Notes On Video

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera It seems that the BMPCC is finally arriving - in limited quantities to Instagram and Twitter accounts near you. Speaking of Blackmagic, their new page for the Production Camera 4K looks an awful lot like an Apple product page (and that's not necessarily a bad thing!)  Order yours for $3,995 ... Day 1 of 25: James Ponsoldt and The Spectacular Now | Scott Macaulay | Filmmaker Magazine A new, occasional column here at Filmmaker, “The Shooting Schedule” looks at film production through the prism of a single shoot day. I peruse a film’s call sheet and production report and ask the director questions solely based on what I see there. How to Option a Book for Film Adaptation |  Robert Zipser | Filmmaker Magazine Hollywood has loved books ever since the days of silent films. It always will. Sometimes you will hear grumblings from studio executives and producers that acquiring motion picture and television rights to books costs too...

Ep. 56 - "Pure Logic" (With Dot Bustelo, Alex Gollner & Mike Trigg) | NeedCreative Podcast Lots of interesting stuff about Logic Pro X in the latest NeedCreative Podcast, as well as some pre- Final Cut Pro X 10.1 talk: Episode 56 is all about Logic Pro X! Ben Consoli of BC Media Productions talks to Dot Bustelo, Logic Pro expert and trainer. Then Alex Gollner (Alex4D) comes on the show to talk about how Logic Pro X works with Final Cut Pro X . We also cover all big news in the production world including a short chat with Mike Trigg, Chief Marketing Officer from Hightail, to discuss the strategy behind changing YouSendIt's name to Hightail. Final Cut Pro X is faster! | Philip Hodgetts A collection of quotes about Final Cut Pro X: I turned to the director and said, ‘why do YOU think we have achieved so much in such a short time?’ He said, ‘I think its because its so visual, you really fell like you are in it’. No compromises | Zeiss Interesting piece a...

On August 8th, 1969, a very famous photo for a very famous album cover was taken. The following video is a nice little salute to the subject of that photo: Why don't we do it in the Road? from chris purcell on Vimeo . A lyrical portrait of one of London’s most peculiar tourist attractions - a humble pedestrian crossing in 
St John’s Wood. But this isn’t any ordinary piece of street furniture, a 10 minute photo session back in the 
summer of 1969 saw to that. A couple of weeks after Neil Armstrong took his giant leap, theBeatles took 
a few short steps across Abbey Road and the rest is history. Roughly timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first recording session at Abbey Road Studios, this quirky short film explores a tiny part of London that is, in the words of narrator Roger McGough, suffused with a sort of magic.'Best Super Short' - NYC Independent Film Festival... 'Best Documentary' - UK Film Festival

Can you do serious work with Magic Lantern? | Red Shark That's a question I've been asking myself, now that they are hinting at RAW capture with the Canon 7D....should I? Unfortunately, this article probably won't really answer the question for you, just give you some things to think about: First of all, let's get rid of the idea that because the ML software is running on Canon's hardware it must be reliable, because the moment you install a single byte of "alien" code on a third-party's product, all the testing is completely invalidated. In a sense software like ML's would be treated by the original manufacturer as one giant bug. Andrew Ellard on Writing for Film and Television | Filmmaker Magazine I really enjoyed interviewing Andrew for Filmmaker . I'm not sure it comes through in the interview, but he's an energetic and enthusiastic guy: There’s a lot of good advice out there but often it’s the same advice wearing a different...

First ProRes files from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera released | EOSHD John Brawley has released a few ungraded ProRes files from his card, shot with the Pocket Cinema Camera and SLR Magic 35mm F1.4. Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera – First Impressions | Dan Moran | Mixing Light I have to say I’m very impressed with this camera. The images John has shot are beautifully sharp and even in a difficult lighting situation I can’t see any issues.  DSLR Shoulder Rig: A brief history of the shoulder-mounted video camera | DSLR Solutions I remember when I first heard about DSLR cameras getting video capabilities. At the time, I owned a Panasonic DVX100 and I was not sure why anyone would want to capture video with a DSLR when they lacked the much-needed features only available on professional video cameras. Nikon Quietly Getting Some Love in Hollywood | DoddleMe It was rather quiet, in fact, we barely noticed when the news came out a few months back.  But...

Canon sent out the following announcement of a firmware update for the C300 yesterday (thanks to Paul Antico) : This service notification e-mail contains important information about your Canon EOS C300 Cinema EOS Camera/Canon EOS C300 PL Cinema EOS Camera. Please note that product service announcement e-mails contain advisory or informational content that may be critical to the proper operation of your product, including safety, update, and instructional messages. Please carefully review the information in this e-mail as it relates to your Canon product. Thank you for using Canon products. Affected Products Canon EOS C300 Cinema EOS Camera Canon EOS C300 PL Cinema EOS Camera Firmware Firmware Version 1.0.9.1.00 incorporates the following additional functions and modifications: 1. Apple iOS6 is now supported when the camera is paired with the WFT-E6 for remote operation. 2. The polarity of the XLR terminal has been modified to improve compatibility with external audio devices. Th...

How to succeed as a creative long term: know your C.O.D.B. | Vincent Laforet Vincent Laforet put together a good guide for calculating your cost of doing business. I think it's a useful and interesting piece for succeeding in the long term . However, I don't know how much use it is to those just starting out. Until you have an established customer base, there's practically no way to know how much income you will have, or how much to charge. C.O.D.B stands for "Cost of Doing Business."    Basically it’s a number that represents what it costs you to operate your business for every day that you work. On a basic level, you add up all of your purchases and expenses to run your business, as well as your salary (I suggest you add your salary, but some people don’t)  and divide that by the total number of days you expect to work each year. 9 Important Insights if You Work in Film | Michelle Brooks 2. Smile - Or at least don't walk around like you hate your ...