Runaway Pen Productions

Independent Digital Filmmaking Where Story Comes First

Professional Video Creation

Mikel J. Wisler actively works as a freelance videographer and filmmaker for commercial shoots, sporting events, and web video content as well as shooting and editing special events, weddings, web content, commercials, and more. He has been working professionally in the video and film industries since 2004. The work he has done has ranged from editing Telly Award winning projects for Explore Media (Elkhart, IN), directing TV commercials for Overdun Productions (Chicago, IL), cinematographer for the independent sitcom pilot OU2 (Boston, MA), shooting and editing broad-reaching web videos for Boston's Jam'n 94.5 FM and Quincy College, to being the 1st Assistant Director and Finishing Editor for the feature film, Silk Trees, produced by Evermore Pictures (Goshen, IN). Bellow you can see a list of equipment Runaway Pen has available for use on productions. To see a demo reel of Mikel's work, please visit the Demo Reel section of this website.

You can also see Mikel's IMDb profile by going to: www.imdb.com/name/nm2457058/


To hire Mikel, or others in the Runaway Pen crew, to produce, shoot, and/or edit your video/film project, please e-mail Mikel at mikelwisler@gmail.com  or call 574.309.4374.

View Mikel J. Wisler's profile on LinkedIn

Projects

Runaway Pen has worked in many areas, from directing television commercials to editing company videos. Whether you are looking to have an event or wedding shot with professionalism and style, or you need to tell the unique story of your company or organization, Runaway Pen Productions is here to help you. Focusing on the human element whether we're making a web video, television commercial, or covering an event, we seek to draw your audience's attention and help them understand who you are and what you can offer them. With the focus and passion Runaway Pen has for the art and craft of cinematic filmmaking, every project is an opportunity to grow, to achieve new levels of excellence, and to connect with people, both clients and their audience.

Clients

Clients of Runaway Pen Productions include:

Equipment List

Runaway Pen Equipment Inventory:



Camera:
- One Sony HDR-FX1 camcorder, 1080i HDV (High-Def) and SD on MiniDV stock.
- One Ewa Marine underwater housing for the FX1 (allows camera to reach 30 feet in depth).
- One camera hard case.
- One Telephoto attachment by Carl Zeis.
- One Wide Angle converter by Carl Zeis.
- One set of 72mm filters: UV, Skyline, and Polarizer.
- One Manfrotto professional tripod (501HDV, 351MVB2).
- One Minolta Auto Meter III light meter.

Audio:
- One Mixer: XLR-PRO Duel XLR Audio Adapter
- One Boom Mic: Audio-Technica ATR55 with 1/8th inch plug.
- One Wireless Lav Mic: Sennheiser EW100
- One 150-inch telescoping Fish (boom) pole for mic.
- One Fish pole holder for use with C-stand.
- One 25 foot 1/8th inch extension cable.
- One Sony Mini Disk Walkman with mic in and line in.
- Sony headphones and cable extension.

Lighting/Grip/Electric:
- One 750 watt SourceFour Par (equivalent in light output to conventional 1K),
  with four lenses, gel holder, and spigot.
- Four 200 watt Parcans with gel holders and spigots.
- Four Westcott 10 Foot Heavy Duty Lightstands.
- One Avenger C-Stand with Boom Arm.
- Chinese Lanterns, small, medium, and large sizes. Various bulbs.
- Assorted gels.
- One ProArm 8-foot camera jib with stand.
- One straight track dolly and 10-foot track.
- One counter balance steady-cam rig.
- Heavy-duty cart and cases.


Basic lighting/grip gear all loaded on cart, plus camera case, tripod and sound.


The crane in use on the set of the feature film, Silk Trees.
Photo by Michaela Potterbaum.

Photography:
- One Nikon D70 SLR camera (for JPGs up to 3008 x 2000, and RAW).
- One Sigma 28mm - 70mm zoom lens, f2.8 - f4.
- One Sigma 28mm - 300mm zoom lens, f3.4 - f6.
- One Compact Flash Card, 2 GB (583 HQ JPGs).
- One Compact Flash Card, 512 MB (145 HQ JPGs).

Postproduction:
- One iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 24-inch HD screen, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive.
    Final Cut Studio 2:
        - Final Cut Pro 6 (HD and SD).
        - Soundtrack Pro 2.
        - Motion 3.
        - DVD Studio Pro 4.
        - Live Type
        - Compressor 3
    Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium
        - After Effects (professional)
        - Photoshop (extended)
        - Premiere Pro
        - Flash (professional)
        - Soundbooth
        - Encore
        - Illustrator
    Additional Programs:
        - DV Film Maker 2 (for footage conversion to 24p)
        - Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000
- Sony 2nd monitor for full-screen editing playback.
- One Western Digital 2 TB Raid Firewire 800 external hard drive.
- One Western Digital 250 GB Firewire 400 external hard drive.
- One Western Digital 120 GB USB 2.0 external hard drive.
- One Firewire cable for link with camera/deck.


Final Cut Pro 6 being used to cut the Mikel J. Wisler short film, "Cold October."

Mikel on the Job

Evaluating Kaitly - Short Film

Mikel J. Wisler - director of photography for "Evaluating Kaitly." Photo by Peter Ringenberg.

OU2 - Sitcom Pilot

Mikel J. Wisler - director of photography for OU2.

SILK TREES - Feature Film:

Mikel J. Wisler (as 1st Assistant Director) and Jed Burdick (director) on the set of Silk Trees.
Photo by Michaela Potterbaum.


A meeting between producer, director, cinematographery, and assistant director by video assist
on the feature film, Silk Trees. Photo by Michaela Potterbaum.

Watch the trailer for Silk Trees (trailer edited by Mikel J. Wisler):
http://revver.com/video/1204528/silk-trees-trailer/

INSPIRE ATHLETICS WEB VIDEOS:

Mikel producing/shooting for the Inspire Athletics videos.

DIRECTING THE QUICK AUTO TV COMMERCIALS:

Mikel (Director) and Producer/DP Kyle Bainter shooting the Quick Auto TV spots.