Wow, the Pacific Ocean. The wind, the smell of the salt and the elk, wait, elk? That’s right, Tule Elk have a designated place to roam free at the Point Reyes National Seashore. I am fortunate to have an organization like CBS Sunday Morning News as a client and friend. Their network has broadcast my […]
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Skimming across the water along Upper Newport Bay. The film Newport Our Bay was commissioned by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and Newport Bay Conservancy. It was shot during the 2020-21 covid pandemic and brings our audience skimming along the surface of Newport Bay and underwater to see marine plants and wildlife. It will
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Water within Newport’s Upper Back Bay looks innocent enough but like any wetland, it contains a soupy mixture of billions of tiny, microscopic creatures, larvae, and plants. Our objective in capturing plankton was to show creatures that live in the bay feeding upon this unusual life form. Sea Pens anchor to the seafloor and feed
Stay to the end and watch bear No. 97, who looks like it is just about time to hibernate. In Yosemite Valley, pockets of snow hide from the sun while melting snow adds to the volume of water spilling over the top of waterfalls. Mammals like black-tailed deer and coyote make the most of finding
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On May 6th, CBS Sunday Morning aired our footage during their “moment in nature” segment. Yosemite National Park during springtime with its melting snow, flowing creeks and Merced river is a magical place. Milbrand Cinema can provide sequences for video walls at corporations and museums. This footage is 6K, high-resolution and could be made into
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Lighthouse Field State Park – come for the butterflies, stay for the lifestyle. There are many reasons to visit this state park in Santa Cruz, California. In creating a one-minute film, I only touched on a few of the attractions. Here are a handful of reasons to visit: a cool lighthouse, CA’s first surfing museum,
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Huge wide open spaces and tule elk.
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The above 6K still photograph of Yosemite Falls was grabbed from a raw video file. It measures 6,144 X 3,160 pixels! Lance Milbrand also purchased a camera bag to carry equipment while outdoors. Here is an article written by Christina Green of Portabrace that shows the new camera and Lance in action. Click the images
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The video grab above was captured in Roatan, Honduras. Although I anticipated seeing dolphins on this dive, this moment of mutual breath holding was special. Who would exhale first, myself or the dolphin? The connection between my lens and the animal stays with me, this moment in time is something I can share with the
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Lance Milbrand joined the Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) in 2015. This organization assists filmmakers and theaters in the technical production of giant screen movies. A giant screen movie is an experience that immerses an audience, bringing them right into the storytelling, almost becoming part of the action. These screens must be at least 70
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