deviant ART

=MrGlory:iconMrGlory:

Life X Art = Glory  

  • Status: Official Beta Tester
  • Cinematographer
  • Male/United States
  • Invisible
  • Deviant since Sep 16, 2004, 10:56 PM
  • Subscribed until Jul 24, 2008, 10:44 PM
  • 67 Deviations
  • 8 Scraps [browse]
  • 151 Deviation Comments
  • 1,311 Deviant Comments
  • 1 Forum Post
  • 15,410 Pageviews

Soon Enough

Print Available

Recent Deviations

Observation
in Military on 3/15/08
Epic
in Landscapes on 3/12/08
Pave Hawk
in Military on 3/7/08
Browse Gallery

Wishlist

by ~ekster
Browse Wishlist

Recent Visitors

Afghanistan Footage Redux

Journal Entry: Mon Apr 21, 2008, 1:41 PM
  • Mood: Stuck
  • Listening to: Rescue Dawn - Original Soundtrack
  • Reading: On Strategy - Harry G. Summers
  • Watching: Charlie Wilson's War
Realization of a Dream

When I was notified that I would be deploying again, I wasn't so much excited as to my actual job (which is definitely kick-ass), but that I would be able to film again our service members in action overseas. Not just that, but that this time I would be able to do so at a quality unseen since WWII/Viet Nam when film was still used for motion acquisition. You've seen some of the stills I've taken this time, but the following is where my passion lies:

[link] >> Updated 16MAY08

Though the actual quality of the footage I shot was film resolution (4K) you'll get an idea of the quality through that link. I am trying to find the right person at the right influence to put together an specialized filming unit at the national level and will be using the potential this new technology offers as the cornerstone to the argument that the concept of posterity and modern archival footage has been killed by video and is now an option again that we're letting slide by basically six years into these operations around the world.

Even if my quest never succeeds, I will have captured that high quality footage when officially no one was even trying (I've contacted the DOD, DVIDS, AFN, etc.). And in that alone, I have achieved a real dream of mine and can move on if nothing comes to fruition.

Hopefully you find value in such imagery because that's why I want to film it, for dissemination at any level, and at a quality the subject matter deserves.

:salute:

P.S.
Most of my time is spent filming, so I post on Vimeo at [link] and youtube at [link] For the rest of the story see past Journals starting here: [link]

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 29
  • Current Residence: CONUS
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: L
  • Interests: Life
  • Favourite movie: The Longest Day / Blade Runner / Royal Tenenbaums
  • Favourite band or musician: Moby
  • Favourite genre of music: Soundtrack Score
  • Favourite artist: Jack Vettriano
  • Favourite photographer: Robert Yeoman & Dante Spinotti [Cinematographers]
  • Favourite style or digital art: Art Deco
  • Operating System: OSX and XP
  • Shell of choice: Cadbury Mini-Egg
  • Wallpaper of choice: Midnight Stardust by Bradbury & Bradbury
  • Skin of choice: Soft
  • Favourite game: Stratego
  • Favourite cartoon character: Mr. Freeze from Batman the Animated Series
  • Personal Quote: Glorious!
  • Tools of the Trade: Canon Digital Rebel & RED 4K

Devious Comments

*NuclearDruid:iconNuclearDruid: Apr 29, 2008, 8:33:19 PM
Your work is an inspiration. :) Please keep doing what you do and what you love

--
And when he gets to Heaven to Saint Peter he will tell, "Just another soldier reporting sir. I've served my time in hell."
RIP SSGT. Christopher Frost Aka: Headbanana [link]
~oni-rican:icononi-rican: Apr 18, 2008, 12:22:00 PM
i just saved like mad images from your gallery. IT TOTALLY ROCKS!
*BirghtEyEz:iconBirghtEyEz: Mar 22, 2008, 5:06:35 PM
I absolutely love your work.

--
In Honor of SSG. CHRISTOPHER S. FROST
along with seven other Iraqis who died with him in the halo crash.

R.I.P
~sbug51:iconsbug51: Mar 15, 2008, 11:56:32 PM
amazing gallery!!
~silverwand13:iconsilverwand13: Mar 14, 2008, 7:56:55 AM
I haven't been on the site in a long time and i went through my favorites and saw Soon Enough again it made me cry. Its such a powerful image...just perfect. Words really cant describe it. When I first saw it, and faved it I thought it was just a great photo. But in the year that has passed, so much has changed... with my man heading to Iraq all I can say is thank you. Thank you for the picture, Thank you for doing what you do.

