Share The world is a flutter with news of the killer smash hit wonder film: Avatar. Oh, the 3D FX and all the cool technology and such. It’d be neat to get a hold of one of them 3D cameras. Well, hold on a second there… I don’t have the budget for a Cameron — [...]
Category Archives: gear
Calculate Data Storage Needs with iPhone app
December 15, 2009 – 12:00 am
Share For all you iPhone folks who need to calculate your film or data storage requirements, check this out: http://www.mobilizedtv.com/ //
Demystifying Digital Camera Specs
November 24, 2009 – 5:01 pm
Did you ever want to know how your choice of camera relates to image clarity? For instance, how does Arri’s more expensive 2K camera compete with RED’s 4K camera? Well, if you really really really want to know, Panavision and Canon got together to try to explain it.
“Field Of View” Improves Productions Through Philosophy
November 23, 2009 – 5:34 pm
Share I’ve seen a ton of “how-to” videos on the web showing how to use a specific piece of equipment or how to do a specific technique. These are all fine, and might teach me a thing or two, but very few address knowledge over equipment. One of the most lasting inspirations I’ve seen is [...]
RED’s Actual Announcement
November 1, 2009 – 3:28 pm
Share Since my last post, RED told us how they are releasing their new Epic camera. The gist is that a full release will not be ready until “early 2010″ but current RED One owners can beta test the camera first. There’s a lot of options on how to upgrade and who gets dibs. There’s [...]
RED is going to announce… something
October 30, 2009 – 8:00 pm
Share RED Digital Cinema has said for a while now that they are going to make an announcement on October 30th. That announcement has not appeared just yet, but they have dropped a few hints: A new sensor has been in development (called the Mysterium-X) New products will not go through a beta testing phase [...]
The Canon 1D Mark IV Can See In The Dark
October 21, 2009 – 4:42 pm
Share If you thought the Canon 5D MKII was great for video, and now the new Canon 7d… Well, it’s only getting better. Next in line is the Canon 1D MKIV, and *oh-boy* I’m excited. With a 1.3x crop factor, it shoots 1080p video at both 30fps and 24fps. How could it get better? Well, [...]
Are D-SLRs right for video?
October 1, 2009 – 12:51 pm
Share I’ve seen a few shoots around town using D-SLR cameras for video. UK cinematographer Philip Bloom has a rather thorough examination of Canon’s video-capable D-SLR cameras. The bottom line? D-SLRs aren’t going to replace video cameras just yet, but are useful for some shoots. If you’re aiming for a shallow depth of field, sometimes [...]
America’s Best Format?
September 30, 2009 – 1:58 pm
Share Ken Burn’s new documentary series The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is drawing attention from shooters because it was shot on Super 16mm film and not HD. There seems to be a debate about whether this was a good decision, especially since there are a million possible vicissitudes somewhere between the original footage and [...]