Video: “How Technology is Influencing Storytelling & Film”
I had the pleasure to be part of a panel at the Sundance Film Festival last week. Adobe invited filmmakers Sharlto Copley, Rob Legato, Jacob Rosenberg and myself to share some of our thoughts on where all of this new technology is taking us as filmmakers. You might recognize Sharlto as the lead actor...
Win Drobo for Christmas or Hanukkah! planet5D Giveaway-many ways to enter
Yes, I’m finally getting back to giving away another Drobo and I’m excited to make this a great Hanukkah or Christmas present for one of our loyal readers – and you’ve got multiple ways to enter this giveaway! December Giveaway We’re going to do this a bit differently than the past – you have 3...
Black Friday Gadget Guide
I have an upcoming post for the holidays that will involve a few charities as I think that giving back and helping others is one of the best things anyone can do. Today unfortunately, I’m going to digress into a more materialistic world… on the eve of the day Americans call "Black Friday" where they...
Canon C300 “Organic” Noise
Two of the most exciting things about the Canon C300 are the sharpness of the image, and also the "organic" or granular structure of the noise pattern the sensor produces. As I worked with the footage from "Mobius" with VFX and color correction – I noticed something I had rarely seen coming off...
These are interesting times for filmmakers – the tools keep getting better
Just last week Canon unveiled the Canon C300 and C300PL cameras. A series of cameras with incredible sensors with wide exposure latitude and incredible low light performance that shoot 1080p video up to 30fps on CF Cards. A little over an hour later – Red announced the Scarlet camera. An equally compact camera capable of...
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...
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...
Mouth agape… awesome promo video
The video kind of says it all… pretty amazing promo video for what looks to be a very very nice improvement over the last GoPro series. Enjoy the video below – and imagine what we’ll be shooting with in 10 years… Here is more info on the GoPro HD HERO2…. WIFI etc available…...
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...
planet5D giveaway Drobo winners!
We’ve now given away 3 Drobos on planet5D! Again our thanks to the folks over at Drobo who have helped us – you really should think about how a Drobo might help you with your data management issues. Winners The July winner was never announced because the selected winner never responded to any of our...
More Timefest… and a peek at the future Kessler time lapse system
For those that want to see more behind the scenes – and a PEAK AT THE NEXT GENERATION of time lapse tools from Kessler Crane – here you go! The new system will allow you to control focus, zoom, and iris! (along with the dolly/crane and pan/tilt head that are currently part of the...
3D Mic Pro and immersive audio
First: I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU WEAR HEADPHONES WHEN LISTENING TO THE VIDEO BELOW. Second: we have a discount code that you can use to get a 15% off of the "Pro" or "Indie" version of the mic (also below.) Mitra 3D Mic Pro from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo. What differentiates an Indie film from a major Hollywood...
