a couple times a year stillmotion hosts what they call 'the evolution experience'. they have put together a three day intense program that covers a wide array of subjects both practical and philosophical that is geared to help you evolve from videographer to cinematographer. this year was the first time the SM crew decided to take the evo experience on the road and head to australia.

on day two of the experience, attendees are broken into groups and go through three rotations of challenges. that evening, they edit their personal and group projects and present them on day three.

cinevate loves to promote education within our industry. for each workshop, the winner of the personal film category won a cinevate uno dslr rig.

below you will find the best films across all three of the workshops, a detailed description of each challenge, and a behind the scenes film from each group.

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category: personal film

the challenge. create a 30-45 second film that says something about you
the time. one hour
the gear. one MKII, one 50 f1.8, monopods, the cinevate uno shoulder rig, and an assortment of other lenses
limits. none - go anywhere, film anything, get help as needed.

dave cowling personal film // evo australia one
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allen mechen personal film // evo australia two
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matt scott personal film // evo australia three
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alfio personal film // evo australia one
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dean ginsburg personal film // evo australia two
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rochelle morris personal film // evo australia three
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category: portrait film

the challenge. create a 90-120 second film that says something about the couple.
the time. two hours
the gear. two canon 7ds, one slider, one monopod, one tripod. lenses included // 16-35mm f2.8, 24 f1.4, 35 f1.4, 50 f1.2, 135 f2.0, and 70-200 f2.8
limits. go anywhere, shoot anything, just say something about the couple.

first place portrait film // evo australia one
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first place portrait film // evo australia two
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first place portrait film // evo australia three
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category: commercial film

the challenge. create a 30 second film for light load airlines. light load does five flights daily from auckland to sydney and offers affordable flights for the business traveller. they also feature free wi-fi on board.
the time. two hours, thirty minutes.
the gear. one MKIV, one 7d one slider, one monopod, one tripod. lenses included the 14mm f2.8, 24 f1.4, 35 f1.4, 50 f1.2, 135 f2.0, and 70-200 f2.8
limits. the ceo, brad j. lamm, must be featured in some way for at least a portion of the film.

first place commercial // evo australia one
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first place commercial // evo australia two
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first place commercial // evo australia three
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behind the scenes

a short edit of each workshop created by SM to share on day three of the workshop before we review all of the entries with the attendees. see just what goes into creating each one of these pieces.

evo australia one // behind the scenes
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evo australia two // behind the scenes
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evo australia three // behind the scenes
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