TXL Films | Creative

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴." - 𝘖𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢 A huge part of our filmmaking process is using the natural elements and sun in order to beautifully light our subjects. In this image we utilized the mid-afternoon overcasted sun to create an airy and serene scene. 🌤️ And of course DP @KevinGarrison would shed his sandals and step into the sea while capturing this shot for @GeniusWorldINC before the sun goes down. – at Bali, Indonesia

"ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀꜱᴋ ᴍᴇ ɪꜰ ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪʟᴍ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ɪ ꜱᴀʏ 'ɴᴏ, ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪʟᴍꜱ.’" - Qᴜᴇɴᴛɪɴ ᴛᴀʀᴀɴᴛɪɴᴏ A First Assistant Camera (or 1st AC) is one of the most skilled jobs on set. They are largely responsible for capturing the perfect shot during production. This means ensuring the subject remains in focus throughout the scene. The 1st AC’s role is to essentially manage the camera crew and make sure filming runs smoothly, take after take. 🎥 Our super 1st AC @1993Atreyu doing some final checks on the camera before we roll for a shot on the @GeniusWorldINC project. Atreyu is always on top of the ball as he manages an entire fleet of cameras and gear as they travel around the globe. You can imagine that he has eyes everywhere making sure all is accounted for and in working order. 👀👀👀

𝙲𝚞𝚎: 𝚊 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍, 𝚙𝚑𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚎, 𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢, 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚎, 𝚎𝚝𝚌., 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚛 𝚍𝚘 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐. 🎭 DP @KevinGarrison working some magic with the camera, while Co-Director @SurferDavidO directs this lovely young talent who is ready for her cue. 🎥 – at Bali, Indonesia

"𝑀𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦: 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ." -𝑈𝑛𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛 Any chance there is to film at the beach, you know we will be there. The beauty in the waves, the ocean breeze and sounds, all makes the wonderful world of filmmaking just that much better on camera and off. 🏖️ What do you think these two are chatting about? – at Portugal

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘯.” – 𝘜𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 Yes we have tons of amazing adventures while filmmaking. However, there is always a lot of preparation and office work to be done before, during, and after the shoots. There are numerous hours of hard-work and planning behind-the-scenes that goes into making the on-camera magic happen ✨💻 Not every moment is filled with exhilarating journeys, but with this group, we know how to make even the administrative part a good time. 🎉

"𝑨 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒍𝒚." - 𝑲𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒐𝒏 Our director @LextonTaron does an amazing job of creating an on location environment that is both productive and fun. 🎥 The ability to meld together hard work and play is something that few are extremely capable of, but Taron really allows his cast and crew to be free to fly and make the game of creating a wonderful experience. ⁽ᴺᵒ ᵀᵃʳᵒⁿ ᵈⁱᵈ ⁿᵒᵗ ˢᵗᵃⁿᵈ ᵒᵛᵉʳ ᵐʸ ˢᴴᵒᵘˡᵇᵉʳ ᵃˢ ᴵ ʷʳᵒᵗᵉ ᵗᴴⁱˢ⁾

SᗰIᒪE! YOᑌ'ᖇE Oᑎ ᑕᗩᗰEᖇᗩ At TXL, you can be sure that someone on the team is always snapping photos or videos. You never know when the perfect moment will strike and we definitely don't wanna miss it. 📸 In Sint Maarten there is plenty to capture, like on the way to a ziplining adventure on the crew’s day off. 🤘🏝️

𝚈𝚎𝚜 𝙳𝙿 𝙺𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚗, 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚛... You might have wondered, what does a Director of Photography do? A DP (sometimes known as a cinematographer), is a key member of a film or television production team responsible for the visual aspects of a project. Their primary role is to collaborate with the director and other creative departments to create the desired visual style and mood of the production. 💡🎥

🔘 🄶🄴🅃 🅁🄴🄰🄳🅈 🔘 A truly inspiring story with @HomeboyInd is about to hit your screens. We 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 can't wait to share more about this @GeniusWorldINC project with you. 😉 – at Los Angeles, CA

"𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁" - 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀𝗲 When it comes to TXL's filming, @ARRIChannel has been our trusted brand. Using the Mini LF’s incredible sensor size with their Signature Primes allows us to capture what's in the frame with such beauty, ease and precision. 🎥🎬🎞️

ɢɪᴍᴍɪᴇ a ᴛ! ɢɪᴍᴍɪᴇ an x! ɢɪᴍᴍɪᴇ an ʟ! ᴡʜaᴛ'ꜱ ᴛʜaᴛ ꜱᴘᴇʟʟ?? ᴛ-x-ʟ! This iconic crew shot was captured a top the serene salt flats of Bolivia while on location for @nomadthefilm. You can't properly be on location without being in the team spirit! 📣👏 – at Bolivia

🅷🅾🅼🅴 🅸🆂 🆆🅷🅴🆁🅴 🆈🅾🆄 🅷🅰🅽🅶 🆈🅾🆄🆁 🅷🅰🆃 If you followed us for awhile, you know that we travel all around the world capturing the beauty it has to share. If you are new to our page, here is one thing to know: for our crew, home is everywhere, we travel together for miles. Anywhere across the planet, to the furthest corners of the world, hanging our hat wherever we land. Ready for the next adventure somewhere on this Earth. Are you? 🌍🌎🌏

𝐺𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟: 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠. 🌅 It could be said that the golden hour creates some of the best lighting and silhouette effects. With those crisp edges and warm tones, you just can't go wrong. Just look at these three basking in it while prepping another shot for our project with @GeniusWorldINC ☀️

Check out this very special project we’ve been working on! More coming soon 🧠 #genius – at Largo, FL

"𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏." - 𝑼𝒏𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 All of the projects we take on requires speedy and efficient prep and coordination between our crew. Our teammate @davowaves is always working on the next steps in getting our shoots done in a timely and beautiful fashion. 📝🎥 Can you spot what we were filming? I'll give you a hint... 🏎️🏎️🏎️

It's always a fun time for the crew when we get to be extra creative with our shots and tools. 🏎️ Ever wonder how excited our DP @KevinGarrison gets when he pulls out the 4-wheeler? 🛞 🛞 🛞 🛞 ⬇️ 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 ⬇️