Initial Contact On April fool's day I get a text from an old friend, Marc, saying "Karl! Are you interested in shooting a video in LA on...

About 3 years I got a message from a friend, James Sweet, which changed everything. "Want to make a Friday the 13th fan film?" Of course...

In my last blog post I went over building and filming the boat in Vintersea's "Crack of Light". https://www.hotkarlproductions.com/post/m...

"Crack of Light" from Vintersea's album Illuminated is easily shaping up to be the most epic music video HotKarlProductions has been...

Hi all and happy quarantine! I wanted to cover the process of an upcoming HUGE video. We just did day 1 of filming the music video for...

Hi all! Hope everyone is doing good. Oregon is locking down again (today is 11/15) in the middle of record Covid cases. We now have...

So one recent thing I’ve found is that I actually like making sets / things for music videos. I picked this up on the set of Jason Rising...

Hi all! Hope this finds everyone doing as well as can be. Not only is the Corona virus still raging across the world but now the West...

I love filming underwater - it's challenging and still new enough to bring awe and accomplishment. Last time I filmed underwater I rented...

Ah Rokinons, the affordable cine lens "standard". Good buy or characterless crap? I own 6 of them and have bought two of them multiple...

Ah Portland. My home. But I've never seen the sky that color here. Have you? Is it magic? Is it 2020 acting up more? NO! It's me using...

I always get asked what camera gear I use. BlackMagic Pocket 4k! It's a beast and the best! https://amzn.to/3cUalI4 The 6K pocket had a...

On 5/13 an epic new video was released - Dead Animal Assembly Plant's "A Violent Breed". This is the third collaboration with DAAP - and...

5/5 we release the new Ligature Marks music video. Filmed by Karl Whinnery, Freddy Heath, and Gabe Johnston. We filmed the band footage...

So! Some great news! My friends in DAAP got signed! We've collaborated on three epic music videos - the 3rd hopefully coming out in May...

Proper hardware is important. Because I have lots of friends with GH4s - this is the Cage I recommend to protect your camera + mount...

Hi all! I wanted to talk about how to make music videos. It's gonna be a big topic so it'll be in a few blog posts. The first question...

Want to know how I get awesome product photos? Diffusion! I snagged a fotodio 4x4 diffuser - it comes with a boom pole, silver reflector,...

I recently had the pleasure of working with Skinlab on their video for "Amerikill". The band filmed the band footage themselves with a...

Hi all! I figured I'd talk about cameras and some of the gear I'm using. Soon as the Blackmagic Pocket 4K camera was available for...