Aug 16
Once upon a time, if you wanted to make a movie, you’d need a sound recordist to capture audio to tape (as film doesn’t record sound) and a clapperboard to enable you to sync them up in post. Then along came video (which magically captures both sound and pictures to the same medium) and the clapperboard went out of the window with the baby, the bathwater and the bath. But that wasn’t the end of the story because the advent of the HD DSLR has meant that filmmakers once again have the need for clapperboards. So where do you go when you want a clapperboard…Clapperboard.com? Almost…Clapperboard.net actually! Visit the site and you’ll see a dizzying array of clapperboards by ‘365 Group’ costing from £15 to £1500. I tested their most popular model, the ‘Acrylic clapperboard with black & white sticks 280mm x 240mm’, which, at £39.99 represents excellent value for money. Continue reading »
Jun 26
If you think that HDSLRs are the only game changer in town, think again. Over the last few years there’s been a revolution going on in lighting, at the forefront of which are Litepanels. In fact, their use of proprietary LED technology is so innovative that last year, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded them an Emmy! Continue reading »
May 04
All Posts, Apple, Cameras, Canon, Courses, Film, HD DSLRs, Hardware, Nikon, Photography, Reviews, Software, Video, Web
Vincent Laforet is a highly successful and award winning photographer who, back in 2008, managed to get hold of a prototype Canon 5D MKII for a weekend. The result was a visually stunning short film entitled ‘Reverie‘, that spread across the net like wildfire, capturing viewers imaginations and giving birth to the HD DSLR ‘movement’. Last weekend Laforet lead a workshop that, in its own way, was just as unique an experiment as that first short. Why? Because all three days were broadcast live on the net. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Apple • Cameras • Canon 5D MkII • Canon 7D • Film Making • HD DSLR • Nikon D3s • Photography • Reviews • Software • Tuition • Video
Apr 15
NAB 2010
A week might be a long time in politics, but 24 hours is even longer in technology, as evidenced by this year’s NAB, which, regardless of the non attendance of some high profile companies, will go down in history as one of the most significant NABs ever. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Aaton Penelope Delta • Adobe CS5 • Apple • Arri PL Mount • Canon • Canon 5D MkII • Canon 7D • Canon XF 300 • Canon XF305 • Euphonix • EVIL Cameras • HD DSLR • Lenses • Litepanels • Micro Four thirds • NAB 2010 • Nanoflash • Nikon • Panasonic Af101 • RED • Redrock Micro • Scarlet • Sony • Zacuto • Zeiss
Mar 27
All Posts, Animation, Audio/Music, Design, Film, News, Photography, Photoshop, Previews, Software, VJ, Video, Web
Those of you who read my blog will know that at the end of January, I spent half a day at an exclusive press event (and a further half day at a follow up event a couple of weeks ago). Since both events were under Non Disclosure Agreement, I was unable to say anything more until now…when I can exclusively reveal that they were previews of Adobe’s Creative Suite 3, which will be formerly announced today. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Animation • Design • Film • Music • Previews • Software • Video • VJ • Web
Jul 24
All Posts, Animation, Audio/Music, Design, Film, Photography, Photoshop, Reviews, Software, VJ, Video, Web
Adobe recently updated its video suite, with full new versions of…pretty much everything and having spent the past couple of months putting it through its paces, I’m lovin’ it, lovin’, lovin’ it, lovin’ it like this… Continue reading »
Tagged with: Animation • Design • Film • Music • Photography • Photoshop • Reviews • Software • Video • VJ • Web
Apr 30
Every April, NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) takes place in Las Vegas (where else). Usually this is the place where major manufacturers make major announcements about major new products, but this year, such announcements were pretty thin on the ground.
JVC announced a pair of Pro HDV cameras, with interchangeable lenses, which look interesting, if a little (i.e. very) overpriced, Panasonic released…a DV camera (huh?), Canon released…a lens (big wow) and Sony released…nothing.
As it turns out, Sony might, unintentionally, have made the best move of all, because no matter what was announced, it would inevitably have been completely overshadowed by ‘Red’. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Film • Hardware • News • Rebbetorials • Video
Jul 07
Being Jewish I like to find things to complain about, but for once I’m struggling…in fact, every time I think I’ve spotted something that Final Draft 7 could or should do, I read a little further through the manual and discover that it can and does…which probably explains why it’s the world’s best selling script/play writing/formatting software… Continue reading »
Tagged with: Film • Reviews • Software • Writing
Mar 26
Last weekend The British Society of Cinematographers held their annual ‘Equipment Show’ at Elstree Film and Television Studios’ Studio One…or as it has been renamed, ‘The George Lucas Stage’. Highlights included the new HD cameras from Arri and Panavision, whose differing design philosophies try to achieve the same end result of film quality images on digital video tape.
The Sony camera…or as it has been renamed…The Panavision Genesis…has a Sony image sensor, Sony circuitry and an integrated Sony HD ‘tape deck’. It is designed to take the full range of Panavision Primo lenses and because it features a single ‘full frame’ sensor, there is no magnification factor, which means that these lenses offer exactly the same focal length and depth of field as if used with a Panavision 35mm film camera. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Features • Film • Trade Shows
Mar 18
If you are now, or have ever been a Hollywood scriptwriter, you’ll know that scripts have to be formatted in a very specific way. You can do it with a word processor, but it’s not easy. What is easy is Movie Magic Screenwriter, which provides you with all the tools you need to quickly and easily format screen, stage and radio plays, sitcoms, episodic TV drama, novels and even multimedia/animation scripts. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Film • Reviews • Software • Writing
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