Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,05/14/13 10:05:26 AM
'Postproduction Guy' Turned Blackmagic Design CEO Grant Petty on Changing the Industry
Blackmagic Design CEO Grant Petty talks to Carolyn Giardina of The Hollywood Reporter about what makes his company tick and what drives them to create ever-lower price points. He says, "The thing that annoys me the most is when the creative guys gets screwed over. Too many manufacturers make products that are way too expensive or too complicated. You have to buy their service contracts … but often they are used as a way for the manufacturer to produce poor quality products and make money off the service. That is the wrong that they industry has. … That sounds strange coming from an equipment manufacturer, but everyone forgets I’m a postproduction guy.” Read the full story here.
05/14/13 10:05:26 AM
Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network,05/13/13 12:05:47 PM
Jacob Rosenberg's 10 Rules of Filmmaking
At last week's Adobe MAX, Bandito Brothers' Jacob Rosenberg gave his 10 rules for filmmaking, which includes gems such as "Don’t fight over bits and pixels if you can’t tell the difference" and "take comfort in discomfort." Read all the rules and more about Rosenberg's talk here on Larry Jordan's blog.
05/13/13 12:05:47 PM
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/13/13 12:05:03 AM
Google Visualizes Massive Changes To The Face Of The Earth With New Timelapse Project
Darrell Etherington of TechCrunch writes: A lot can change in 28 years, and Google has put together a very graphic demonstration of just how much can happen geographically with a new effort that combines global, annual Landsat satellite image composites with its Google Earth Engine software. The result is a series of interactive time lapse images that progress year-by-year, showing exactly how things have changed in key areas like the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest, booming metropolitan areas like Las Vegas and Dubai, and the progress of large bodies of water like the Aral Sea. READ THE FULL STORY HERE.
05/13/13 12:05:03 AM
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/13/13 12:05:53 AM
Tumblr Blog Tries to Capture the Essence of a Movie in Only Nine Frames
DL Cade of Peta Pixel writes: Here’s an interesting Tumblr we stumbled across that, for all intents and purpose, is trying to do the impossible. The 9 Film Frames Tumblr tries to sum up movies, capture their essence, by pulling out and arranging just nine frames. It’s a very simple idea but one that, we imagine, takes a lot of work to do right. How do you determine which nine frames are the right ones? You certainly can’t pick any nine and do a movie like Raging Bull justice. We’ll let you be the judge, but we think the Tumblr blog’s creator does a pretty great job: READ THE FULL STORY HERE.
05/13/13 12:05:53 AM
DL Cade, Peta Pixel
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/13/13 12:05:48 AM
Show Us Your Rig: Rick Siegel & PMW-F3
Claire Orpeza of Abel Cine writes: A cinematographer and lighting designer by trade, Rick Siegel has has worked on feature length and short films in the narrative and documentary genres. He photographs episodic television series as well – in music, comedy, fashion, home style, reality and magazine formats. In this blog, he tells us all about his Sony PMW-F3 rig. When it comes to choosing a camera rig to purchase or to rent, what are your biggest considerations? RS: I apply several criteria to determine and visualize my choices: what are the scripted elements to be photographed, who is going to see this project, what are the deliverables, what is the best equipment to frame the story elements, and last, but not least, what’s my budget. It’s a balance between artistic options, communication skills, dollars and sense.
05/13/13 12:05:48 AM
Claire Orpeza, Abel Cine
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/10/13 01:05:08 PM
A Changing Earth Is on Display in Google Timelapse
Shelly Palmer writes: Time, Inc., together with Google, the U.S. Geological Survey, and Carnegie Mellon University’s Create Lab, have set up a website featuring timelapse animations depicting changes in Earth’s surface from 1984 to 2012. The animations are based on images collected as part of the Landsat program, conducted jointly by the USGS and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administation since 1972, in which satellites take images of the Earth’s surface. The Timelapse project’s website houses 25 planetary images, one for each year. Landsat images “contain many layers of data collected at different points along the visible and invisible light spectra,” USGS spokesperson Jon Campbell told TechNewsWorld.
05/10/13 01:05:08 PM
Shelly Palmer
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/08/13 11:05:52 PM
How We Did It: SNL 'Djesus Uncrossed'
Alex Buono of Alex-Buono.com writes: I’ve been looking forward to writing this post about one of my favorite spots of this season, “Djesus Uncrossed”. First I should acknowledge that this was, by far, the most controversial spot I’ve been a part of in my history with the show. Religious groups were infuriated while pop artists were inspired to create fan-art.
05/08/13 11:05:52 PM
Alex Buono, Alex-Buono.com
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/07/13 03:05:38 PM
'The Quest For Inspiration' Documents Landscape Photographer’s Journey
Mike Wilkinson of FStoppers writes: Seven months ago I shared the trailer for a documentary about French Landscape Photographer Alexandre Deschaumes, as he creates stunning landscape images all over the world. His travels have taken him to Patagonia, Iceland, Austria, and more, while the time he spends in nature is the time where he seems to get the most creative. The hour long documentary is finally available (for a small fee.)
05/07/13 03:05:38 PM
Mike Wilkinson, FStoppers
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/06/13 01:05:22 PM
How to Use a DSC OneShot Color Reference Card – Raise the Quality of Your Video Productions
Tom Parish of tomparish.com writes: If you want better-looking video and a smoother ride for your colorist, seriously consider listening to this podcast and getting one of the OneShot Color reference cards from DSC or SMPTE. The creator of this unique card (Art Adams) talks about how to use it in your production and post workflow to improve the quality of your productions.
