Cinematography Features
News: First iPhone 4 Movie (dir. Michael Koerbel)
Shot and edited entirely on iPhone 4 by my good friend and fantastically talented director, Michael Koerbel. This little camera gets in places few other cameras can only dream of.
News: The Cinematography of TRUE GRIT
Here is a highlights reel of the best cinematography moments of True Grit, nominated for Best Cinematography.
News: Top 10 Red Epic Questions - Answered !
Fresh off of the Asia Red Epic Tour, Ted Schilowitz and Tonaci Tran get together in Vietnam to talk about the Red Epic camera and upcoming Reducation classes.
News: Sean Conaty Cinematography Reel
Thanks for watching.
News: Battle of the Shaky Cam
Responding to the inexplicably rampant use of faux-documentary techniques in "Battle: Los Angeles", Matt Zoller Seitz of Salon eloquently and hilariously lambastes the "played-out" fad of the shaky cam. Here are just a few nuggets:
The Job Board: "Don't be an asshole"
The Job Board is a weekly entry of the most ridiculous Cinematography related jobs posted online. DP
Childhood Dreams Realized: Skateboard a Waterpark
Check out this great video by Spanish commercial director Miguel Shaw. Note: The really good stuff starts at 0:40.
News: WeissCam Mustachio Bashio
Check out this recent test on a the WeissCam HS-2.
News: Create a video for legendary rock band Senser, and win Magic Bullet Looks!
Legendary rap-rock-electronica crossover pioneers Senser celebrate the release of their slamming new single, “2, 3, Clear” with a video competition open to all budding video creators! The winning entry will receive great exposure on many top music websites and TV, and the winner will receive a copy of the awesome Magic Bullet Looks plug-in set worth $400, plus some sexy Senser merchandise.
News: Side by Side of Arri's Alexa and RED's Mysterium X
Cinematographer Anna Foerster shot tests for Roland Emmerich's new period film "Anonymous". It's nice to actually see a test shot by a legit DP under controlled circumstances.
News: NAB 2010 - Zeiss Light Weight Zoom LZW.2
15.5-45mm covers for Super 35 and now available with an Canon EF mount. Will not work on the 5D and there is footage shot with the 5D to show the vignetting that occurs.
News: Arri D21 - Digital Cinema - Video Comparison
Arri D21 introduced at IBC Arri D21 vs 35mm Film
News: Arri Alexa - World Cup Short
Lots of smoke and soccer balls.
News: DSLR + Laser FAIL
I begin to feel sorry for the owners of these cameras. Then I just laugh.
News: Roger Ebert Hates 3D
I'm particularly interested in his point about 3D being darker. I saw Avatar in 3D with 2 different projection systems: RealD 3D and 3D at the Arclight Dome. Both times, throughout the film, I snuck a peak over my glasses and saw the colors and exposure at the saturation and brightness I thought the DP (haha) intended. It looked beautiful. The colors were more saturated and I could see important story information in the shadows. When you're losing over a stop of light transmission through tho...
News: New Short with Shots done with the RED EPIC
Quite nice when you watch it full screen. I especially like the licking of the fingers...
News: San Francisco's Hippie Hill Drum Circle w/5D
Filmed at the legendery Hippie Hill by J0N Z0MBIE, Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, USA.
News: Werner Herzog Does Where's Waldo
This is really more Director Humor, but I thought the shots pulled from Where's Waldo are classic. If you don't know who Werner Herzog is then you should find out...
News: Is this the future of all cinematography!?
Beautifully shot and composited, you will swear this is all real ! Im still in total AWE ! Here is a compositing breakdown for the piece. Here is another film showing the process from modeling to the final compositing and color correct. <>
News: Zeiss Compact Primes CP.2 for Canon DSLR or PL Mount
I really want these, the best of all worlds, DSLR mount and a PL mount option on the same lens.
How To: Kessler Dolly and Basic Controller Tutorial
Here is a great tutorial on creating stunning moving timelapse shots with this relatively inexpensive piece of equipment.
News: Norden Bombsight Official video - Help Desk
Set during the Great Depression, the music video tells the story of a woman suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder who is searching for her missing husband
News: NAB 2010 - SmallHD Demo their new DP-SLR Monitor
1280x800 Resolution makes this a tiny little beast of a monitor. HDMI input and Component. USB for firmware updates which is a great idea for a monitor with software control. 12 Presets is FANTASTIC if you are working with different types of cameras. FLexible battery input as well, you can even use anton batteries.
News: NAB 2010 - Panasonic Camcorder AG-3DA1 & AG-AF100
Panasonic's new video camcorders, 3D and one with removable lenses and a larger sensor but it shoots to an awful codec.
News: Naked
Music video shot in Orlando, Fl.
News: NAB 2010 - Jag35.com DSLR cage system
Seems like a super light, compact and inexpensive system for mounting add ons to your canon 5D
News: www.gbfotografie.ch
GB Fotografie Professional photographer from London:
News: The Must See Watermelon DSLR Rig
Obviously a joke, but funny in regards to all the funny DSLR rigs.