Notes On Video

This is the gadget from NAB I want... I've been trying to get a camera up in the air - whether with a kite or a jib or what-have-you - for a long time, with not much success. So this under $1,000 quad copter that takes a GoPro Hero, the  DJI Phantom Quadcopter , really appealed to me when I first saw it (just a week or two ago.) And now at NAB they are showing a little gimbal for the thing which will also cost under $1,000. NewShooter has the demo:  NAB2013: DJI INNOVATIONS PHANTOM AERIAL COPTER WITH NEW GIMBAL UNIT Oh! I want one! Massachusetts Production Coalition Seminar Series | Screenwriting Tomorrow, Saturday, the MassProdCoalition seminar series of 2013 gets underway: Join us for a great collection of Seminars this year with topics developed from feedback in our first series. Each seminar will be an opportunity to learn from a panel of accomplished professionals in a relaxed and intimate environment. The seminars include time for audience Q...

Stunt Driving with the Biscuit Rig, Jr: Interview with Engineer and Driver Robert Nagle | Michael Murie | Filmmaker Magazine  I had a really interesting chat with Robert Nagle about stunt driving and this special trailer rig they have built: Robert Nagle studied mechanical engineering and racecar design before becoming a professional race driver. But when he found out that some of the other drivers were working in the film industry, it piqued his interest. Said Nagle, “What I found was that it fulfilled a creative side of me that I didn’t really realize was there.” NAB 2013 - Tokina New Cinema Lenses | FreshDV | Vimeo First Samyang, and now Tokina is getting in on the Cine lens business by repackaging the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens with de-clicked aperture, T ratings, new mechanicals and in Canon and Nikon mounts. The optics are unchanged but it's an all-manual lens (not auto-focus etc.) The price is "under $2,000." Shipping around August. They are also showing a ...

NAB News Sites It's the middle of NAB week, and if you're looking for NAB news, make sure to check out News Shooter (aka DSLR News Shooter.) They've been doing a good job of posting interesting pieces like this: NAB 2013: REDROCKMICRO SHOW ONE-MAN BAND AUTOMATED SLIDER, GOPRO CAGE AND BLACKMAGIC CAGE and also  NAB2013: RED PROVIDES DRAGON MAKE-OVER AND NEW GLOBAL SHUTTER MOUNT . Wide Open Camera has also been covering the event;  Area 48 Phosphorus LED Soft Light. Wide Open Camera NAB 2013  &  Small HD High Bright Monitor. Wide Open Camera NAB 2013 . Definition Magazine has some special free online issues for NAB covering the Blackmagic cameras, ARRI and Zeiss announcements... Freytag Film has also posted several pieces on NAB products. Other NAB News Media Composer 7: Avid Brings Their Flagship NLE into the High Resolution Future and Lowers Price | Robert Hardy | No Film School Lastly, Avid has dropped the price of Media Composer to $10...

Perhaps the biggest surprise of NAB this year is Blackmagic's announcement of a 4K version of their Cinema Camera. Using the same housing as the original, and only $1,000 more, this camera features a couple of notable improvements over the original (beside the 4K capability.) The sensor is now a Super35 sized sensor, and the camera has a global shutter, which should reduce image artifact issues that appear with fast motion and flashing lights. Blackmagic also announced a smaller Pocket Camera that will sell for $1,000, which will have an amazing 13 stops of dynamic range, but I'm not sure I'd rush out and buy that one. Both cameras will reportedly ship in July. You can pre-order the  Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Production Camera 4K  [$3,995] and the  Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera [$995] from B & H now. The pocket rocket…Blackmagic downsizes the BMCC and does a 4K upsize of the orginal ! | John Brawley What BMD have done with this ca...

Sony News at NAB 2013 | sonyelectronics | YouTube Sony didn't really announce that much it seems - other than the pricing for the 4K 65" and 55" monitors: A quick round-up of the newest products and technologies that Sony announced at NAB 2013. For more real time updates from the show, follow #SonyNAB Sony announces compact 4K digital cinema camera. | Jason Wingrove | Propic Sony may be showing a prototype of a compact 4K camera, but I don't think they announced it/ The new Sony PMW-400 | HD Warrior Sony’s new PMW-400 shoulder-mount camcorder is the latest addition to its widely used XDCAM HD422 line-up. Ideal for live production or ENG, the new camcorder uses a 2/3-inch Exmor™ Full HD 3CMOS sensor to capture beautiful images with high sensitivity1 and low noise. Sony Sues RED for Patent Infringement by RED ONE, EPIC and Scarlet Camera | ERIC REAGAN | Photography Bay On the eve of NAB 2013, Sony released a statement that it has filed sui...