Several months ago we told you about a Kickstarter project we were backing called SnapFocus from Midas Mount.

It’s an ingenious piece of indie film making gear made from spare bicycle parts that allows you to control your camera’s focus using bicycle brake handles.

It was invented by a filmmaker and former editor of ours, Brandon David Cole.

Brandon has started delivering the SnapFocus, and he shot some video of us trying out it around the office.

Changing How We Work

In the video, we both talk about why the SnapFocus is going to change the way we work in documentary and unscripted television.

Reality TV Producers Use The Canon C300 and SnapFocus from MidasMount on Vimeo.

If you’d like to learn more, visit the official SnapFocus page.

What magic is this wizard cooking up?

A young man teams up with his aging neighborhood machinist to create an almost magical piece of filmmaking gear — inspired by bicycle parts.

The sequel to Hugo?

No, the true story of Brandon David Cole (indie filmmaker, editor, giant dreamer) and his new invention, the SnapFocus Follow Focus System.

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