Tools for capturing images and sound.
In this video review from B&H Photo Video we examine the 5D Mark II, the camera that hailed the start of the HD DSLR revolution. It’s still a great choice for full frame, wide-angle video shooting.
This article was Originally published in FCPUG Supermag #4 (April 2010) and on Dashwood3D.com Updated and Revised September 2011. All images ©Tim Dashwood unless otherwise specified. 3D is back in style…
The new FS-CF Pro DTE recorder provides additional features such as video playback on the unit’s color LCD, MPEG-4 proxy file generation, wireless metadata logging, and much more. The Focus Enhancements FS-CF and FS-CF Pro DTE recorders are ideal for professional cinematographers and videographers looking to upgrade their existing Canon HDV equipment to a seamless file-based workflow.
Our production was never short on challenges. They were immediate, frequent, and often unbelievable. One thing that never failed us, however, were the D-SLRs. From the beginning, getting through customs was not an issue. Shooting quickly and unobtrusively in crowded areas, in the streets or in the middle of a massive festival was something very doable with our small crew; which often times meant we had to take a back-to-film-school approach. We could shoot multiple cameras simultaneously during live events and transition quickly to a scripted scene with ease.
Meet the GoPro Hero HD camera. This tiny powerhouse has got capabilities at a price we could only have dreamed of a few years ago.
This has evolved into a long article as I have not only ventured into the technical aspects but into a broader perspective of filmmaking. For me, technical choices are mostly tied to aesthetic decisions. Sometimes aesthetics determine the technical choice and sometimes it’s the other way around. As I started this piece I found myself wading into issues that ultimately pushed this project in a distinctive direction, far outside issues of frame rates, shutter speeds, ISO, and codecs.
The rise in popularity of digital SLR HD shooting has meant that power systems designed for being on for a few seconds several hundred times are now being asked to…
Note: this article originally appears on Philip Bloom’s web site and is reprinted here with his kind permission. Words and images presented are the copyright of Philip Bloom (except those…
Note: this article originally appears on Philip Bloom’s web site and is reprinted here with his kind permission. Words and images presented are the copyright of Philip Bloom (except those…
Note: This review was originally published by Alister Chapmanand is reprinted here with his kind permission. Well… where to start? This isn’t going to be a huge long review as…