In my last installment, we completed the color work grading our movie. Unfortunately, as I have learned the hard way, nothing in life is free. It is not that Paul or Mark or Michael were anything but the kindest, most generous people – they are....
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Sony today unveiled their latest "consumer" level camera, the a6300. Although the distinction between consumer level and Pro level are getting harder and harder to tell. The successor to the already excellent Sony a6000 brings almost all of the high end video features of the latest a7 series...
Sony today unveiled their ...
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(G Master Lens Discussion starts at 4:10 in the above video, after the discussion about the exciting new a6300) G Master. Now there is a name that instills confidence. And rightly so from a look at the specs of the new lineup of Professional highest...
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Panasonic, no stranger to the camera game, today announced a major new development in electronic Global Shutter technology. This Global Shutter tech or something similar will eventually find its way onto almost every new camera produced. And not just by Panasonic. Frequently, large manufacturers cross...
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From Clay To The Cloud On View at the Laband Art Gallery Loyola Marymount University January 23 – March 20, 2016 Opening Reception Was Saturday, January 23, 2-5pm Talks were by Brewster Kahle, Founder of Internet Archive and Artist Nuala Creed, Creator of 116 Clay Archivists [caption id="attachment_53126" align="aligncenter" width="1800"] Clay Archivists by Artist...
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[embed]https://vimeo.com/151493973[/embed] The Boy With A Camera For A Face is the superb online premiere of the multi award winning short film from writer/director Spencer Brown. The Boy with a Camera for a Face is a satirical fairy tale about a boy born with a camera instead...
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On January 6, 2016 Olympus announced officially their new High-performance, super-telephoto lens, and it sure looks like a winner from the specifications. I can't wait to get my hands on this baby for a test! For now, here's their full press release. M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm...
On January 6, 2016 Olympus ann...
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https://youtu.be/PAI74w8kmjM French Photographer and teacher in Paris, Serge Ramelli (Artisan Cinema), brings us this story about a pair of photographers attempting to use their individual bottomless bags of photo gear to win the attention of a beautiful lady by staging a lens duel. Filmed in a public park,...
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In the North of England, within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, lies the rural costal market town and civil parish of Kendal. In antiquity known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal. As small and remote as it is, it is from this rural Kendal setting that Jamie...
In the North of England, withi...
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As I discussed in an earlier installment, the problems with the movie I am making weren't discovered until after we had finished shooting, and for the most part boiled down to the animated character. 1. The character had a big presence in the beginning and...
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Not to be outdone by the strong Zeiss support for the native Sony FF E mount, Schneider Optics announces additional support for the Sony E mount in their new family of prime lenses specially designed and built for digital cinematography with full-frame sensor HDSLR, Mirrorless, and...
Not to be outdone by the stron...
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https://youtu.be/Y2gTSjoEExc Everyone by now has heard the sage old advice told to every young photographer without a zoom lens. Use your feet. Or Sneaker Zoom, as most of us old timers call it. Sneaker Zoom means getting closer or farther away from your subject to effectively change...
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There Is Entirely Too Much Talk About Pixels When we set out to make MARRIED YOUNG, my cinematographer and I had a long and detailed conversation about cameras. In fact, the talk about pixels even colored my choice of cinematographer. One of my favorite cinematographers interviewed...
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Here at LensRentals, we have a unique perspective to the market trends. With over 100,000 pieces of gear that are rented out regularly, we're able to effectively monitor what products are the most interesting for photographers and videographers. Here is where we'll show you all...
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https://vimeo.com/149524661 I should call this video "Digital Blindz" or something, that horizontal banding is so bad. As an environmentalist, I applaud the conversion from incandescent light bulbs to fluorescent and the new LED digital bulbs. The energy efficiency is so much better it can save a great...
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What surprised me most from the audiences was how difficult it was for them to follow the opening. Originally we opened on the pharmacy – David, our hero, is tired (pale, dark circles, unkempt hair) and he’s staring at laxatives. It should be a funny...
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