ziggy (black and white), Bear (black), and Ewok (long-haired, mix colors).Royalty free music track is "One Eyed Maestro" by Kevin McLeod at www.incompetech.com Shot using a Canon 7d
HOW TO READ POETRY TheOpenLens 2015-05-09 | There are many ways to read poetry. In this video, I teach some of the most popular techniques: whispering, swallowing, hydrating, screaming, and many more.
Dog Lover with 9 Cats TheOpenLens 2015-03-14 | My wife and I have ended up with 9 cats. It's a long story. We love them dearly, but I often remember that I am really a dog-lover. Luckily I have a dog friend I can visit whenever I want.
The Knife Bench TheOpenLens 2015-03-05 | I am not embarrassed to admit that I use belt grinders, buffing wheels, and knives like other people use massages and hot tubs: for relaxation and escape. The process of making knives is hypnotic and addictive--in a healthy way. I made this video to show the sounds and physical movements that surround the knife bench.Knives and video: Jonathan VanBallenberghe / openlensproductions.comMusic: thanks to Hunter Robertson / hunterrobertson.comKnives available at williesfort.com
5 Cameras and Sunroof TheOpenLens 2015-01-18 | Using a 5-camera 360 (aka "fulldome") rig, I drove through downtown Tucson, Arizona. After creating a 360 video stitch in which all 5 cameras overlap and form a composite, I manipulated the image to reveal different parts of the image throughout the video.I entered the world of fulldome 360 video several years ago when I was commissioned by the University of Alaska Anchorage to make a 360 show about the brown bears at McNeil River (riverofbearsmovie.com). Now I'm working on several more shows for planetariums. But 360 video works really well on the 'ole flatscreen, too. It's an incredibly exciting new medium.Rig used: Freedome360 with 5 GoPro Hero 3+ CamerasSoftware used: Autopano Video Pro / After Effects / Final Cut 7Music: "Annie" by Ben BeinyCar: Old Volvo :)Thanks for taking a look. More of my work can be found at openlensproductions.com
Bears Gone Fishing TheOpenLens 2014-12-08 | "Bears Gone Fishing" is a trailer for the wildlife film RIVER OF BEARS. Every summer, at the peak of the salmon run, more bears congregate on the McNeil River in Alaska than anywhere else in the world. RIVER OF BEARS celebrates the remarkable bears and the unique bear-viewing program that lets people experience the bears at close range. Learn more at www.riverofbearsmovie.com
DEAR GOPRO TheOpenLens 2014-07-30 | After much publicity and equal thought, I decided to craft an open letter. If you missed the fox video which this regards, you can view it thus:youtube.com/watch?v=ojSaYrOttVsTo be honest, I do not expect GoPro to cover this type of problem. I simply think the option should exist to have my camera repaired, as you can do for a fee with most other camera companies. I don't see my camera as disposable; I want to have it fixed.
Three Kittens Escape to Momma TheOpenLens 2014-06-22 | These little screaming kittens make a daring escape to join their patient momma.
McNeil River Bear Scene TheOpenLens 2014-06-15 | In addition to using narration and interviews to explain bear biology and behavior, RIVER OF BEARS captures the feeling of being at McNeil by showing interactions among bears as well as other creatures — here, a daring raven and an enterprising eagle.Please visit our Indiegogo campaign at: indiegogo.com/projects/river-of-bears
McNeil River of Bears Film Project TheOpenLens 2014-05-12 | In 2014, the University of Alaska Anchorage and I collaborated on a full-dome film called "River of Bears." It now plays at the UAA Planetarium and the Anchorage Museum. Now we're raising funds to make a flat-screen DVD version. Please help us make that happen by visiting here: indiegogo.com/projects/river-of-bears
Giggling Ostrich Babies! TheOpenLens 2014-04-18 | I captured a rare phenomenon: ostrich babies giggling out of control!
Animals Make Us Happy TheOpenLens 2014-04-13 | Animals make me happy. Here's a montage of video that I took over the last ten years. The bears were filmed at McNeil River, Alaska. The caribou, moose, wolves, raven, grouse, and a few other critters were filmed in Denali National Park - Alaska. The wild sheep were filmed in Zion National Park - Utah and in Arizona. Also Arizona: hummingbirds, tortoise, koi, frogs, ostriches, etc... Thanks for taking a look.I licensed the royalty free music from premiumbeat.com. The track is called "Warm Sunny Day."
Fuzzy Ostrich Chicks Go Exploring TheOpenLens 2014-04-09 | Ostrich chicks just hatched at the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in Arizona! I've been friends with the Cogburns since 2006. They have an amazing place and they know how to show people a good time. Learn more at www.roostercogburn.comTo use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.comRoyalty free music licensed through premiumbeat.com The track (appropriately enough) is called "Early Bird."Currently I'm working on a 360 (a.k.a. Full dome) show about the various critter exhibits at the ranch. The finished show will be 24 minutes and will be a totally immersive film that entertains and teaches people about miniature donkeys, ostriches, prairie dogs, lorikeets, goats, and other Old McDonald type creatures. I got into 360 video when the University of Alaska Anchorage hired me to make River of Bears, a show about the famous brown bears at McNeil River. That was a great experience and it hooked me on full dome. But as you can see from this video, I still shoot in flatscreen format, too. I shot most of this on a 7d with a wide lens, some of it with a Canon xa10.You can learn more about my projects at www.openlensproductions.comThanks for watching.
Overview of 360 Video TheOpenLens 2014-04-09 | Here's a quick description of 360 video and what I'm up to with it.I use and like the Freedom360.I mention a bear show I made. You can learn more at www.openlensproductions.com Thanks to Dr. Travis Rector at the UAA who introduced me to 360 video.
HEAR ME, SEE ME (Trailer) TheOpenLens 2013-09-07 | Hear Me, See Me (documentary, 2013) explores a cross-cultural collaboration between the children's theater group Stories that Soar! and young students at the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind.
Civil War TheOpenLens 2012-12-03 | The music track in this video is performed by Hunter Robertson as an extra feature in "Unfortunate Puppy and Other Fine Tunes: Lessons in Intermediate & Advanced Clawhammer Banjo. The DVD is available for purchase here: http://hunterrobertson.com/unpupframe.html
BABY MOOSE DANCE TheOpenLens 2012-06-17 | From the DVD Alaskan Moose: A Journey With Giants. This clip showsLucky the moose calf cross the road for the first time. Lucky's story is featured in full DVD, which celebrates the moose of Denali National Park as they grow up and try to endure the tough climate of the far north. The film is suitable for all ages and includes footage not only of moose, but bears, wolves, birds, and caribou as well.
GoPro Tutorial Slow Motion TheOpenLens 2011-12-24 | If on a Mac, this is one workflow: 1.Shoot at 120fps 2. Use Compressor to convert clips to AppleProRes422 3. Open clips in Cinema Tools and conform to 23.98fps 4. Use FCP to edit 5. If you want to slow the clips down further, send to Motion and use set the "frame blending" to "optical flow" 6. Render and export
A Moose and His Girl TheOpenLens 2010-08-15 | (DON'T APPROACH A MOOSE!!!! This woman has been taking care of this moose since he was a calf, under the controlled setting of a wildlife park.) Visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center! These clips wereshot by moose biologist Vic VanBallenberghe who's featured in the movie ALASKAN MOOSE: A JOURNEY WITH GIANTS. To learn more, visit www.alaskanmoosemovie.com
