Kessler Fusion Site Launched
Today Kessler Crane launched their site for the new Fusion System, which they claim is "the most advanced motion control system on the planet." I got a chance to see prototype of the system at Eric Kessler’s Timefest last summer, and we were all quite impressed by the new features they were incorporating. According to...
Setting up your Canon 5D MKII (and MKIII etc.)
A month ago I decided to put this piece on the ideal way to set up your Canon 5D MKII for video. I had an inclination that the release of the 5D MKIII was imminent – but these settings and principles behind them (although the menus will change) will more than likely apply just...
Shout out: AcroBack/Snow Guardians
I’d like to share a few things that my friends in the industry are up to. FIrst, my friends Shane Geraghty and Polly Morgan, both of whom worked with me on "Mobius" directed and shot the above video (respectively). Many of you may be familiar with Polly, as she is the talented director of photography...
Screenwriting Software: Adobe Story Workflow
<br /> While in pre-production for "Mobius", there was a great deal of discussion between the film’s writers, Jon Carr and Justin Hamilton, and I about how to go about scripting the film in the most efficient way. Things are usually pretty busy around our studio – so there was a need to work...
My Gear: Lens Section Updated
I recently updated the Lenses section of my gear page to include the new Canon CInema EOS zooms and primes - and I have broken the section down into two sections – Cine glass and still Canon EF glass that can be used for both still photography and filming. Here are the added lenses: 8-15mm...
Canon 5D MKIII – my thoughts
Welcome the Canon 5D MKIII to the world everyone! As you know this site’s history and I have a long history with it’s predecessor the Canon 5D MKII and "Reverie" (see video below.) I obviously didn’t choose to thrown my hat into the ring in the quest to shoot a sequel to Reverie for the...
Nokia 41 MP Camera-Phone
This week, at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Nokia announced a couple of new smart phones that they plan to enter that market with. However, one in particular stood out among the rest – as it comes equipped with a 41MP camera sensor (and you thought the 8MP on our iPhone 4s was impressive!)....
Gear Review: Nexto DI
The Nexto DI has been out for a couple of years – it is essentially a portable hard drive that accepts CF cards (SD, and MemoryStick as well), downloads them to internal memory, and is navigable by a small LCD screen. It’s easy to see how this could be an extremely useful tool for photographers...
2012 Vimeo Festival Last Call For Entries
This is just a reminder that the Vimeo Festival + Awards call for entries closes Monday, February 20th at 11:59pm. So this is your last chance to submit the work you have produced over the last year. The above film, "Thrush," is last year’s winner for the Narrative category of competition – for which I...
Act of Valor
"Act of Valor" premiered this week on Sunset Blvd. As you may know the film stars active duty Navy SEALs, and residents of Hollywood had themselves a momentary scare as the stars of the film parachuted down to the Red Carpet. The film was Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh and the Cinematography was accomplished by Shane...
Amazing Astro-photography
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo. I came across this stunning video of a time-lapse from Earth taken from Space and I thought I would share with you. The footage is absolutely mesmerizing and the detail you can see from orbit is incredible. The...
RedrockMicro ultraCage | blue for C300 (and other systems…)
The Canon C300 is finally starting to ship, and so far the verdict seems to be that C300 = "Awesome" – see the linked video and you’ll get it… You can also check out my initial review of the camera HERE. And it’s true – in terms of imaging, the C300 is really quite impressive....
