About
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
— albert einstein
Rough Cut Productions is based in Tallahassee Florida and has accomplished projects as far away as British Columbia (CANADA). The majority of productions completed by Rough Cut this past few years have been focused on company branding pieces and full production music videos. Rough Cut has taken on many different types of projects including films, documentaries, instructional videos and a wide array of live events from large scale concerts and performances to wonderful weddings.
I have always chased and heavily indulged in my addiction of many different creative arts. With film production I found my home in a medium that provided the opportunity to implement the use of all art-forms with endless possibilities. It opened the door to many new creative facets I could not wait to explore, learn and put into action. My work is my passion through and through and I cannot take on a project without investing myself in it fully and digging deep. —ash von chamier (owner/Director)
ash von chamier
director | cinematographer Editor | Digital colorist
Communication
Communication is everything. I stay very sensitive to what my clients are aiming to accomplish in their production. This is a collaboration to express your company or artistry in the best light possible.
my family
The foundation of my everything. My wife Amy and son Tristan.
Multiple camera systems
Rough Cut's inventory of various cameras, rigs, lenses and lights provide infinite ways to stylize your project.
Los Angeles
New York
Vancouver
Tallahassee
Rough Cut's Newest paint brush
The RED Epic camera system has been used to film such movies as "The Hobbit Trilogy", "Pacific Rim", "X-MEN" and countless other Hollywood blockbusters. With the Dragon 6K resolution sensor, any single frame of footage can be pulled out as a 19 megapixel photo making it also many photographer's camera choice for numerous cover shoots of major magazine publications such as "Vanity Fair", "Vogue", "GQ", etc.
Services
You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
- Maya Angelou
It is very important to get a full understanding of what drives your company, what makes your offerings unique and what demographic your business caters to. We can build on ideas you may already have going or create concepts from scratch. Each project receives it's own Pre-Production Plan Packet covering goals, story outline, image samples, a props list outline and general shooting schedule.
There is plentiful back and forth correspondence with all Rough Cut's projects so we always have a very clear agreed upon plan of action before filming begins.
Cinematography is a writing with images in movement and with sounds.
- robert bresson
Each composition choice in every shot has the opportunity to mean something. Every angle choice, every camera movement, every lighting set up and every lensing decision dictates a mood that can further push the story. Quality of shots over quantity of shots ALWAYS.
Rough Cut films all new projects at 4K resolution in ProRes and/or RAW codecs. This level of data intensive footage is what you see when watching major motion picture films in the theater.
The film is made in the editing room.
— Philip Seymour hoffman
Editing is where all the pieces of the puzzle come together. While we go into an edit with a clear plan of what we want, it is important to be in a constant state of openness to explore where an edit might take you. As a musician I very much relate editing to live jamming. We know what key we are playing in and the general chord structure we are toying with, but we go amazing places when we let the music take us where it wants.
Editing is always the longest portion of a project. Every millisecond of how shots are strung together and transition from one another affects the momentum and punch a video induces in the viewer. This is also where the soundscape of verbal narrative, sound fx and music is built as the bed on which all visuals rest upon.
Man needs color to live; it's just as necessary an element as fire and water.
- fernand legar
There is a lot more to color grading than just getting some nice skin tones. The color pallet sets the vibe for the entire piece. Cold or warm, modern or vintage, soft creamy film stock or crisp sharp digital imaging, saturated in luscious color or concise in a dramatic monochrome? The list goes on and on but the guide in knowing where to take it is understanding what further elevates the overall story concept, filming style and editing pace.
Color processing is the final polishing technique where all the hard work comes to life and gets saturated in style. Each and every single cut you see in all video completions by Rough Cut gets it's own personal color treatment. It is a very detailed process that requires motion tracking and masking in multiple instances per shot with layer upon layer of adjustments and fine tuning.
Photography is a love affair with life.
- burk uzzle
One of the wonderful attributes about filming in 4K resolution is that any frame from the video project can be pulled out as a picture at magazine cover size print ready resolution! There are anywhere from 24-60 frames filmed per second of captured footage. Clients receive a digital folder filled with pictures pulled directly form their final video project, usually ranging anywhere from 50-200 photos.
Your photos can be used for any desired advertisement use across your website or for printed material. Rough Cut also provides graphic design production package options to create full ads in-house from select photos for your immediate implementation.
Concept Creation
Filming
EDITING
color grading
Bonus photos/ads
Watch this video to hear my philosphy on how I approach all my productions
Every production Rough Cut takes on is viewed as a tremendous opportunity to create something powerful whether it aims to be epic, endearing or comedic in it's pupose.
rough cut productions explained
PORTFOLIO samples - 18 of over 120 videos on this website
BRANDING
NEW 455 Super Duty | The Story Behind the design
mini-documentary/branding
Trans Am Worldwide
Branding
burt reynolds introduces the new bandit trans Am
company/product branding
VR Systems - EViD EDGE
company/product branding
lively technical center | welding -class experience
company/product branding
Florida cancer specialists - dr. tetreualt
branding
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MUSIC VIDEOS
music video
defy The tyrant | fighting gravity [ref.2]
fighting giants
visual ep (music videos)
eli - moonshine
music video
yamadeo - love i've been missing
music video
the georgia honeys
visual EP (music videos)
the maharajah flamenco trio - dariya
music videos
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music video
neil alday and further south - save me
tobacco rd. band - i wanna hear some steel
music video
eli - sacred ground
music video
gold rush
Documentary
moments
Short film
the shealy wedding
wedding films
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FILMS & MOMENTS
PORTFOLIO - all categories of production-click each to go deep
branding
For businesses of every variety
Explore the array of vastly different companies Rough Cut has produced videos for and how differently each one is approached.
