Quick Links

Looking Inside the Canon1DC DSLR 4K Capture Project “The Ticket”
| Shane Hurlbut | Hurlbut Visuals
Blog post on shooting Po Chan’s film “The Ticket” using the 1DC:
We purposely cast the Prius Taxi Cab to not only be eco-friendly, but to showcase the power of the camera’s size and its sensor. We loaded our three actors; Po, our director; Mike Svitak, our 1st AC; and me into the cab and drove around the streets of Los Angeles. I was in the hatchback of the Prius on a Kessler Cine Slider, using a Small HD DP-4 to gauge my exposure and frame my shot. The lens was the new 24mm Cinema Prime at a t1.3.


My personal favorite new products from NAB - Part 1 | Daniel Freytag | Blog
Daniel highlights some things you might have missed in the NAB coverage over the last week; the SmallHD HDMI clamp, Bebob Rigs, Livestream broadcaster, and SmallHD DP7:
Yes, there was another product from SmallHD, which I really liked today. It is a new 7" OLED monitor with an unbelievable picture. It is quite hard to describe, but despite it is only a 720p it looks fantastic! It is also supposed to be this good, because it costs twice as much as a DP6 ($2,699).


Headphones Mixing? Speakers Mixing? Both? | Roey Izhaki | Focal Press
Interesting article about the pros and cons of audio mixing using speakers and headphones:
The dominance of speaker mixes was never questioned until recently, when portable MP3 players and their integration with cellular phones became so widespread. It is a valid question to ask why we still mix using (and for) speakers when so many people nowadays listen via headphones. There is an unexploited opportunity here for record labels to produce ‘speaker’ and ‘headphone’ versions. This would make sense not only from a mixing point of view but also from mastering, consumer and label revenue points of view.


NAB 2012: Garrett Brown of Steadicam demonstrates the Merlin 2 | Dan Chung
| DSLR News Shooter
Dan Chung interviews the inventor of the Steadicam, Garrett Brown about the Merlin 2, a sub-$1,000 Steadicam for DSLRs and small cameras - including the Canon C300 he claims - which is described as an updated, more rugged version of the original:
Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown talks to Dslrnewsshooter.com site editor Dan Chung about the latest designs from Steadicam and how the new Merlin is well suited to news and documentary shooting.


NAB 2012: PLURALEYES 3.0 PREVIEW FROM SINGULAR SOFTWARE | Dan Chung
| DSLR News Shooter
Another look at PluralEyes 3:
In this video Bruce Sharpe of Singular software demonstrates the upcoming version 3.0 release. The software features a video and audio interface and is ten to twenty times faster than Pluraleyes 2. Bruce also discusses Cloudeyes – a cloud based audio video sync utility for developers.


Set Design Part 2: Documentary Filmmaking | Ron Dawson | Dare Dreamer
Interesting short piece about set decoration for documentary shooting (i.e. dressing up the surroundings for your interview subjects!):
But, if you’re shooting a corporate film where you will be interviewing key executives, you may have a number of options (e.g. their offices, conference rooms, large lobbies, etc.) If you do have an opportunity to pick location, you want to keep in mind audio issues (e.g. traffic noise, computer humming, people working, etc.) as well as lighting issues (i.e. daylight, incandescent, and most importantly, fluorescent.)


Adobe Creative Suite 6 | B & H Photo & Amazon
Let the pre-ordering begin! B & H already has pre-orders up for Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Mac) & (Windows) for $699, and Creative Suite 6 Production Premium for Mac and Creative Suite 6 Production Premium for Windows at $1,899.
Amazon is currently selling the Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium CS5.5 significantly cheaper, and you qualify for a free upgrade to CS6 if you buy now, so that might be worth doing...



Peter Jackson Ready To Dazzle With 'The Hobbit' In 3D & 48fps, But Will Theatres Be Prepared? | Charlie Schmidlin | The Playlist
Issues with both production and distribution for The Hobbit? Hopefully, I can just watch it in 24fps!
Those on the production side are stressed as well, since they've had to find solutions while simultaneously shooting on the upgraded formats. Jackson is shooting on the Red Epic in 3D, with completed footage taking up 6-12TB of camera data per day (the production's digital storage center was glimpsed on their video blog, and it is massive). At Park Road Post, where they're editing the film, they've just recently created 3D 48fps systems, while editing 2D 24fps in the meantime before converting over.




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sony GV-D200 review

Image
Sony GV-D200 I've been using a Sony GV-D200 deck to transfer old Video8 and Hi8 tapes. Some of these tapes are over twenty years old, and no longer having a Hi8 camcorder that worked I was concerned that if I didn't do something about transferring them to a more modern format soon, I might never be able to. While Sony no longer make camcorders that use these tapes - that I know of - Sony does still sell the GV-D200 deck (or Video Walkman, as it's sometimes labelled.) They also offer the GV-D800, which is almost identical but adds a small LCD screen for about $120 more. I didn't think I'd need a screen since I was using this to capture to the computer, but you will need an external monitor when you first set it up. Physically, the device is small. At 5 7/8" wide, 5 3/8" deep and 2" high, it's the smallest video deck I've encountered. I used to have a Video8 deck that I thought was small; and it was twice as deep and twice as high. The t...
Read more

Response: Which iPhone to Get?

Image
In response to my iPhone musings, I got the following reader email which actually sums up a lot of my second and third thoughts too: You might have a point about the fancier camera, but otherwise I would buy the smaller model. Its screen is about the same size as that of my Nexus 4, and I don't feel at all like it limits me with a too-small screen. But I do sometimes stretch to get my thumb the reach to the other corner of the screen. It is plenty big for a phone. A phone is a pocket thing. (Well, in my case it lives an ancient REI soft sunglasses case that I have on my belt.) Ubiquitous, handy, convenient, almost always with me. Small is crucial for all of that. Certainly a large screen is cool, but you need a place to put it: don't break a fundamental feature of a pocket phone by getting too big. That is what your small tablet is for. I have my phone with me almost always. I have my Nexus 7 tablet with me nearly as much. The bigger screen is great, yet it fits in some...
Read more

Should you buy the Sony NEX-FS100 Kit Lens?

Image
The Sony NEX-FS100 is available in two configurations: B & H : NEX-FS100U Camcorder only $4,999 B & H : NEX-FS100U (with 18-200mm lens) $5,599 But what does that extra $600 get you? It get's you this: Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens for NEX Camera This lens is also available separately for $799.99, so at $200 off you'd think everyone would be jumping on it. But not so fast... In his article about switching from the Canon 5D Mark II to the Sony NEX-FS100 , Paul Antico  at Need Creative says of the kit lens: 7) Its 18-200 F3.6-6.3 kit lens absolutely sucks and should be avoided (thankfully, you can order it without one) [ 1 ] But is it that bad? At B & H 's site, 43 reviews give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 stars. That's not a bad rating, though many of these people are using it for stills, and the most common complaint noted is how large and heavy it is. Of course this feeling of size would be exacerbated when you put it on a tiny camera ...
Read more