I wish you all the best

--
You don't take a photograph, you make it. - Adams
*Spikmonkeyman:iconSpikmonkeyman: Mar 8, 2008, 12:06:52 PM
Semper Fi Mac

Cpl Jordan
JTF-HOA

--
A Mind is a terrible thing to waste, but when it is not your own, you are free to waste it away?
~mooselick:iconmooselick: Feb 9, 2008, 9:20:32 PM
I LOVE your gallery.. awesome stuff!
~Chili117:iconChili117: Feb 1, 2008, 10:25:48 PM
Thanks for doing what you do man.
I love your work !! it has so much emotion and I just love it !!

Also Thanks for being there risking your life for this wonderful nation. Thanks for bringing freedom to people in need and I admire that in you and the rest of the troops !!

--
"From this day to the ending of the world we in it shall be remembered. We lucky few, we band of brothers. For he who today sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."
~Netopalis:iconNetopalis: Nov 1, 2007, 2:23:28 PM
No prob on the fav man. I haven't been on in a while and I missed your message. Your work is amazing. I checked out your youtube page as well. Good stuff.
~T4ny4:iconT4ny4: Oct 17, 2007, 4:25:09 PM
I like what you have to give. I'll be watching you.

:)

--
:damphyr: Malheureux le peuple qui n'a pas de héros.
*RustiSwordz:iconRustiSwordz: Oct 9, 2007, 3:41:20 AM
Lancaster? Well its the 60th anniversary of Farnborough Air Tattoo next year and i'm pretty sure a cool display will be shown and the Lanc will always be there.

i'll see what i can get. ;)

--
My deviant art gallery is here: [link]
...do you dare to peek!
~ItsAMeMario1706:iconItsAMeMario1706: Oct 8, 2007, 3:58:55 PM
youre welcom :) (your work is awesome by the way)

--
From far away, everything looks perfect... even you.
=MrGlory:iconMrGlory: Oct 8, 2007, 9:35:21 AM
Hey, thanks!

--
"Restraint may often be the better part of valor, lest one find oneself victorious but alone."
~asgeir:iconasgeir: Oct 6, 2007, 10:58:39 PM Mood: Relief
You are welcome, I like the picture alot. I might be adding more later.

Also welcome home, the last of my friends retuned home this August. :salute:
~ItsAMeMario1706:iconItsAMeMario1706: Oct 6, 2007, 6:54:49 PM
I featured you [link] <--- there. :)

--
From far away, everything looks perfect... even you.
~Obliviouserenity:iconObliviouserenity: Oct 2, 2007, 9:14:40 PM
heya
i just pressed the random deviant and it took me here
hows it goin? haha

--
"Art is the passion of the cosmic soul, the universal acceptance of all beliefs. Art is Life, Art is Death. Art is Love, and it is Hate. Art becomes the reality on our surreal view of existance"... [link]
*KyraFritz:iconKyraFritz: Oct 2, 2007, 4:18:02 PM
You're a great photographer ^^ I'm enveious of you, keep up the great work.

--
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to let the other bastard die for his. - General George S. Patton
:salute: “In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it” ~ Erwin Rommel
:heart: Desert Fox :heart:
~bardic-fire:iconbardic-fire: Sep 17, 2007, 12:12:11 PM
That's awesome, actually!! LOL I'm print journalism with the National Guard...former broadcast "JO" with the Navy. I always thought working on the recruiting stuff would be interesting...
~AxelManningCatalina:iconAxelManningCatalina: Sep 17, 2007, 11:58:23 AM
The picture is very beautiful, and shows who the real heros are.. no need to thank me. :floating:
~bardic-fire:iconbardic-fire: Sep 16, 2007, 5:51:32 PM
No prob. It's always nice to run across fellow artistic service members. ^_^ BTW - are/were you a 46Q / R in the Army?? Or did you have a different MOS than journalism?
~marrowbones:iconmarrowbones: Aug 3, 2007, 11:30:45 AM
You Have a great gallery...
~R-eign:iconR-eign: Aug 1, 2007, 12:20:16 PM
It makes me really happy to see photos upclose of the men. Your work is really wonderful and moving. Best wishing for you and the troops.

--
Love all, trust a few.

-William Shakespeare
=MrGlory:iconMrGlory: Jul 30, 2007, 8:50:08 AM
No problem, don't know how I missed that one!

--
"Restraint may often be the better part of valor, lest one find oneself victorious but alone."
*jim100bg:iconjim100bg: Jul 30, 2007, 7:15:13 AM
thanks for the fav

Buzz - :salute:

--
Good character is doing the right thing when no ones looking.

Death smiles at us all, Marines smile back!

:daprints: [link]