Bruton Stroube : Blog

7/15/2010

Pinewood Derby 2010: Through The Eye(s) of a Car

Just for grins, we slapped together some footage shot by our Pinewood Derby car's onboard webcam. Might not be the best-quality footage, but it's a unique point of view nonetheless.

posted by James McKenzie on 7/15/2010
tags: Quick Flicks

6/17/2010

Capturing Liquid Gold

Greg was in the studio making some movin' pictures recently, so we thought you might like to see what he's been up to. As an added bonus, we'll give you a peek at some of the elaborate rigging and setup that goes into his beer shoots. See the stills after the break.

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posted by James McKenzie on 6/17/2010
tags: New Work, Quick Flicks

3/30/2010

It's New Toy Tuesday!!

So we got a new dolly today. And what do we do at Bruton Stroube Studios when we get new toys? We do what's necessary to make sure they meet our stringent durability requirements. In other words: trial by fire (fire = Greg).

Oh, and check out our new pal Tim. He was chomping at the bit (or, in this case, the wall) to call dibs on the next ride.

posted by James McKenzie on 3/30/2010
tags: Not Actually News, Quick Flicks

2/5/2010

Outtake from the 2009 Holiday Video

As we brainstormed ideas for the 2009 Holiday Card to blur the line between stills and video. We ended up shooting with two cameras side-by-side (as you can see in our behind the scenes video.) But in order to make the dualiecam system work smoothly, we did a lot of testing along the way. I don't want to ruin the surprise, so let's just go to the video.

1/5/2010

MOTION GRAPHICS

We thought it's about time for us to highlight one of our new favorite capabilities-- motion graphics. We've been dabbling in video (mostly evidenced by our collection of behind the scenes vids showcased here) for some time, but we're really feeling like we're ready for primetime in 2010. Check out our newest reel:

posted by Beau Hillebrandt on 1/5/2010
tags: quick flicks,

1/1/2010

Behind the Scenes: BSS Holiday Greeting 2009

Before checking out for the holidays, we chopped together a quick Behind the Scenes video in case you were wondering how we pulled off our magic stop action moves.

The tools we used include, but are not limited to the following:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Canon EOS 1D Mark II-N

70-200mm f/2.8 Canon Lenses

Broncolor Grafit A2 power packs

Generic Cheese Puffs

Enjoy!

11/23/2009

Upside Downy Face: Show Opening

Bruton Stroube Studios would like to cordially invite you, America, to the opening of the Upside Downy Face art show.

On December 4th, The Tin Can Tavern (Downtown Location) will be home to 12 original and all-new images by yours truly, Brandon "Major Brows" Voges. Accompanying the artwork will be food, music, elegant canned beers, and the premiere of the behind the scenes video, which chronicles the process from start to finish.

Hope to see you there.

posted by Brandon Voges on 11/23/2009
tags: Announcements, Quick Flicks

8/26/2009

How We Rolled... Pinewood Derby REview Part 2

We know you were all on pins and needles waiting for this. So without further ado may we present to you the specabulous footage from the Bruton Stroube Studios Pinewood Derby Car...

The 2009 Pinewood Derby: From the Car's POV from Bruton Stroube Studios on Vimeo.

Also, Coolfire has posted a bunch of photos and whatnots from race night on their Facebook page.

posted by James McKenzie on 8/26/2009
tags: Quick flicks, in the real world

8/3/2009

How We Roll... The Pinewood Derby Preview

Once again, we, the people of Bruton Stroube Studios, have entered Coolfire Media's Pinewood Derby. Last year, we fell short in the speed category. This year we're all about style and functionality. Well, not really...check it out:

BSS Pinewood Derby Car Preview 2009 from Bruton Stroube Studios on Vimeo.

5/6/2009

Floatin' Part II

We just got word that Syreah from Stella Mora put together a video from the shoot we did with them a couple weeks back. Guess who's on the soundtrack...

posted by Brandon Voges on 5/6/2009
tags: quick flicks, new work

4/28/2008

Now Playing: Obi's Big Day

Not too long ago, Jon brought in his beloved poodle, Oberon, for a pet food shoot. Obi was alongside 20-some other dogs photographed as options for the food bags.

Although Obi didn't make the final cut and get his mug in pet owners' homes all over America, he did get a full spa treatment. Too bad he didn't think it was as fun as we did.

enjoy.

4/14/2008

Now Playing: Sherry's Last Day (aka "Sherry gets Balloonified")

Friday marked the last day in the studio for Tom's trusty production assistant, Sherry. She decided to move on to a job that was closer to home, and that would give her an opportunity to handle more baby poop.

So to send her off, we wanted to fill her office to overflowing with babies, but when we realized that was cost-prohibitive and potentially in direct violation with many state and federal laws, we decided to use balloons instead.

The following is a chronicle of the festivities. No babies were harmed in the making of this film. Several hundred balloons, however, were totally harmed.

More photos and a fancy video after the jump.