Karl Whinnery
Utilizing AI in music videos
I recently had the pleasure to collaborate with Dawn of Ouroboros on two music videos. We did something I haven't done before - the band...
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Karl Whinnery
May 21, 20228 min read
Flying and Filming - GATEB and Heidi Sheperd's "Freak on a Leash"
Initial Contact On April fool's day I get a text from an old friend, Marc, saying "Karl! Are you interested in shooting a video in LA on...
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Karl Whinnery
Oct 20, 20213 min read
Making my first movie - Jason Rising - A Friday the 13th fan film
About 3 years I got a message from a friend, James Sweet, which changed everything. "Want to make a Friday the 13th fan film?" Of course...
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Karl Whinnery
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Vintersea - Crack of Light - Making the Hull set
In my last blog post I went over building and filming the boat in Vintersea's "Crack of Light". https://www.hotkarlproductions.com/post/m...
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Karl Whinnery
Jan 12, 202112 min read
Making Vintersea's "Crack of Light"
"Crack of Light" from Vintersea's album Illuminated is easily shaping up to be the most epic music video HotKarlProductions has been...
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Karl Whinnery
Dec 10, 20207 min read
Making an epic music video for Pathways
Hi all and happy quarantine! I wanted to cover the process of an upcoming HUGE video. We just did day 1 of filming the music video for...
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Karl Whinnery
Nov 15, 20206 min read
Jason Rising - Making the final trailer
Hi all! Hope everyone is doing good. Oregon is locking down again (today is 11/15) in the middle of record Covid cases. We now have...
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Karl Whinnery
Oct 6, 20202 min read
Set building
So one recent thing I’ve found is that I actually like making sets / things for music videos. I picked this up on the set of Jason Rising...
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Karl Whinnery
Sep 12, 20204 min read
Filming during a pandemic and biblical fire event
Hi all! Hope this finds everyone doing as well as can be. Not only is the Corona virus still raging across the world but now the West...
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Karl Whinnery
Aug 10, 20202 min read
Filming underwater
I love filming underwater - it's challenging and still new enough to bring awe and accomplishment. Last time I filmed underwater I rented...
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Karl Whinnery
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Let's talk about Rokinon Lenses
Ah Rokinons, the affordable cine lens "standard". Good buy or characterless crap? I own 6 of them and have bought two of them multiple...
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Karl Whinnery
Jun 2, 20201 min read
Learning new skills during the "downtime" - Color Grading
Ah Portland. My home. But I've never seen the sky that color here. Have you? Is it magic? Is it 2020 acting up more? NO! It's me using...
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Karl Whinnery
May 16, 20201 min read
Camera gear
I always get asked what camera gear I use. BlackMagic Pocket 4k! It's a beast and the best! https://amzn.to/3cUalI4 The 6K pocket had a...
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Karl Whinnery
May 14, 20205 min read
Let's talk about that new DAAP video
On 5/13 an epic new video was released - Dead Animal Assembly Plant's "A Violent Breed". This is the third collaboration with DAAP - and...
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Karl Whinnery
May 4, 20201 min read
Making Ligature Mark's "Fell for Fiction"
5/5 we release the new Ligature Marks music video. Filmed by Karl Whinnery, Freddy Heath, and Gabe Johnston. We filmed the band footage...
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Karl Whinnery
Apr 30, 20202 min read
Dead Animal Assembly Plant Sign with Armalyte Industries
So! Some great news! My friends in DAAP got signed! We've collaborated on three epic music videos - the 3rd hopefully coming out in May...
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Karl Whinnery
Apr 27, 20201 min read
GH4 Cage
Proper hardware is important. Because I have lots of friends with GH4s - this is the Cage I recommend to protect your camera + mount...
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Karl Whinnery
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Getting started with music videos - Camera talk
Hi all! I wanted to talk about how to make music videos. It's gonna be a big topic so it'll be in a few blog posts. The first question...
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Karl Whinnery
Apr 27, 20201 min read
My new favorite gear purchase!
Want to know how I get awesome product photos? Diffusion! I snagged a fotodio 4x4 diffuser - it comes with a boom pole, silver reflector,...
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Karl Whinnery
Apr 26, 20202 min read
Skinlab - Amerikill
I recently had the pleasure of working with Skinlab on their video for "Amerikill". The band filmed the band footage themselves with a...
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