Archive for April, 2011
TECHNICOLOR CineStyle now available for download! UPDATE 5 with more samples
Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
Richard Allen Crook from CrookedPathFilms just called and emailed me that he was talking to the Technicolor folks on the phone when they told him the CineStyle was now available. I believe planet5D is the first to bring you this announcement – thanks to Richard! Download link on the Technicolor site. Once you fill out [...]
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NPR Reporting on Prostitution – Stephen Alvarez uses HDSLRs
Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
Stephen Alvarez has been working with HDSLRs for a while now (we’ve been following him since 2009) and has sent us this report on prostitution he’s done for NPR with his Canon EOS 5D Mark II. You can see the entire report on NPR’s “Rising Up From Prostitution In Nashville“. Stephen told us “I shot [...]
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Electronic Arts uses Canon HDSLR to help make ‘SHIFT 2 Unleashed’
Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
Electronic Arts uses Canon HDSLR to help make their latest incarnation of the video game ‘SHIFT 2 Unleashed’ – this is pretty cool – when you watch the video, I think you’ll be impressed. Disclaimer: I have written EA and the game company that appears to have written the game for EA (Slightly Mad Studios) [...]
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Spelling with Light – long exposure stills and video capturing the light
Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
Cornelia Green sent us this music video that includes spelling with light – mixing stills and video – of course, shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) and Canon EOS 7D (reviews) cameras. We thought you’d like it… RANDY AND THE ROBOTS – I AM RANDY Cornelia said: “we just released a new music [...]
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Canon U.S.A. Live Learning Presents “Deconstructing the Story” Workshops with @stillmotion
Posted on 28. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
Canon U.S.A. Live Learning Presents “Deconstructing the Story” Workshops – a few weeks ago, we told you about the Canon Live Learning Workshops and there are now some additional details for the “Deconstructing the Story” workshops. Imagine spending 3 days with the @stillmotion crew being backed by Canon! Plus, we’ve added them to the planet5D [...]
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Tempest Freerunning – incredible Canon EOS 5D Mark II viral video (with 2.5 million views)
Posted on 27. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
Chad Bonanno sent us the behind the scenes on “Tempest Freerunning Academy” – a Canon EOS 5D Mark II video that has really gone viral with 2.5 million hits. We posted this over on reddit when we first saw it, but we didn’t have any good info pointing us to the fact that it was [...]
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Our next planet5D live conversation – Playboy photographer Jarmo Pohjaniemi
Posted on 27. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
We continue to get some incredible guests for our planet5D live conversations and we’re pleased that next up will be Jarmo Pohjaniemi, photographer for Playboy and now one of the teachers at Shoot The Centerfold – which we highlighted just the other day. When you join us live in the chat room, you not only [...]
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Which mini-shotgun mic is best for HDSLR use?
Posted on 27. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
Are you trying to decide on which mini-shotgun mic to use for your HDSLR? This post may help, but it won’t answer the question directly. It is hard to know which to pick – especially if you aren’t a mic expert (and not many of us are – I sure have a lot to learn [...]
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Blogging Breakfast – NAB 2011 with planetMitch, Tony, and Koo
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
While I was at NAB, Tony (from nextWaveDV.com) and Koo (from noFilmSchool.com) and I ended up having a blogger’s breakfast together – and Sean (also from nextWaveDV) ended up shooting a bit of the conversation – which you might enjoy watching. A breakfast conversation at NAB 2011 Maybe next year, we’ll schedule a larger blogger’s [...]
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planet5D Conversation with Canon Explorer of Light Tyler Stableford
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
Here’s our conversation from our planet5D Live show last night with Canon Explorer of Light Tyler Stableford – we discussed many things from being purely a stills shooter to shooting both stills and video – and becoming a Canon Explorer of Light as well as making a couple of documentaries. Please watch! you’ll enjoy this [...]
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ikan at NAB 2011 – our continuing coverage
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch.
ikan at NAB 2011 – our continuing coverage – yes, we’re still trying to get thru all the material we shot at NAB – thanks for your patience! Today we present the crew from ikan (a planet5D sponsor). I was really amazed at the variety of products they’re producing compared to last year’s show – [...]














