Notes On Video

Best DSLR Rig For Fast Pace Shooting And B-Roll | DSLR Video Shooter Shooting using a monopod, and he also points out this  Benro monopod that's $199 and very similar (like a copy of) the Manfrotto monopod (which is $239 through August 31 ) Keep it Simple My Friends – Don’t over complicate your setup. If you don’t use 4×4 filters don’t setup a matte box, if you don’t need a ton of power don’t mess around with battery grips etc. Your goal should be to keep removing gear until you can’t remove anymore. K.I.S.S. Shooting Video in the Wild: What You Should Know Before You Go | Rae-Anne LaPlante | Zacuto 2. Be one with your environment If you spend enough time shooting outdoors, you’ll notice how living things interact with each other in their natural environment. If you are videotaping wildlife, you’ll want to understand how your subject communicates with it’s’ environment and other species. Is it a prey or predator? Hands-On Review: the New Rokinon 16mm Wide-Angle...

Tonight :  August 22nd BOSCPUG: Zack Arnold (Burn Notice), Philip Hodgetts, Ben Consoli If you're in Boston, come to the BOSFCPUG meeting! Featuring a special conversation with ZACK ARNOLD, Editor (USA Network's BURN NOTICE) Zack will join us to discuss his "interesting" career path as well as his editorial work on this hit TV show. PLUS! Final Cut Pro X Workflows: Multi-Cam with Filmmaker BEN CONSOLI Lumberjack with PHILIP HODGETTS & GREGORY CLARKE Field of View 5D Mark II vs. GH3 vs. BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera | CheesyCam For anyone looking to adapt non-MFT Lenses (without a speed booster) to the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, here’s what it will look like through a full frame Canon 5D Mark II, Panasonic GH3, and BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera. NeedCreative Podcast |  Ep. 58 - Lighting Maroon 5 (With Matt Guminski and Philip Hodgetts) Episode 58 is all about lighting live concerts for Maroon 5, Neon Trees and More. Ben Consoli of BC Media ...

Today’s Video Cameras Can Do it All, But Do You Want Them To? | Redrockmicro Blog Subtitled "Why Optical Filters and Matte Boxes Still Matter in the Digital Age" this is a great look at filters and matter boxes and things from Tiffen's MPTV Filter Group Consultant Carey Duffy. Graduated and Attenuated ND Filters A variant of ND filters are graduated and attenuated filters, which cut down the amount of light in a specific area. This is typically used to cut down the bright sky so the exposure is more even between the action on the ground and the overhead light. Graduated ND goes from some ND to clear, whereas attenuated filters have a graduated ND across the entire filter, never going to clear. Raw video on the Canon 7D – Super 35mm raw for under $1000 | EOSHD Because the 7D has a parallel processing architecture, it is lagging behind a bit compared to the other cameras in terms of Magic Lantern development, but it has certainly caught up leaps and bounds in the...

My Final Post....  | Red Forum Jim Jannard says he will stop posting and be less of the face of RED because of the stupid people on the internet. I wish him well in his new mission of not dealing with stupid people. I assume he will no longer be using the internet: With the release of the Dragon sensor... I have finished my mission. I am done posting. I will no longer be the face of RED. Mercifully, Jarred will take my place and he is worthy times forever. Jarred is me... only 30 years younger. My final thoughts...I have done my best. I saw a fatal flaw in the camera industry. We did our best to address it. I will now sink into the background, I hope with my reputation intact. I will work on the future of digital cinema... behind the scenes. “Is that a Blackmagic in your pocket or are you…?” The evolving camera review!! | Philip Bloom Philip has started a blog about his experience with the new Blackmagic Cinema Pocket Camera . First he had some problems with SD car...

(ltor) Canon 16-35mm, Rokinon 35mm, Rokinon 16mm, Sigma 18-35mm I’ve never really done a lens test. When I’m buying lenses, it’s usually based on the focal length(s) I need, and on price. Usually it’s price that’s the biggest determining factor on which lens I buy. With that said, I’ve found myself with two lenses to review; the new  Rokinon 16mm f/2.0 ($479) and the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 ($799) . I'm particularly interested in the latter as one of my favorite lenses is the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 , which is twice the price. That f/1.8 is mighty appealing, though of course, at 16mm the Canon is slightly wider, and it is a fill frame lens. These lenses are for APS-C sized sensors and are not for full-frame cameras. They work fine with cameras like the Canon 7D or Sony NEX cameras, but won't work with the Canon 5D Mark III. Also, the Rokinon 16mm is the "still" lens version of the Rokinon; they only just announced a Cine version, which is currently being offered in...