Despite the fact external monitors have dropped in price considerably over the years, they still cause many difficulties for filmmakers and photographers that have small production crews. Even the most accessible external monitors can be fiddly and difficult to see properly in bright locations, often making their unique selling points not worth the hassle. Video Glasses can…
The recent release of The Hobbit has caused an awful lot of buzz, both in from critics and fans, but also from filmmakers, due to Peter Jackson’s decision to shoot at 48Â frames per second. Although James Cameron has also gone on record as a fan of high frame rate (HFR) shooting, the concept isn’t actually…
Peter Jackson has released the fourth instalment of his Production Diaries from the set of ‘The Hobbit’. In this edition, Peter discusses the approach to shooting the film in 3D using no less than 48 individual RED Epic cameras, and shooting at 48 frames per second. Watch the video diary on Peter’s Facebook page.
Occupying the niche in the industry that I do (as a colorist not associated with a lab or telecine house), I grade mostly digitally captured images, and I have to admit that I was tremendously excited when the Alexa came onto the scene. I’ve worked as a DP for more than a decade, and I’ve…
The RED Epic-M, originally announced to be $40K, is now up to $58K. Addmittedly, it does more than the RED ONE, which cost only $17K, but does it do 3 1/2 times more? And also, don’t camera’s always come out every few years that do more and stay the same price? For instance, a top…
It’s a common question of amateur filmmakers. “How do I make my video footage look like film?” and also “What camera to buy?” As a low budget amateur filmmaker myself I had even a more pertinent question; “How can I even afford a high end camcorder if I’m broke?” After much research and frustrated head-bangs,…
I can easily understand why most of the libidinal guys would inarguably prefer a technically sound Pamela Anderson to a Miss Plain Jane next door with a 31-32-33 figure. But most of you work it out with Miss Plain Jane. It’s the same with technology. We all strive for the best, the biggest, the brightest and the…
Whether you are publishing a RSS feed, a Podcast, or a Vodcast, the RSS date/time format is a pain in the neck to create — especially if you are building the XML in a text editor. To make things quick and simple, I created a single line of VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code that generates a…