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Live Events
Concerts, dance, general performance & More
From filming 1,500+ people fire code breaking concerts to the local acoustic band performance in the smallest dive bar...it's all got it's own magic.
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Personal pieces
personal gathered footage put to fun use
These are some of my moments with family, friends, clients and places I have visited. Improve vacation movies, family skits and outtakes from production shoots. Cutting loose and having good times...
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Phenomenal.
- TOd Warmack | Founder & presdent Trans Am Worldwide
What people say
Ash is a diamond! We're lucky to have found him.
-MINDY PERKINS | CEO OF VR SYSTEMS, INC.
What people say
I'm not often speechless...
-TIM DURNING | OWNER FLEX FOODS
What people say
I've worked with some big directors and thought I had worked with the best until I worked with Ash. Great eye and great person.
-eric durrance | tobacco rd. band
What people say
Working with Ash is awesome. Wish I could work with him every day.
-KELLY LOVE | Guitarist for ELI
What people say
the roughcut with ash - Vlog
Learn filmmaking and feed inspiration with filming & editing lessons I've picked up in making video content for over 17 years. Also see how I pull off various productions with full job shadows. This is the place to hear me discuss cameras and gear as well. Subscribe for weekly episodes.
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rough cut has produced content for...
rough cut productions | ash von chamier
2015-2016 Highlight Reel
2013-2014 highlight reel
rough cut productions | ash von chamier
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3 Hawks Entertainment Group (British Columbia, CANADA)
After Hours Entertainment (Booking Agency/Promotion)
Almost Kings (Band)
Altar of Flesh (Band)
American Pipeline Records
AN21 (DJ)
Andrews Law Office (Settlement Documentary)
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Atmasfera (Music sensation in the Ukraine)
Baraq Hunter (Professional MMA Fighter)
Baja’s Beach Club (Night Club)
Base Productions ( Los Angeles, California)
Big Southern Media Group
Big Southern Entertainment
Bingo Players (DJ’s)
BloodFest (Metal Festival)
Bobby Bowden (Interview for “Get Motivated”)
Breathing Amber (Band)
Brigand (Band)
Burt Reynolds
Cedric Gervais (DJ)
CoastWest Entertainment (Los Angeles, California)
Coliseum (Night Club / Venue)
Colt Ford (Country Artist)
Committee Entertainment (Booking Agency/Promotion)
Core (Band)
Cosmic Gate (DJ's)
Court Reporting from Home
Costco (Instructional Videos)
Cricket's Tree Service, INC.
Defy The Tyrant (Band)
Dick Howser Center (Pre-school for special needs students)
Dillon Francis (DJ)
Dimitri Vegas (DJ)
Dirty South (DJ)
DNR (Band)
Driven (Band)
Easton Corbin (Country Artist)
Eden’s Fill (Band)
Electric Flurry (World's Largest Foam Party)
Eli (Band)
Eric Durrance (Singer/Songwriter)
Excision (DJ)
Fear Theory (Band)
Fighting Giants (Band)
Flex Foods
Florida Workers Advocates
Fractal (Band)
From Now Until Never (Band)
Florida Cancer Specialists
Florida Fest (Country Music Festival)
Florida Workers Associates
Fox Sports
Gasoline Alley Recording Studios
Get Motivated (Motivational Interviews)
Hanlon Creative
Mayor Giulliani (Spot for Get Motivated)
Golden Lighting (Hundreds of Product Videos)
Grassroots Free School
Ground (Band)
Harvest Printing
Houston Deese (Band)
India Association of Tallahassee (Live Performance’s)
Jay Leno's Garage
James Matthew Hughes (Band)
Jeremy Hoornstra (World record breaker for Bench Press)
Joachim Garraud (DJ)
Kate Elseworth (Singer/Performer)
Kill Clouseau (Band)
Kings Chariot (Car Dealership Jacksonville, FL.)
Kosmic Key (R&B/Rap)
Kurt Stevens (Country Artist)
Imperial Productions ((Booking Agency/Promotion)
Laidback Luke (DJ)
Laurel Designs (Videos used on Costco.com)
Like Mike (DJ)
Lil Jon (Rap Artist)
Lively Technical Center (Vocational College)
Optic Rev Motion Pictures
Maharajah Flemenco Trio
Mark Hall (Lead Singer of Casting Crowns)
Mason’s School of Music (Tallahassee Music School)
Max Vangeli
Midnight Chainsaw (Band)
The Moon (Night Club / Venue)
The Moguls
Mord Fustang (DJ)
MR 365 Education
Neal Alday and Further South (Band)
No Sugar Added (Booking Agency/Promotion)
Oscar G (DJ)
PhenomLites
Pyramid, Inc.
Remade By Hand, Inc. (Porsche Restoration Company)
RWD Extender Trim
Shreddenger (Band)
Skybase Communications
SkyView (Band)
Stages and Stereos (Band)
Tallahassee-Leon Federal Credit Union
Tamara Lowe (Interview for “Get Motivated”)
TheDrive.com
The Georgia Honeys
The Learning Pavilion (Formerly The Dick Houser Center)
Thomas Gold (DJ)
Tobacco Rd. (Band)
Trans Am Depot
Trans Am Specialties of Florida (Dealership in Miami, FL.)
Velocity Channel
VR Systems (National Voter Registration Systems Company / Elections- Currently under production)
West Minster Oaks (Instructional DVD)
Yamadeo (Raggae Rock Band)
