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The Revolution Evolves

Posted on 15 July 2010

The Revolution Evolves... again. From my first post on the Red and SI-2K to our own purchase of the Canon 7D of the DSLR craze, Sony beats Panasonic and Canon to market releasing the first large sensor Prosumer Camcorder. Continue Reading

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Changes in Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes

Posted on 30 March 2010

Experimentation with our new 7D to find the picture profile with the greatest latitude. Continue Reading

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Putting my money where my mouth is

Posted on 24 March 2010

Meet the new addition to the Not Afraid! family, the Canon 7D DSLR. I first mentioned these hybrid HD video/still camera’s in my post Don’t Wait, where I espoused the virtue of shooting with what you’ve got and can afford, and not waiting for the next amazing camera or firmware that may or may not [...] Continue Reading

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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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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 [...] Continue Reading

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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 [...] Continue Reading

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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 [...] Continue Reading

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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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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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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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