Notes On Video

Street Price Drop for the Sony PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Cameras | Cinescopophilia As expected, the street price of the PMW-F5 and the PMW-F55 is a few thousand less than the list price. Good news, if you have the budget: Abelcine have listed the street price for the Sony PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 CineAlta cameras and it is pretty darn good. Forget the official suggested list price from Sony which saw the PMW-F5 CineAlta 4K Camera at $19,400, and the PMW-F55 CineAlta 4K Camera at $34,900. Sony shows off new Sony 4K cameras & more 4K content is on the way | Tom Di Nome | Sony Mainly a marketing piece, but there is some interesting comments about Sony's new cameras in this post: Doug Wellman, assistant dean at the USC School, said it best: “these pieces that we shot really highlight the full gamut of the cameras’ capabilities, and the flexibility and performance they can offer on location.” BLOGGING FROM THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT WASHINGTON AND DOCUMENTING EXTREME WEATHER WITH HEATED C

Can Independent Film Be an Addiction? | Scott Macaulay | Filmmaker Magazine When confronted with this thought, my immediate answer to myself is, independent film is an addiction! The problem is, we’re addicted to making it, not that other people are addicted to watching it. But what if we stole a page from video game designers or the cliffhangers of cable drama? What would we have to do to make independent film an ingrained activity? An addiction? What is the Big Deal About H.265 or HEVC Anyway? | Cinescopophilia Poor old Fugly H.264, that brown paper bag wearing misfit is getting pushed out the door as the ugly lights are turned on. You’re going home with a new partner that H.265 in the corner you have had your eye on all night. High Efficiency Video Coding HEVC or MPEG-H Part 2 is the follow up to H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC Advanced Video Coding standard for video compression. FCP X 10.0.6: Sharing Made Simpler | IAIN ANDERSON | MacProVideo Prior to Final Cut Pro X 1

Join One Day On Earth & Film Life Around The Globe Tomorrow, 12/12/12 | Megan O'Neill | Social Times I'm not really a fan of these kinds of things, but I think you should take at least one photo or video today: One Day On Earth, the collaborative film project that documented life on earth on 10/10/10 and 11/11/11, is revving up to film life around the globe tomorrow, 12/12/12, and it’s not too late to be a part of it! 25 Pieces of Juicy Filmmaking Knowledge from Cinematographer Roger Deakins | The Black And Blue 3. Compromise is Sometimes Needed for a Better Film “Sometimes, as with the death row scenes on ‘Dead Man Walking’, it is better to compromise composition, lighting and perhaps even sound a little and shoot with two cameras in order to help an actor get their performance. Sometimes it is better to go wider to include a prop in frame than break an actor’s concentration. Christmas Gift Ideas for the Editor - 2012 Edition | Scott Simmons | Pro Video Coa

Behind the Scenes C100 Test | Magnanimous Media | Vimeo Jonah Rubash, Scott Reagan, Teddy Hoffman, and Kevin Larson take out the Canon C100 for test shoot. They gab about their thoughts on the new Canon Cinema EOS camera.Shot by Kevin Larson on the C100 with a Canon 16mm-35mm and Canon 24mm-70mm. A Guide to Building a RED Camera Package: An Accessory List for Every Budget Level | Ryan Koo | No Film School Despite the recently reduced price of RED cameras, each model still requires a lot of (pricey) accessories. We’ve pointed this out from the very beginning, but now we’ve gone further and compiled some realistic shooting packages at three different levels: a “cheapest possible ONE MX” list by Aaron Rich, an “owner/operator SCARLET” package by myself, and a “full professional EPIC” package by Timur Civan. Blackmagic Cinema Camera behind the scenes with CocoRosie | John Brawley | Blog Shot CinemaDNG and processed through Resolve V8 with mild correction, making the blacks

Canon Says 6D Buggy with YouTube, and Some 1D Xs Still Have f/8 AF Issue | Michael Zhang | PetaPixel Canon has issued a couple of service advisories to notify customers of known issues with the 6D and 1D X DSLRs. The former camera has a YouTube problem, while the latter has some autofocus issues for certain customers. Sub $6K 65" Changhong Ultra High Definition TV Set Coming | David Richards | Smart House Chinese TV and appliance company Changhong, who is looking to grow market share in Australia, is set to launch a low cost 65” Ultra High Definition Smart LED TV next year. The new TV will be shown at the 2013 CES Show in Las Vegas.ChannelNews understands the TV will retail for sub $6,000 and be launched in the second half of 2013. Shooting an Indie film with the SONY FS-700 in Bangkok | Artikel von Steffen | HackerMovies Interesting piece about shooting with the Sony NEX-FS700 : The gear I brought was the FS-700, several A-mount lenses with a fast aperture (for