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Have you seen what they used? It was a handheld and a camera. Brilliant what they could do with just that and a bit of foil for lighting….amazing.

OH I LOVE YOU CAMERA GEEK SPEAK COMMENCE

I nearly CRIED when I was looking at the pics on the facebook group. They are using a DSLR with VIDEO capability. SO FREAKING JEALOUS. But the reflectors are just like what my mum has, and just gaahoisrjoawjhsorawornoats 

I SO need to know what lenses they used and if they used a microphone attachment or used the microphone on the DSLR itself because I heard those are really crappy right now or they were about six months ago or whatever OR if they just dubbed the sound over it compeltely which is more likely and more professional and just works better and GAH I’m like…

Sorry. I just totally freak out about the mechanics of video production and photography! 

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nerdology: Hey guys, I just started following a tumblr called Check The Gate. It’s a blog about a love for film and video and the ever changing technology.  His first article is about the move towards shooting on DSLRs.  It’s a solid read: Digital SLR’s: A Filmmaking Gift Or A D.I.Y. Curse? First and foremost, I want to say that this is not a rant or a case against Digital-SLR cameras. I, in fact, find them to be fantastic in many ways. It is more a prognostication of the pitfalls that I foresee them causing in the future Film & Video landscape. When the “SLR shoots 1080P HD video” craze began, I was very skeptical. I was preparing to direct a PSA and my cinematographer said he wanted to shoot on his new Canon EOS 7D. I trust his opinion immensely, but was still concerned. I was planning on shooting with the Sony PMW-EX1, a respectable (if not spectacular) “pro-sumer” digital HD camera (list price $6,200). It only took a few clips of some 7D footage that my colleague shot for him to convince me otherwise. It came down to one major element: Lens Capability. This is without a doubt the reason that D-SLR’s like the 7D and the Canon 5D Mark II have become tremendous sellers in the Film & Video community. The lens speed, interchangeability, and being able have “Filmic Depth of Field” was too good to pass up. I don’t know specific numbers, but I would venture to guess that a large portion of the sales of these cameras are now coming from members of the Film & Video community more so than that of photographers. And why not, the price point is terrific (The 7D body is listed at a little under $1,500, while the better lens’ Canon offers are listed between $1,600 - $1,800). This means a Canon EOS 7D with a terrific loom lens would come in at around $3,300. That is nearly half the price of the EX-1. So that means you are getting a better 1080P HD image at half the price. What is not to love? In many ways this is fantastic. But my reservations still exist; only now they have a different focus, and that is application. Continue Reading on CheckThe Gate
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Hey guys, I just started following a tumblr called Check The Gate. It’s a blog about a love for film and video and the ever changing technology.  His first article is about the move towards shooting on DSLRs.  It’s a solid read:

Digital SLR’s: A Filmmaking Gift Or A D.I.Y. Curse?

First and foremost, I want to say that this is not a rant or a case against Digital-SLR cameras. I, in fact, find them to be fantastic in many ways. It is more a prognostication of the pitfalls that I foresee them causing in the future Film & Video landscape. When the “SLR shoots 1080P HD video” craze began, I was very skeptical. I was preparing to direct a PSA and my cinematographer said he wanted to shoot on his new Canon EOS 7D. I trust his opinion immensely, but was still concerned. I was planning on shooting with the Sony PMW-EX1, a respectable (if not spectacular) “pro-sumer” digital HD camera (list price $6,200). It only took a few clips of some 7D footage that my colleague shot for him to convince me otherwise. It came down to one major element: Lens Capability.

This is without a doubt the reason that D-SLR’s like the 7D and the Canon 5D Mark II have become tremendous sellers in the Film & Video community. The lens speed, interchangeability, and being able have “Filmic Depth of Field” was too good to pass up. I don’t know specific numbers, but I would venture to guess that a large portion of the sales of these cameras are now coming from members of the Film & Video community more so than that of photographers. And why not, the price point is terrific (The 7D body is listed at a little under $1,500, while the better lens’ Canon offers are listed between $1,600 - $1,800). This means a Canon EOS 7D with a terrific loom lens would come in at around $3,300. That is nearly half the price of the EX-1. So that means you are getting a better 1080P HD image at half the price. What is not to love? In many ways this is fantastic. But my reservations still exist; only now they have a different focus, and that is application.

Continue Reading on CheckThe Gate

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