Adam Guzik

Heya, folks! Aside from being a filmmaker, DP, and colorist, I'm also a composer of music for media! Before I went to college to study film and video production, I was a music student in public school. Once I was in college, I made music on the side, and then I started composing professionally in 2015 for a YouTube web series. I mainly do orchestral works using entirely MIDI-based virtual sample instruments, but I also dabble in synth/sound design and rock-based tracks, too. Would love it if you guys would give my latest demo reel and some samples a listen! And if you'd like to listen to more, you can visit my website at https://www.adam-guzik-silver-films.com/music Thanks so much! Best, Adam Here are some Scoring Competitions and a Rescore I've done recently: And a few Miscellaneous pieces:

Hello, all you fine folks! Going to be ordering a Red Komodo and accessories within the next few weeks or so, and I need some recommendations for battery plates for the camera. I did have my eye set on the Wooden Camera Battery Slide plate, as it'd allow me to have one Canon BP battery slotted directly on the camera and allow me to hot swap my main batteries, but it's currently out of stock, and I don't know if I'm patient enough to wait for it to come back in stock. Is there another battery plate for the Komodo like this that is designed and works in the same way? Or are there other battery plates I should look into? Would love to hear your recommendations. Thanks so much! Best, Adam

Hey, Owen! I didn't use any filters at all for this project - I shot the 500T stock bare and measured for ISO 100 or 200, overexposing anywhere from 1 - 3 stops and correcting the white balance in post.

Hey, Owen, For the Overcast/Rainy Autumn Day, I shot that on the Krasnogorsk-3 with the stock Zenit Meteor 17-69mm f/1.9 lens at I believe f/4; I was metering for ISO 200. For the Partially Cloudy Noontime and Late Afternoon Autumn Day shots, I captured those on an Aaton XTR Prod with a Canon 8-64mm f/2.4 zoom lens.

I've shot on the 500T 7219 stock in daylight conditions, both with a filter and without a filter. What I've found, through experience, is that it's possible to warm it up to a Daylight-ish balance, when shooting without a filter, but be aware: you're more than likely going to have to correct a good deal of blue out of your shadows and the darkest areas of your image, as it contaminates them a lot more when shooting without the filter. It won't look the same as if you'd shot with the 85/85B filter, but it's a look all unto itself that you may or may not prefer. I've attached some examples below for you in different conditions. For the shots that I took With the 85B filter, I also used a .9 ND filter as well, which is why they're a little underexposed. Bright, Sunny Summer's Day at Noon, Without Filter Ungraded: Graded: Overcast, Rainy Day, Without Filter Ungraded: Graded: Partially Cloudy, Autumn Day in Mid-Morning, With Filter: Ungraded: Graded: Late Afternon, Autumny Day, With Filter: Ungraded: Graded:

Hey, folks! Just got some 50D I shot on Boxing Day back from the lab. The colors are gorgeous - but 90% of the footage is out of focus. I'm actually going to be shooting a silent (ADR'd) short film in the next month or so, so I need to get the camera collimated and squared away so I don't have to worry about out-of-focus shots. I'm in Central Easter Pennsylvania, and I'd like to get the lens mount collimated so the camera can be ready in about 1-2 weeks. Does anybody know where I could go or who I could take it to to get it done, or if it's something I could even do myself? Thanks so much! Best, Adam

Hey, folks! Looking at upgrading from my handy little Krasnogorsk-3 to a more serious, solid sync sound super 16mm camera package sometime in late Q3 to Q4 of this year. I'm looking for a sync sound body that can do up to 72 fps crystal speed, really good registration for a really steady image at any frame rate, 4 to 6 400ft magazines, freshly re-celled batteries, and a nice zoom lens. For the lens, I don't need one with the biggest zoom range or the fastest aperture, but something decently wide to decently telephoto and lighter-weight. I'm also possibly looking for a tripod to go with the package in case I can't make use of my existing tripod. My plan right now is sometime this month I'll be buying myself a Pocket 6K Pro and accessories just to have a good quality digital cinema camera, and then the super 16mm camera is what I'll be after next. Budget is going to be around $12-16K USD. I'd personally love to get my hands on an Aaton XTR Prod, as it's what I used in college, and I appreciate how easy it is to load, but I'm all ears for other suggestions! If you know of any packages or where to go looking for them, hit me up! Thanks so much, folks! Best, Adam

