Lovely new Red 3D Rig

Work Blog

I wish you could have seen the faces of the Red employees, who were a bit ‘oohhhaaaahhh…watchit!!!’ when I was casually flinging this system around. Ted, who was filming, didn’t seem at all flustered that I had 2 prototype Epic camera’s...

The 5D for commercials – need less gear ?

5Dmk2, What I've learned

Filming with the 5D doesn’t necessarily mean that you need less gear Whilst filming, one might not think too much about all the extra equipment that the larger camera setups have. I’ve noticed a “diminished responsibility” from some producers....

Play with this NOW !

Funny, Personal Blog

ok, here’s the deal. Go to this site : NeoSpeech Text-to-Speech Software Programs | TTS Demo. Now type in something at the bottom.. include swear words, you know the drill with speech synthesizers, type in a total rant…. ok now press the...

GlideTrack – Slider

5Dmk2, Reviews, The Gear I use, Work Blog

On my recent trip to Africa, we were working until the last minute on another project. Not leaving enough time for me to purchase additional items. Last year i didn’t have a slider, I used a trick for giving me very rough-n-ready slider results, if you did it...

5D limitations, what it can do, can’t do and what it’s limitations are

5Dmk2, Producers - Essential notes, What I've learned, Work Blog

Here’s a list of things this great camera can and can’t do. This list exists to provide information when deciding if this camera is the right tool for your particular project. Can’t do: HD Output whilst filming: the 5D outputs 480i , or standard...

Don’t listen to Canon 5D ‘experts’

5Dmk2, Producers - Essential notes, What I've learned, Work Blog

…unless they have a history of production and used the camera EXTENSIVELY themselves. I’ve heard of shoots, where there has been the most amazing dis-information given out; Some is ignorance, some simply hearsay, and others simply BS. THIS HURTS...