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...
“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...
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…...
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...
Kodak going bankrupt? Where will our film come from?
I had a nice get together today with famed photographer Douglas Kirkland and Local 600 President (Director of Photography union) and ASC member Steven Poster. As we were about to part ways, discussion turned to the potential demise of Kodak. Earlier today I also happen to have read a great article about Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki...
Will the number “3″ be a significant number?
A week ago – Canon announced a big event that would take place on November 3rd, 2011. They have reportedly invited many of Hollywood’s elite to an event on in Hollywood and are making a quote "Historic Global Annoucement." Canon is not known for hyperbole. Yesterday - Jim Jannard of RED Announced that...
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...
Timescapes and Timefest
Tom Lowe, just put up some of his footage on Vimeo of the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. The footage was shot with the RED Epic and these clips are part of Tom’s upcoming film, "Timescapes." The footage is beautiful, and I’ve got to admit to becoming slightly addicted to the dubstep artist’s work (SKRILLEX...
One Degree: A Canon 600mm w 2X Extender on the RED Epic
One Degree from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo. The angle of video of a Canon 600mm f4 EF Lens with a 2X converter on a RED Epic, is roughly one degree. (1 Degree, 45 arcminutes horizontally to be exact.) The focal length in terms of 35mm is more than 3400mm – not too shabby when you...
