Martin Beek | FilmMaker | Director of Photography

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WelcomeSharing the experience of over 20 years of commercial filmmaking.
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Budget music videosSpecial package deals and discounts for independent artists and bands.
In production

A History of Feara thriller movie by Martin Beek, summer 2012
Just finished

Vrije ValA silent non-profit short about HIV and prejudice.
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Filmmaking-hardware testdrives and non-biased reviews

During the course of 2010 my team and i will be conducting hardware tests - and writing reviews - for a number of essential filmmaking tools.

My production team, existing of Karel Hamm, Patrick Huiberts, Bart Keimen, me myself and i, will be putting some selected products to the tests during shoots and other real-life production situations. Barry Johnson and i will publish test results, reviews, pictures and how-tos of these tests.

News Updates

Testdrive March 2010

My quest for the perfect DOF adapter and the Redrock M2 Encore...

A story one year in the making...

Music videos, new styles wanted

Gothic, metal, grunch, techno, hardcore... Special deals to welcome new artists.

Gimme gimme gimme

Hot gear: GearNex brings back oldschool Geared Head, but for half the price of a mini Worrall.

Testdrive January 2010

The DollyTrax camera dolly system from MidSouth Visual is a budget trackless dolly system. UPDATE!

Testdrive december 2009

Tascam DR-07 digital audio field recorder, tested in production (documentary) environment.

Steven salutes Martin for his camera work for VHF.org.

Martin has recently received praise from Steven Spielberg for his camera work for the Survivors of the Shoah project. Martin interviewed over 60 holocaust survivors in the Netherlands and Belgium.

More information on the website of www.vhf.org

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With extensive Cinematography Books section!

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Martin Beek Marvels Film Film maker director

Hello and welcome to my website!

Due to terminal illness of my dear mother, i have postponed all hardware test drives until further notice.

Last month's Hardware Testdrive elaborates one my quest for the perfect DOF adapter. Read more...

Parallel to this website, there is the Marvels Film Shooters Blog, where filmmakers discuss some of the topics and articles on this website. Select the Blog or Twitter menu items at the top of this page to stay up to date.

If you have a big bag of money stashed somewhere that need emptying, please be my guest at MB's Essential Gear store, powered by Amazon and nock yourself out!

Don't let all the tech stuff mislead you... I am still a cinematographer looking for the next buck, and that Oscar... Please regard my bio and feel free to contact me for rates, quotes or propositions!

Cheers!

Martin Beek

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About MartinBeek.Net

You have landed at the website of film maker Martin Beek. Martin lives in the Netherlands with his wife, two daughters, two dogs and a guinea pig called Jean-Pierre. Martin is a traditionally schooled cinematographer who has over 20 years of experience in the field of film making. Via his production company Marvels Film, Martin produces TV documentaries, shorts, commercials and music videos. The last few years, Martin participates in a growing number of non-profit projects; both for "tzedakah" and for sharing his skills and knowledge with the new generation of filmmakers. Recently, Martin put his Arriflex camera in a museum and switched to digital film making. His weblog is targeted towards this new medium.

Read Martin's Bio page to learn more about him, and for contact information. Use the contact form to send Martin a message.

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