S21FOLGORE's MICRO short film thread

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The text message came in about a week, maybe 10 days ago.
A simple and short message, asking for help (that is, if I could.)

Self-Scan10003 by T K, on Flickr

One thing I never do, is, refusing when a girl asks for help, regardless the situation.
Perhaps, I've read Raymond Chandler's books and watched movies like Casablanca too many times.
My brain doesn't understand that one (really) can't live like Philip Marlowe or Rick Blaine.

So, “the help” actually doesn't require Franchi SPAS-12, fortunately.
(Good old 80s and 90s …)
I only need to bring my Yanagiba, Deba, and Sujihiki.
(That sketch was drawn when someone asked me for a help … long time ago.)

Yup. I'm working again, pretty regularly.
That's why my video upload schedule is so erratic.
(But I'm still filming.)

[Short Story] Don't know if I can make it into a film or not...

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The Last Samurai Breakfast

Pro Sushi Chef preparing breakfast before leaving for work.
Shot entirely on Fuji XT4, with vintage Asahi Pentax Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 + Comlite speed booster

It's been a while since I made a video with XT4. (These days, I've been mostly using XH2 and GoPro (Hero10) for my videos.)
This one, I wanted to do a quick, guerrilla style filming, with minimal set up.
One camera, one lens, no external monitor, no rigging up the camera, with Peak Design travel tripod.
(This set up allows me to shoot / move very quickly. The downside is that I have greater chance of screwing up something that I wouldn't realize until later, in the editing stage.)

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The Last Samurai Dinner (Pro Sushi Chef's experimental short film)

Pro Sushi Chef making Red Snapper Head dinner.

I wanted to capture "the flame", in the scene I'm burning alcohol in Sake and Mirin.

So, I decided to film outside, picking up around sunset time.

(As you can see, the sun went down before I could finish cooking. Roughly 1/2 of the footage I ended up shooting in the dark.)

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King Hyper 2000 on White No.2 steel...How good is it? (This is NOT a review video)

[Disclaimer] If you are looking for a review, this is NOT. Don't click on this video.
[Disclaimer#2] There are no firearms in this video.
Yeah, if you think the "cinematic intro" is a waste of time, don't watch my videos.
Opening and ending were shot this morning. The rest were shot the same day as the last video.
This stone (King Hyper) is probably the opposite end of spectrum compare to something like Shapton Rockstar and glass.
(They are not trying to appeal to the so called "knife / knife sharpening enthusiasts" community. Which, suits me better.)

They are hard, but don't feel like hard.
They cut fast, no complains.
They stay flat. The same level as Shapton (M15, Ha no Kuromaku)

They don't leave DEEP scratch marks (if you use it properly).

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Shot entirely on SAKK camera saddle, Pro Sushi Chef's cinéma vérité

One lens, One camera, all on SAKK camera saddle. (Except for the first few seconds)
Let's take a quick look at "behind the scenes" of professional chefs and the local fish company in San Francisco.
A Japanese chef visiting "A LaRocca", local sea food company, at Pier 45 San Francisco.

Special Thanks to
A. LaROCCA Seafood, Pier 45 Box2, San Francisco, CA 94133

Shot entirely on Fuji XH2, with vintage Canon FD50mmf1.4 + Metabones Speed booster
(Opening scene by GoPro Hero10)
 All handheld (Using SAKK camera saddle. I'm going t make a separate video about this.)