Carson Daly’s “Last Call” shot on Canon HDSLRs
Tweet USAToday covered a story today about Carson Daly’s show Last Call and the fact that they’re shooting on Canon HDSLRs (and the USAtoday report itself is shot on HDSLRs)! Talking Your Tech – USATODAY.com BTS Unlike most TV shows, which use huge, professional cameras that cost $30,000 and up, Last Call shoots on small,...
Cinnafilm’s Unrivaled Dark Energy Texture Technology for Film and Video
Tweet For those of you who have seen “Act of Valor” that was shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, you may have wondered how they got it to look so ‘filmic’ – and those of you paying close attention over the past 2 years or so to what Shane Hurlbut has been talking...
The great next HDSLR features poll… what do you want in your next pro DSLR?
Tweet With all the cameras recently announced (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and the Nikon D800) and many of them having the features you indicated you wanted in the last poll, we thought we’d ask the question again! If you don’t recall, back in Dec 2010, we asked you what features you wanted...
Canon announces a new DSLR for astronomy – the Canon EOS 60Da
Tweet While not really targeted at HDSLR shooters, Canon has today announced a new camera some of you may be interested in… the Canon EOS 60Da is aimed squarely at astrophotographers but also retains the Canon EOS 60D features of live view and movie recording. New Canon EOS 60Da DSLR Camera For Astronomy Enthusiasts Captures...
How to create an HDR Timelapse – a Dustin Farrell Tutorial
It’s the year 1991. I’m a kid on a beach in St. Petersburg, Florida trying to capture another amazing sunset with my new awesome camera. This was the day I first learned about the inadequacies of digital photography. That picture I took . . . sucked. The sunset didn’t look nearly as magical as it...
TV News shooters can turn their hand to more than just news
By Rick Macomber It’s no secret. TV Photojournalists have known it for years and so have the clients who hire them to produce, direct and shoot corporate videos, promotional films and documentaries: Most good DPs with a solid background as seasoned photojournalists can pull a story together with little effort. And they seem to do...
rgrain – add grain to your film with these new texture clips
We talk a lot about the noise and grain in video and stills – but sometimes you want to add grain texture to your film – so how do you do that? rgrain has come out with a new set of inexpensive clips you can add to your project with any editor and for clips...
Yikes! World’s Highest Rope Swing – Going Viral! Don’t try this at home part 2!
Devin does it again with this terrifying rope swing of death – which again I urge you not to try at home! In part 1, Denver Riddle filmed the Human Slingshot in the style of Devin Graham’s recent slip and slide video. But in this episode, Devin and his team go to Moab to swing...
“Temporal Distortion” will distort your mind – DakotaLapse’s latest HDSLR timelapse
Tweet I had the pleasure to meet Randy Halverson (who goes by the name DakotaLapse) at the chronos festival where he won Best Overall and Audience Choice. When you watch this, you’ll know why! And, the soundtrack was written especially for Randy by Bear McCreary who wrote the music for TV shows Battlestar Galactica, Eureka...
Sweet Dreams – a Canon EOS 60D short film from the planet5D forum
Tweet a quick post of an interesting Canon EOS 60D film called Sweet Dreams [short film] from the planet5D Forum. Reginald Hobbs and David Spearman are the guys behind the short (their company in Atlanta is called ForayFilmworks). They’ve also produced a BTS which I decided to include even tho they didn’t show planet5D in...
Music video shot at 2.5x normal speed for impact
Tweet Another interesting video sent in some time ago… Sorry Levi! My name is Levi Bethune. I recently directed a music video for Over The Ocean, who recently signed with Spartan records and released their debut album a couple weeks ago. I shot the entire video with only a gas budget and three days. Mostly...
The Shot – an emotionally charged HDSLR short
Tweet Good friend of planet5D Mario (inCINErate films) created this hauntingly tough short – so be warned, for some people (parents) this can be hard to watch – but the key is how well we’re pulled into the movie. This story is told so well, I almost turned it off twice… so strong are the...
