Before I go into detail about sliders and the KesslerCrane CineSlider that I have reviewed in particular, check out his little test short that I shot a while back in Vienna’s famous “Wurschtlprater”, a luna park, months before it’s opening to the public again. The people in charge of the rides (there is no general […]
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As we mentioned earlier, we've been busy this year creating an extensive, multi-course video training series based on our popular beginner's book After Effects Apprentice. Each course has a selection of movies that are free for all to view; we're re-posting those videos here on PVC to make sure you don't miss them. This one […]
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Think Tank Photo has announced a completely redesigned their Speed System shoulder bag/belt packs. In June, Think Tank Photo will release its redesigned Speed Demon™ V2.0, Speed Freak V2.0™, and Speed Racer™ V2.0 as shoulder bags in its new Speed Convertible Series. Each Speed Convertible bag features a “disappearing” belt that tucks away into the […]
All photos in this post taken by Jessie Brandon. © Jessie Brandon, 2011 The debate over what is the best camera, best format of camera or even what is the best lens has been going on long before digital media ever was even conceived. I really had no plan to address this issue especially since […]
Avid, Adobe, Grass Valley and others all had their own updates to talk about. In fact, it looks like we’re entering the first stage of a war for marketshare among the three Big “A”s of editing, Apple, Adobe and Avid. While Apple fired the first shot with their FCPX Sneak Peak, Avid and Adobe still […]
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In the past few years, a barrage of new video acquisition formats and recording methodologies have sprouted like mushrooms after the rain. The major shift has come in the form of tapeless, file-based acquisition that uses equipment that has its roots in the information technology industry. As video post-production has scrambled to keep up, editors […]
I anticipated the recent photography show Su Mirada/Her Gaze at the Museo de las Americas was going to be good. I was wrong. I was blown away by virtuosity far exceeding expectation! Boxing was a big part of it, an unexpected bonus. We made 3 videos for an “arm-chair” visit to this exciting event. The […]
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Background It used to be that high setup costs and low unit costs meant that a widget for sale had to appeal to a lot of people in order to generate enough sales to make a profit. In recent years, technology has allowed the manufacture of small quantities of widgets even one-offs, at pretty reasonable […]
Cinematic-style picture looks have been popular for the last several years; for example bleach bypass became popular after Saving Private Ryan. Both Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks (released in 2007) and Tiffen Dfx Digital Filter Suite have a powerful and pleasant interface designed to develop and control looks, but there are additional resources available to After […]
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We had a chance to visit with Rod Clark of Teradek who talked about the evolution of their products. Many people are familiar with the Cube which allows shooters to broadcast a live feed from their camera to a video village using wifi. Rod and crew took it to another level at NAB using that […]
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