Archive for the ‘Cinematography’ Category
Glidecam HD-Series Docking Bracket…
October 13th, 2011 | Author: Fergle Gibson
I used to own a Glidecam 4000 Pro, but ended up selling it because it took ages to set up, I could never get it perfectly balanced, and it was just too cumbersome to use without the Smooth Shooter or the X-10 stabilization vest, neither of which I owned, because they were and still are pretty darn expensive. I’ve heard the successor to the 4000 Pro, the 4000 HD, is leaps and bounds ahead of its predecessor, so is probably worth checking out if you’re in the market for a less expensive alternative to a Steadicam, and / or didn’t like the 4000 Pro. Anyway, the main reason for this post, wasn’t to compare Glidecams, but to mention a cool little device that I hadn’t heard about before, called the “Glidecam HD-Series Docking Bracket“…
ARRI L-Series LED Fresnels…
October 12th, 2011 | Author: Fergle Gibson
Awesome new cameras do it for most people, but for me, it’s lighting… Although, I do like awesome new cameras, too! Priced to rent, and not to own (unless you have bottomless pockets), Arri debuted their “L-Series” line of LED Fresnel fixtures at NAB this year, and damn, do I wish I had money to burn!
Small HD’s “DP4 In Review” video…
September 29th, 2011 | Author: Fergle Gibson
Old news to most, I’m sure, but something I wanted to post, anyway. SmallHD‘s “DP4 In Review” video, where CTO Dale Backus, and CEO Wes Philips talk about their awesome new DP4 preview monitor / EVF, and round things off with their own kind of “Drop Test”, or as I like to call it, “Total Obliteration” test, which involves them throwing the DP4 at various hard surfaces, and driving RC cars into it. Kinda makes the drop test conducted by Steve Weiss for Zacuto’s “Z-Finder” EVF look a little… unimpressive now. Steve, next time, instead of climbing that ladder and dropping the Z-EVF from the top, I want to see you pick up the ladder, and use it to try and beat the living electrodes out of the Z-EVF, whilst screaming… Preferably with some hardcore Thrash Metal playing in the background.
New Anti-Aliasing / Moiré Filter for Canon 5D Mark II…
September 23rd, 2011 | Author: Fergle Gibson
Anyone who owns a Canon 5D Mark II and uses it for cinematography will probably know about this already, but for those who don’t, Mosaic Engineering have recently released a new Anti-Aliasing / Moiré filter for the Canon 5D Mark II to help combat the image atrocities that have plagued it (and most other DSLRs) since its inception.
Scarlet shipping? RED Digital Cinema Vs. Canon – It’s WAR!…
September 21st, 2011 | Author: Fergle Gibson
With Canon making an “historic global” announcement on November 3rd, Jim Jannard, brainchild behind RED Digital Cinema, has entered the battlefield with his armoured corps, and announced today that he TOO will be making an announcement, on the very same day, at 18:00 (Pacific Time, I’m guessing?), regarding the one camera that everyone has been wanting to get their grubby little mits on for some time… The RED Scarlet.
