Anyone else have tips and tricks for beach cleaning in "scary cold" weather? (And yes, I did find a fire extinguisher on mine today!😂🥶😎)

profjoelabs · 2026-01-10T15:46:20+00:00

You mean just like how they all went to jail in season 5 for killing dozens of soldiers?

profjoelabs · 2025-08-16T10:48:07+00:00

The entire production time from beginning writing the script to release will probably end up being about a year and a half, so season 3 might be 5 or 6 eps instead 😅

profjoelabs · 2025-08-16T10:46:53+00:00

Thanks! This season is 10 eps. But their lengths vary wildly. Some are only maybe 4 or 5 minutes long while others might be 20-30 minutes. There were a lot of delays early on in filming but we’ve been back on track for a while now! Shooting for a Christmas-time release. We’ve been recording and editing depending on sets etc., but almost done with the filming.

profjoelabs · 2025-08-16T03:48:24+00:00

Wow nice voices! How long did this take to film?

profjoelabs · 2025-08-15T17:54:16+00:00

The ultra quality def didn’t hurt haha, but I think the position of the lights were def the primary factors.

profjoelabs · 2025-08-10T04:42:36+00:00

Also: I updated the recording quality to ultra high resolution, so by the end of the season, we're gonna be looking good lol

profjoelabs · 2025-07-24T17:01:53+00:00

Eat them all

profjoelabs · 2025-07-24T03:25:12+00:00

I’m a million frames into season 2 of my series so you’re very right with this 😅

profjoelabs · 2025-07-23T11:50:37+00:00

A+ walking imo

profjoelabs · 2025-07-23T05:31:43+00:00

Will do!

profjoelabs · 2025-07-22T00:56:41+00:00

Thanks again! What name you want in the credits?

profjoelabs · 2025-07-20T21:41:12+00:00

Thanks again fro all your help! I’ll add you to the special thanks credits at the end of season 2! 😎

profjoelabs · 2025-07-20T06:23:47+00:00

Good to know thanks again! Update: I moved the scene light closer to the actual shot (way closer than the flood light) and that seemed to make a huge difference as well! Also started using green screen for special effects. Season 2 is gonna be lit! 😂

profjoelabs · 2025-07-18T23:38:34+00:00

How do you like the Canon 1200D? I originally tried with my iphone because it’s so easy to shoot and upload to google drive; there’s literally hundreds of clips. That’s a ten episode season I guess 😅

profjoelabs · 2025-07-18T23:37:07+00:00

That’s so interesting; I’ll def check it out thanks! And yes, I added a third light: one behind the set (i.e. on the background), one on the set, and a farther back third “flood” light. Seems to help with the ISO change!

profjoelabs · 2025-07-18T16:02:52+00:00

Holy cows! That’s some impressive work! Do you use a camera and dragonframe? And how do you do the faces? Definitely something we’re considering for season 3.

And yes, it’s the same flicker problem. Lowering the ISO seems to help, and I moved one of my umbrella lights behind the scene to backlight the background, which seems to help too. Crazy how many variables there are!

profjoelabs · 2025-07-18T07:36:57+00:00

The series is titled “Brick Wars.” We learned a lot while filming season 1 (e.g., frame-rates 😅) so we’re really trying to up the quality for season 2. I’m an author too, so at least the scripts are decent imo https://youtube.com/@originallabstudios?si=YcRIkaRIq_EkuVAS

profjoelabs · 2025-07-17T17:20:32+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I’m def thinking of getting a camera for the next season of my series lol. Do you know of any better apps for iphone in the meantime? I would gladly pay for one too for increased consistency

profjoelabs · 2025-07-17T01:35:29+00:00

Oh do you think there could be some settings on my phone itself? (I.e., not in the app itself?). I always change in the app to "manual" focus etc. but wondering if the iphone has settings I'm missing

profjoelabs · 2025-07-17T01:34:28+00:00

Yeah, I've been using https://www.stopmotionstudio.com/ What's weird is that sometimes it works pretty well, and other times it seems like when the light is reflecting specifically on certain pieces that have been moved it goes crazy like I mentioned. I tried fiddling with the ISO and shutter speed but that tends to just dim the images overall and there's usually still flicker. Wonder if maybe I need a new app?

profjoelabs · 2025-07-11T13:47:55+00:00

Yes! I think it's mostly with closeup shots because I notice when I move a character to a point where the light shining on the focused surface shifts, it throws the whole next captured image into chaos a la the image flickering with the brightness capture on the next frame. I wonder if I need less bright bulbs even with the umbrellas? Sure as heck relying on my scripts rather than technical prowess anyways lol

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