Red Scarlet, Canon C300, and the Paradox of Choice
It’s an exciting time to be a filmmaker. Amazing tools, amazing prices. There’s a funny thing about having many wonderful options though—it can lead to unhappiness. Studies show that, when presented with unlimited options, people beco...
Plastic Bullet On Your iPad And Your Mac
Plastic Bullet Camera 2.0 for iOS went live today, with new sharing options (like Twitter, and something called “face book?”), support for larger image sizes and arbitrary aspect ratios. And Plastic Bullet is now a universal app, meaning i...
Mostly Coherent
I was the guest host on this week’s Mostly Photo show with Leo Laporte and Lisa Bettany. We talked about shooting stills and video and getting the most out of post-processing, and I showed off some video gear from Redrock Micro and Zacuto. I̵...
UPDATE: AF100, F3, FS100 Shoot Out
AF100 vs F3 vs FS100 Part 1: The Real World from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. Philip Bloom posted this nice “real world” comparison between the Pansonic AF100, Sony F3, FS100 and the Canon 5D mark II. He covers usability, wide shots, moire, darkness, gain and more. He wanted to stress that this isn’t the extremely...
The Shot You Can Make
There are some exciting new camera options out there these days, ranging from inexpensive, large-sensor hybrids from the likes of Panasonic and Canon to groundbreaking high-end digital cinema rigs from folks like RED and Arri. When contemplating buying...
BRICK & STEEL
A fake trailer for a sequel to a movie that was never made, a birthday party gone horribly wrong, a CalArts reunion, and a fun test of achieving a hyper-poppy Stephen Sonenfeld (colorist on Transformers, Mission Impossible III...
Sony PMW-F3 Shoots, Scores, Has a Little Brother
Sony very wisely lent one of their pre-production PMW-F3 cameras to Jason Wingrove, shooter, director, and co-host of the invaluable Red Centre podcast. He made this:
compulsion - teaser from Jason Wingrove on Vimeo.
I’ve seen the raw fo...
Do You Want to be a Grown Up?
It’s kinda fun doing things the wrong way.
You can buy a fancy slider (I did, I love my Glidetrack HD), or you can feel so much more clever and agile turning any tripod into a jib arm.
We’ve been having a lot of fun shooting with DSLRs, co...
Ha ha very funny Canon now get back to work
Image courtesy of Philip Bloom. Click through for his actual coverage of the show.
Canon Expo kicked off with a bang as the venerable imaging giant stunned crowds with its working prototype 4K camera! Is this the future of digital cinema?
Ug. I think I...
"Rock On"
"Rock On" ©David A. Ziser I must say, I think I'm taking a chance posting this image. At first glance you'll notice that we have a small issue with "motion blur" on the main subject, the bride. But is it a really a prob...
Wednesday’s Great Debate: Canon 7D or 5D Mk II – Which One Is Best For Wedding Photography?
Good Morning Everybody, I not sure what happened, but between Monday and Tuesday in Bar Harbor, Maine, it looks like the word got out that must be the center of the universe for summer travel. Parking lots to the top sites in Acadia National Park were...
Converting 30p to 24p
As the long-awaited 24p firmware update for the Canon 5D Mark II draws near, I joined Mike Seymour on episode 57 of the Red Centre podcast to talk about how excited I am that it marks the end of painful workarounds for the 5D’s no-man’s-lan...
