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DIY 15mm Rod Mount for an iPad Teleprompter
I don’t shoot that often with a teleprompter. Occasionally my corporate clients will request a prompter for a talking head shoot. But more often than not, clients won’t realize that they actually do need a prompter, and they won’t budget for a proper rig and operator. There’s a tendency for untrained talent to assume that [...]
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Steadicam BTS from the filming of Hugo
Ran across this awesome behind the scenes snippet from the filming of Hugo. The Steadicam op Larry McConkey mounted a GoPro to his rig, and captured a long single-take scene. It’s a masterclass in deceptively-simple, thoughtful Steadicam operating, and you can see the intricate level of blocking and planning that went into this 360-degree scene [...]
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Incident on Marmont Ave, an experiment in budget filmmaking
Right after the Canon 5D MKIII was released, Planet5D helped to shoot a short narrative film, entitled Incident on Marmont Ave. They wanted to make a strong narrative story on the new Canon 5D MKIII camera, instead of another camera test. The end result is a fantastic narrative story, and I love that they are [...]
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Little Things Matter
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” This is a quote attributed to Coach John Wooden. I was reminded of this quote after reading a great post over at The Black and Blue about how the little things on-set aggregate into big things…maybe it’s a missed shot at the [...]
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Necessity is the Mother of Invention (or, Whoops, We Forgot Something)
Remember that time when you were filming, and some moron forgot to bring the important thing that the other important thing won’t work properly without? Me too. Sometimes I’m that moron. Sometimes it’s not your mistake, but you’ve got to solve the issue. Here’s a few stories of how we’ve worked around these challenges on-set. [...]
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FS700 Dynamic Range, Noise, and Slow Motion Test Footage
Here’s a few Sony FS700 footage examples and tests from Abel Cine and Frank Glencairn. The FS700 is an update to the FS100, and in addition to a new higher-resolution sensor, it offers built-in Neutral Density filters, a much-improved top and side handle with rosette, PMW-F3 CineGamma modes for better clipped highlight rolloff, full-resolution slow-motion [...]
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Pixar Nearly Lost Toy Story 2 (to a bad backup)
Very interesting Studio Story…here, the Pixar crew talk about the time they nearly lost Toy Story 2, thanks to a fumble-fingered linux command and a bad backup. Watch below…
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Early Phantom Miro M120 Footage
Jim Geduldick was fortunate enough to get early access to the new Phantom Miro M120 high-speed camera from the good folks over at Abel Cine, and he’s posted the following footage showing it in action with skaters, BMX, and fire. The Miro M120 is a very compact camera system capable of shooting 800 fps at [...]
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