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...
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...
In case you missed it: Vimeo Announces New Design
Open Your Eyes to the New Vimeo from Vimeo Staff on Vimeo. I have long found that Vimeo is the best video hosting site out there. Unlike YouTube, the focus has always been on great, user-generated content, and creating a supportive community of like-minded filmmakers. This has meant better content to consume and more...
SHH…SHHH..SHHAAAARRRRRKKK!!!!
A good friend of mine Michael Muller has been working on this series for the Travel Channel on sharks as a photographer and filmmaker. I’ll be making sure to tune in on December 18th on the Travel Channel to watch this episode – here’s an official description of it followed by a quick Q&A with...
Rocking the RC Heli
I wanted to give a quick shout out to my friend Tabb Firchau of Freeflycinema. Tabb has been piloting helicopters (RC and real ones) for close to 2 decades and I’ve know him since my first HDSLR productions including "JOB First Look." We’ve worked on several productions together over the years including...
3 Years later… “Mobius” and the Canon C300 / C300PL
HDSLRs were born a little over 3 years ago – and my life and that of many others has forever been changed as a result. What an incredible time it’s been for many of us! And that is about to change again today… The number "3" seems to have an unusual relevance to this...
“Mobius” / C300 Post will go live at 5:35PM PST
Check back in one hour – I will be posting my short film, "Mobius" shot on the new Canon C300, along with a BTS and my thoughts on the camera specs.
Extremely useful App to calculate data usage & space needed – KataData
As silly as it is – trying to calculate how much hard drive or card space one will need for a particular shot or project can become extremely complex. Now, let me clarify that … Once you factor in the different compression settings, resolutions, frame rates etc -it can be downright maddening! Here is...
Random Thoughts and upcoming speaking engagements
We lost a titan of the tech industry this month. We lost a visionary and one of the geniuses of our century in my opinion. Most of us have yet to realize how much of a lasting imprint Steve Jobs has had on the world at large… I crossed paths with Steve three times...
IKONOSKOP – 16mm digital cinema camera
This is just a sign of where things are headed – it’s going to be FUN to be a digital cinematographer in the upcoming years! Cameras are getting smaller and lighter (not always a good thing… but often it is!) and more affordable. Sensors are getting better (note that this camera has a...
CL Edit contest for a chance to win $3K+ of Redrock Micro gear
Laforet Edit Contest from creativeLIVE on Vimeo. Want a chance to win $3,000+ of HDSLR gear?!?!? Read below – giving away stuff is fun From the Creative Live site: During Vincent Laforet’s most recent workshop on creativeLIVE, Vincent and the studio audience shot a scripted scene called “Choice.” We have been waiting to unveil this footage...
CA Trip Behind The Scenes Part 1 – Overview
Here is a behind the scenes look into our "Epic #308" we shot a little over a week ago that premiered on this blog. This piece will serve as a quick overview of some of the gear we used. You can expect a more detailed piece early next week on how we use our...