05/06/13 01:05:22 PM
Tom Parish, tomparish.com
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/06/13 01:05:02 PM
How to Use a DSC OneShot Color Reference Card – Raise the Quality of Your Video Productions
Tom Parish of tomparish.com writes: If you want better-looking video and a smoother ride for your colorist, seriously consider listening to this podcast and getting one of the OneShot Color reference cards from DSC or SMPTE. The creator of this unique card (Art Adams) talks about how to use it in your production and post workflow to improve the quality of your productions.
05/06/13 01:05:02 PM
Tom Parish, tomparish.com
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/06/13 01:05:38 PM
Jonah Kessel Field Tests the Canon C100 in Burma
Jonah Kessel of News Shooter writes: I went to Burma with a simple task: to investigate challenges to Myanmar’s nascent model of democracyusing the mining industry as a device to talk about bigger issues. Wait, that wasn’t simple at all. In fact, that was very complicated. However, my second goal of the trip was simple: to field test the Canon C100 in a large variety of environments in a real world context. This would be the opposite of a desk test.
05/06/13 01:05:38 PM
Jonah Kessel, NewsShooter
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 11:05:45 PM
How to Create Professional Time-Lapse Videos From Start to Finish
DL Cade of Peta Pixel writes: A high-quality time-lapse is a beautiful thing. From the aurora borealis over Norway to the thriving metropolis that is San Diego, we’ve featured many a gorgeous photographic fast-forward through time, each of them put together by photographers that knew how to pull the most out of the time-lapse medium.
05/02/13 11:05:45 PM
DL Cade, Peta Pixel
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 11:05:03 PM
1080p is better than 4k. (Or Why I Chose The Canon C100)
Ryan E. Walters of Cinematographer writes: After many years of owning a wide range of camera systems, including a Red One and an Epic, I decided to sell it all and rent. So for the past three years I have been exclusively renting cameras on a per project basis, that is until recently when I made the plunge and bought the Canon C100. Little did I know how many eyebrows and questions it would raise when I posted a picture on Facebook.
05/02/13 11:05:03 PM
Ryan E. Walters, Cinematographer
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/02/13 01:05:53 PM
Yosemite and The Epic Sierra
Tony Rowell, a photographer from California recently released a new short film featuring the iconic landscapes in Yosemite National Park and the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains. We had a chance to talk to him about his project.
05/02/13 01:05:38 PM
Tony Rowell, Kessler University
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/01/13 09:05:26 PM
The Canon 5D Mk III Now Can Shoot Uncompressed Video
Chris Gampat of The Phoblographer writes: At long last, it is here: the long awaited Canon 5D Mk III firmware update to allow uncompressed HD video recording has been released and is available for download
05/01/13 09:05:26 PM
Chris Gampat, The Phoblographer
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/01/13 08:05:20 PM
Sony F55 Review & Music Video 'DEJA – Struck by the light'
Nino Leitner of Ninofilm.net writes: The music video for “DEJA – Struck by the Light” came around at the right time to make it a camera test for the brand-new Sony F55. The target audience for the song are teenage girls, and I think few of my readers fall into this target group, so I don’t blame you if the music is not for you – but if it is, please support the artist Deja by buying the song via iTunes or Amazon.
05/01/13 08:05:20 PM
Nino Leitner, Ninofilm.net
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,05/01/13 04:05:34 PM
The World According to Steven: Insights from Soderbergh (with video)
Eugene Hernandez of Film Society Lincoln Center writes: “Cinema is under assault,” Steven Soderbergh told an audience in San Francisco over the weekend. He said that the Hollywood studios are to blame and that moviegoers are their accomplices. "Fewer and fewer executives in the industry love movies,” Soderbergh continued, “There's a total lack of leadership in my opinion, that's what's killing cinema."
05/01/13 04:05:20 PM
Eugene Hernandez, Film Society Lincoln Center
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,04/30/13 12:04:08 PM
Workflow Solutions For Sony 2K and 4K
Cinescopophilia writes: Peter Crithary Sony’s Marketing Manager large sensor acquisition, fronted the cameras at NAB and caught up with 3rd party providers offering 2K and 4K workflow solutions for Sony. The Sony workflow alliance partners such as DaVinci Resolve, Baselight, Avid, and Autodesk Flame Premium, quickly run through what their systems do and offer the F65, F55, and F5 cameras by way of workflow solutions. READ THE FULL STORY HERE.
04/30/13 12:04:08 PM
Cinescopophilia
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,04/30/13 11:04:26 AM
The Aurora Graces Death Valley With Its Majestic Beauty, in Timelapse
Rebecca J. Rosen of The Atlantic writes: For three days and two nights in the middle of March, a team of five "starchasers" camped out in the remote wilderness of Death Valley National Park as their cameras snapped up long shots of the night sky. The result is the gorgeous video above. "No special effects used, just the natural rotation of the earth's axis," the team explains.
04/30/13 11:04:26 AM
Rebecca J. Rosen, The Atlantic
Added by jzaccaria--Creative Planet Network,04/29/13 09:04:58 PM
DV Expo East Session: All Tomorrow's Cameras: The Future of Digital Imaging, June 19, NY
Vision Research Digital Video Magazine contributing editor Ned Soltz will present a session entitled "All Tomorrow's Cameras: The Future of Digital Imaging" on Center Stage at DV Expo East on Wednesday, June 19th at 10:00am in New York City's Metropolitan Pavilion.
05/14/13 10:05:07 AM
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