Ron Dawson and Shawn Reeder talk about Reeder's time-lapse work (seen in "Yosemite: Range of Light" found below) and his future in filmmaking in Dawson's latest Crossing the 180 podcast. Read more and listen to it here.
The New York Times profiles Bradford Young, the cinematographer of two back-to-back lauded Sundance films from last year (Pariah) and this (Middle of Nowhere). Says Middle of Nowhere director Ava DuVernay about Young's work, "The word that comes to mind when thinking of Bradford’s visual style is ‘lush.' It is full. When I watch people of color in most films, the image is so often flat or partial. Nothing about what Bradford does is partial. Every frame is full-bodied and potent and robust.
Blackmagic Design will host the Blackmagic Roadshow in New York on May 24th. The event will be held at the New Yorker Hotel from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm and will include Blackmagic Design’s complete range of products for broadcast, post production and live events, as well as presentations by Blackmagic Design partners and renowned editors and color artists.
For over ten years, Digital Video Expo (DV Expo) has been the largest content creation event on the West Coast. Known to be the one-stop training, exposition and networking event, Digital Video Expo brings together a gathering of leading technology innovators and content creation professionals for three days of next-generation technology, education and inspiration!
Panasonic's Steve Cooperman will be giving a presentation at this year's DV Expo East all about the benefits of wireless streaming in your camcorder. Learn about the exciting developments from Panasonic in streaming of proxy video over Wi-Fi.
Philip Bloom has finally posted his shootout with the Nikon D800, Nikon D4 and Canon 5D Mark III. Watch below as he demonstrates resolution, low-light comparisons, each camera's features and more. Read more here on his blog.
Photographer Michael Forsberg and NET Television's Michael Farrell have teamed up for a long-term time-lapse project that will document the ebb and flow of the Platte River. Forty-five cameras set up at different locations along the river will take one photo for every daylight hour of each day.
The project can be followed via the Platte Basin Time-Lapse website here. (via PetaPixel)
This gorgeous short from Smashbox Digital not only pays homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 classis Blow Up -- it also showcases the astrounding capabilities of the RED Epic. Watch it below and then go here to Smashbox's blog to see unbelievably crisp still images taken right from the video.
Filmmaker Josh Negrin shot his short film "Calling Charlie" with the RED Scarlet-X. He writes, "Our director of photography, Joseph Hendrickson, shot 'Calling Charlie' in 4K on the Red Scarlet-X using Canon Lenses. Coming from a 5D, I can assure you that operating the Scarlet is just as intuitive."
Watch the film below and read more about Negrin's workflow here on planet5D.
Digital Video Expo East is back with its famed exhibit floor, a day-long conference and free breakout presentations. On June 20th, from 2:30 - 3:15, join Mark Shoneveld, director of community at Poptent, for a session entitled "Build Your Video Business: Tips For Winning Clients Using Your Online Presence."
The DV Expo East Conference is designed for intermediate to advanced video professionals who seek to maximize their creativity and efficiency on their tools of practice.
Vincent Laforet recaps some of the standout new cameras and lenses he saw at NAB this year, including the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Zeiss and Schneider lenses. Read his post here.
GoPro recently partnered with Project Aether on an ambitious expedition to Alaska to conduct science experiments and record the first high quality images of the Aurora Borealis from the edge of space.
Gizmodo gives the CineSkates "skateboard" dolly 3.5 out of 5 stars. They write, "Super portable, light-weight, and fun to use. And cheap! You can get some really nice shots for not a lot of money (relatively speaking)...[but] the surfaces you can use it on are extremely limited. Hardwood floor, polished concrete, or smooth counter/tabletop will work. Not much else."
On May 10th, Canon will be holding a free hand-on event and 4K screening centered around its Canon EOS C500. The free event will run from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Los Angeles Film School, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. Advance registration is required. Read more and register here.
First, RED announced a 4K camera shoot-out for any and all cameras. Two days later, they canceled it but not without sending out some fighting words into the cybersphere directed at Zacuto and their yearly Great Camera Shootout.
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