Cameras Mentioned
#60secondfilmchallenge 1: Video Portrait
onWorking on the Grade
onThings have progressed with this Philippines project and I am now nearing the end. As I write this, I am about 50% of the way through the colour correction/ grading process. Hopefully by the end of today, that process will be complete (well, until I export, review it all together, and then realise [...]
2012: Cameras Galore
onIt seems near enough impossible to just pick one camera to put at the top of this page... so instead you get 31! [DISCLAIMER: I know that the Canon C300 and the 1D-X came out at the end of 2011, but it's near enough one year ago and they fit right alongside the others released, [...]
Progress is being made!!
ondespite popular belief, progress is being made on the edit for Hope for the Island in the Philippines. I'm roughly 16 mins in... what do I still need to do? find 2 (maybe 3) more music tracks that fit: intro and outro finish editing the intro find some good b roll for over top a [...]
Shot of the Moment
onAnnular (sort of) Eclipse
onOn Sunday May 20, 2012, there was an Annular Eclipse. In Northern California and other parts of the US a full 'ring of fire' could be seen as the moon passed in front of the sun. In Southern California, it appeared as more of a 'partial eclipse'. These were taken from the car as [...]
Circular Polarising Filter
onDepending on your experience in photography and film, you may or may not have come across different filters. Some types of filters can be screwed onto the front of your favourite 35mm SLR lens, while others can be used along with a Matte Box. Either way, having a good working knowledge of various filters can [...]
Some of the kids on Siargao
onAbove is just a short video, pretty much straight out of the camera. It seemed that having a camera setup on a tripod with a field monitor sitting on top drew a bit of attention. One of the nice features of the Canon 60D is the articulating LCD screen. I simply turned the screen around [...]