To watch the movie:
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One of our core principals here at HIPURductions is that 50% of our profits go to charity. We took the money we have received from you, and have given 50% of it to help orphans!
The charity we chose was Islamic Relief USA. Islamic Relief is rated at 4-stars on charity Navigator. In a letter to Islamic Relief, Interim President of Charity Navigator Michael Smith commended the accomplishment:
“Islamic Relief USA outperforms most charities in America in its efforts to operate in the most fiscally responsible way possible. This ‘exceptional’ designation from Charity Navigator differentiates Islamic Relief USA from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust.”

We donated to the “Orphans Support” cause at islamicreliefusa.org. Thank you all for doing your part and supporting HIPURductions. Rest assured that your contributions are going to great causes!

This is how we made a short movie, with a low budget, in 3D!! We used 2 Canon 7Ds, a custom rig, and a crew excited about making something new. It was fun, and here is what happened along the way. If you like this, comment, subscribe, or become a fan of us on Facebook.

If you haven’t watched the movie, do that first. If you have, check out the behind the scenes. Both are here:
Leap of Faith

This is how we made a short movie, with a low budget, in 3D!! We used 2 Canon 7Ds, a custom rig, and a crew excited about making something new. It was fun, and here is what happened along the way. If you like this, comment, subscribe, or become a fan of us on Facebook.

If you haven’t watched the movie, do that first. If you have, check out the behind the scenes. Both are here:
Leap of Faith

Here is the Facebook event if you’d like to support us by showing your interest and inviting others to join you as well: Facebook Event

Bismillah,
HIPURductions was interviewed for The Muslim Link, a newspaper that serves the Washington DC area Muslims. We talked about our upcoming 3D film that will be premiering at the ISNA convention in Chicago in July inshaAllah. Here is the article.

The Muslim Link Paper is published every other week on Fridays and distributed throughout the Washington and Baltimore Metropolitan Areas. TML is based at Dar-us-Salaam in College Park, Maryland, USA.

We have recently been investigating the use of the Canon 7D as a 3D solution for our Leap of Faith short film. The 3D tech on the movie, Rami Santrisi, came up with a white paper in an attempt to layout the possibilities of using the 7D optimally if used as a stereo capture device. We are talking about using two Canon 7D’s attached in some way to enable this kind of capture. Here is the white paper:
White paper on using the Canon 7D as a stereoscopic 3D Camera

As for which route we end up taking, that will depend on further testing. As of right now, Option #3 is the most optimal without any loss of resolution, but complete loss of access to the video feeds from either camera. The DP for the film will be assessing the impacts of using these options and moving forward with what he thinks would work best for the film. As always, we’ll try to keep you updated. Peace.

Bismillah,
We recently finished the final draft of our latest video. It is a look at ICNA’s project: Gain Peace. Please check out the video here, comment, and let us know what you think. We are trying to improve with every project and hope to one day be a provider of high quality Islamic content. Want to give us private feedback, or would like to contribute in any way, please email us at Staff@HIPURductions.com.

GainPeace, an outreach project of Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), was initiated to share Islam with non-Muslims and to clarify many misconceptions they may hold due to the portrayal of Islam in the Media. To make a difference today, go to www.GainPeace.com

It is highly recommended that you view this Production in HD (High Definition) as it was meant to be seen by visiting the following link: http://vimeo.com/6776634?hd=1

We will be piloting broadcasting a Tafseer class at ICM LIVE! on Wednesday 4/14/09 @ 7:45pm. Please join us for some explanation of the Quran in a meaningful and visual way inshaAllah (God Willing). Visit the “Live!” link on the main menu of the HIPURductions website or Click Here