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Don’t Wait

Posted on 17 December 2009

It’s been quite a while since I’ve written about what I’ve been calling the “Film Revolution;” the advent of cheap digital film-making tools that are democratizing the art by allowing stunning film work at an affordable price point. Continue Reading

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Digital film, Indie Resources, News

New Kid on the Digital Cinema Block

Posted on 15 September 2008

Move over RED ONE and Silicon Imaging there’s a new kid in town. Ikonoskop a Swedish company known for small form factor 16mm cameras introduces an HD Raw digital film camera the A-cam dII This small file based camera sports a Super 16MM sized CCD sensor with global shutter. That means no jello-cam on fast moving [...] Continue Reading

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Digital film, Indie Resources

Red In the Wild

Posted on 04 September 2007

Red has begun shipping. The first 25 production units, are now out in the wild., and stirring up a frenzy. If you’re looking for footage or image captures you can as always check out Reduser.net for the latest images, info, gripes, and praise. Also check out FX Guides unboxing, and subsequent notes and image captures with unit [...] Continue Reading

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Digital film, Indie Resources

The Revolution Continues…

Posted on 02 August 2007

Speaking of RED, and more importantly the idea of getting high quality, high resolution image acquisition gear at a modest budget, enter Stu Maschwitz, film-maker, technologist, and author of the DV Rebel’s Guide who has taken this concept to the next level. That rig on his shoulder (photo courtesy of Stu’s blog Prolost), is capable of [...] Continue Reading

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Digital film

PJ and the Mysterium Chip Affair

Posted on 02 August 2007

Red 23 has posted a PDF article about Peter Jackson using the RED camera’s to shoot the NAB short, Crossing the Line. Check it out the article here. Watch the footage here. Continue Reading

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Digital film, Indie Resources

The “Film” Revolution

Posted on 07 November 2006

The internet is always abuzz with hype on the latest and greatest video cameras and software innovations. If it wasn’t for paying work you’d see me blogging daily on bleeding edge digital video technology. As it is, I have to earn a living and so I leave the news gathering for the most part to [...] Continue Reading

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Digital film, Indie Resources

Is Digital More Natural?

Posted on 03 August 2006

I missed this years Digital Day at the Directors Guild, due to some business travel. I really enjoyed last years panels, particularly meeting the great Ray Bradbury. I‘ve been so busy I hadn’t thought too much about what I missed until I saw Chris Anderson’s article on “How shooting digitally changes acting,” a panel discussion [...] Continue Reading

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Digital film, VFX

Recreating Brando in Superman Returns

Posted on 20 June 2006

Mike from HD For Indies linked up to this pretty cool video of how they created a new performance from Marlon Brando in Superman Returns using old footage from the original Superman remapped on a 3D model. Pretty amazing stuff and they even show the stumbling blocks they came across on the way. Continue Reading

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Super Digital

Posted on 19 June 2006

Following up on the Digital Cinematography angle, and the Panavision Genesis. The upcoming Superman Returns was filmed with that camera. Post Magazine has an article that discusses the entire digital workflow. Post Magazine Articles COVER STORY: ‘SUPERMAN RETURNS’ Continue Reading

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Digital film, Indie Resources

CinemaTech: Dion Beebe, Dean Semler, Tom Sigel, and others on Digital Cinematography

Posted on 19 June 2006

We all know I’m a firm believer of the potential of digital film. Now Cinematech offers a new story on some recent Film to Digital Converts. As always there are pros and cons to every process. Check it out. CinemaTech: Dion Beebe, Dean Semler, Tom Sigel, and others on Digital Cinematography Continue Reading

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