Hello again, good folks! It's been a - long while. Covid has been pretty rough on a lot of us. I know for me, personally, it wasn't easy going 15 months not being able to see friends and family for so long. So, once I was fully vaccinated and able to start traveling again, I made a point of taking my super 16mm modified Krasnogorsk-3 with me and film 400 feet of Kodak's Vision3 500T stock of my outings. And lo and behold, I actually got a lot more shots in focus this time! Was it because my skill as a one-mand-band camera operator and focus puller had improved? Lol, nah. It was just because I was able to stop the lens down so much, even when metering at ISO 100 and 200. And also because the 500T stock is friggin' POWERFUL. I mean, seriously, I was overexposed anywhere from 1 to 3 stops for a lot of these shots, and even shooting directly into the mid-afternoon sun on a gorgeous summer day here in Pennsylvania, the stock didn't lose the information. Granted, it was overexposed, but when scanned on an HDR scanner like Colorlab's Lasergraphics Scanstation, all that highlight information is still actually there, and you can pull it to your heart's content, or just let it roll off beautifully into overexposure, as can be seen with my pretty heavy grade here. One thing I also learned is that my Krasnogorsk is not so good at slow-motion. I've read what others have had to say here on this forum about the K3's registration, and - yeah, it's really not a steady camera. Like, at all. The only way it's viable is with some heavy assistance from DaVinci Resolve's Stabilizer, and even that's not a Magic Bullet 100% of the time. So, the next time I decide I want to shoot slow-mo on my K3, just - stop me, please. I will say, though, I still love how so much of this footage turned out. I'm definitely getting more confident in loading and unloading my K3, and film remains insanely easy to color grade. All the shots here, in terms of color, were made in 4 serial nodes in DaVinci. I did cheat a little - I used DaVinci's Deflicker tool to remove the flicker inherent in the footage due to the K3's spring-wound motor variance shooting at speed, and it worked a treat for basically 99% of all shots, save for the slow-mo shots and specific spots in others, but it absolutely made much of this footage look like it was shot on a crystal sync motor, which made me really happy. All in all, this was a great test for me of the 7219 stock in bright, sunny summer daylight conditions. I do wanna test the stock out more in more dimly lit night interior and exterior settings, but that'll be for another day. In the meantime, hope you enjoy watching! Included is my graded version and the ungraded version for anyone to tinker around with in terms of grading. Music is also made by me! Professional composer here, too. Thanks so much for stopping by, folks! Have a good one! Best, Adam

Hey, folks! Want to nab an MOS 35mm cam sometime later this year, maybe mid-fall to early winter or even the start of next year, and I'm looking at the Cameflex CM3 as a contender. I'm hoping to get a CM3 with a crystal sync motor, at least one M42 mount, and 2 or 3 400' mags, with all the necessary batteries and cables needed to run it and the body and mags in good working order. Mainly looking at the Cameflex for its semi-compact size, ability to do 48 fps, and multiple lens turret design. Budget is going to be $3.5K USD - $4.5K USD. If anybody knows anyone who is willing to part with theirs for that price, with all the above goodies, that would be awesome. I am also totally willing to fork over more to get it maintained and tuned up before I'd receive it. I am also happy to hear other suggestions for cams that fit the bill. Thanks so much, folks! Best, Adam

Film has been SOLD. Thanks so much for looking, everyone. Best, Adam

Hey, folks! Deciding to part ways with these 2 rolls of 16mm 500T stock. I bought these back in 2014 during my freshman year of college. These cans have never been opened, but they haven't been stored optimally either - they've been stored at room temperature for the last 6 years, and I don't know how long the person I bought them from had them before me, so they are almost certainly expired by this point. Selling these both for $275 USD. Shipping's included. This will be shipping from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA, zip code 17901. Thanks a ton, folks! Best, Adam

Hey, folks! Got 2 reels to show ya: First up is my Director/DP/Colorist Reel: And then, we have my Composer Reel! The music for my filmmaker showreel is made by me, too! Thanks so much for checking these out, guys! Best, Adam

Thank you so much! I definitely think I could've gone warmer on some of the shots, but the fall colors were so vibrant, even on such an overcast, rainy day, that it would very quickly become too warm. Glad you liked the ungraded version, too! Yeah, after this test shoot, this camera isn't perfect - the lens vignettes a little at the widest angle, but, it's honestly not as bad as I feared. The Krasnogorsk only takes 100ft daylight spools, though; it's not like the Bolex, which has a removable top so you can use 400ft magazines. And yeah, the winds only last about 28 seconds each, so, this was about 2 minutes 50 seconds of footage altogether. I specifically shot this unfiltered because I really wanted to see how this stock would handle overexposure and then "pulling" it digitally, just because the great thing about film is that even though it blows out when its overexposed, it can't actually clip highlights the way digital does, so I knew that digitally "pulling" would be a viable option. I definitely brought the 500T stock along because I knew this would be a very run-and-gun shoot, and I didn't know what all conditions I would be in, so I needed the most versatility in exposure latitude, and the 500T provided that. I'd originally wanted to meter at ISO 100, because originally it was supposed to be sunny on the day of the train ride, but alas, it was raining pretty good, and I had to meter at ISO 200 just so that I wasn't opened all the way up, which is where the Zenit lens's sharpness is supposed to fall apart.

Hello again, folks! Been a while! I finally got the chance to shoot some film again! About 2 weeks ago, I was able to take out my (relatively recently) purchased super 16 modified Krasnogorsk-3 with the standard Zenit Meteor 17-69 f/1.9 lens out on a train ride to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, where their annual Fall Foliage Festival was taking place. I shot a single 100ft daylight reel of Kodak's Vision3 500T 7219 stock, but this time, I shot without any filters and metered for ISO 200, overexposing quite a bit to see how that would turn out. Being my first time shooting on this camera, and the fact that my eyesight has worsened a little since shooting on the Aaton XTR Prod, a fair amount of the shots were out of focus, but! I'm thrilled at the colors I was able to get from this footage! Processing and transfer done again by Colorlab in Rockville, Maryland, who scanned it at 4K (4096 x 2408) on their LaserGraphics ScanStation. Film is just so nice to color grade; all of these shots were only 4 serial nodes in DaVinci Resolve. Piano music was also done by me. Graded Version: Ungraded Version, for any of you who want to tinker about with the footage and make your own grades: Would love to hear what you all think, barring the terrible focusing job I did, lol! Have a good one, folks! Best, Adam