Archive for May, 2011
“The Visualmakers” – a documentary about filmmakers – trailer is out
Posted on 17. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
Paul Antico (@IAmNeedCreative) has sent us info about his new project “The Visualmakers” – a new documentary about filmmakers who were at NAB 2011. It isn’t really about NAB – but everyone happened to be there, so Paul and his crew were able to get some great interviews and put this together. I’m sure you’ll [...]
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Redrock Micro update on microEVF – plots different course
Posted on 17. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
A common question in the NAB 2011 Redrock Micro booth was “what’s up with the microEVF?” At the time, Redrock mastermind Brian Valente was telling everyone that they had decided to delay the electronic viewfinder they had announced last fall in order to re-evaluate the market. Today we present a bit more information. Nextwavedv noticed [...]
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Finalists in the @stillmotion ‘simple’ contest – voting ends Tuesday evening
Posted on 16. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
We told you about the @stillmotion ‘simple’ contest back in April and it ended on May 9th – well the top 5 finalists have been determined and you can vote until Tuesday night for what you pick as the winner in the ‘cinematography’ category. Watch the top 5 and vote here To see all of [...]
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Cineroid Electronic Viewfinders at NAB 2011
Posted on 16. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
Yep, dug one more video out of the treasure troves from NAB 2011 – one I almost forgot – Cineroid electronic viewfinders! We did manage a few minutes to talk with Joseph from Cineroid about their Electronic Viewfinders for HDSLRs and video cameras. The report For feedburner daily email readers: watch the video (note: feedburner [...]
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Renting lenses and camera bodies on the ‘net – LensProToGo
Posted on 16. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
In this episode, we talk a bit about what it is like to rent cameras and lenses from an Internet based company like LensProToGo. It is easy and convenient. This isn’t meant to be an exhaustive comparison of pricing and features. It is just a report on how you could easily rent some equipment online [...]
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Creating a ‘video timelapse’ – Eirik Solheim’s “one year in 120 seconds”
Posted on 13. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
This is possibly a new concept to most of you – creating a ‘video timelapse’ – in this case, showing the change of seasons over 1 year in 120 seconds. Most are familiar with doing a timelapse with stills, but in this case, Eirik Solheim has done it with video and then explains how it [...]
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Abu Dhabi 2011 – an HDSLR timelapse with history
Posted on 13. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
It isn’t often that we find a timelapse that tells a bit of a story, but “Abu Dhabi 2011″ by Beno Saradzic begins with a history lesson and then moves into the timelapse – which is all very well done. It seems like the level of timelapses being done these days is at a very [...]
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Warp Stabilizer in After Effects CS5.5 – fix your shaky footage!
Posted on 12. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
Have some shaky footage you need to fix? Warp Stabilizer in After Effects CS5.5 might just be the fix you need. First brought to our attention by Maik Thomas who wrote this article “MY FIRST TEST WITH THE NEW ADOBE CS5.5 WARP STABILIZER” and today we’ve seen some other samples that look pretty impressive. Maik’s [...]
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Blowin stuff up in super slo-mo with the Phantom from Tom Guilmette
Posted on 12. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
Ok, I admit it, this isn’t HDSLR footage – but it is awesome and it was shot by a friend, Tom Guilmette who loves to play with the Phantom Flex and this time he blows stuff up in super slo-motion – man that looks like fun! Make sure you visit Tom’s blog post about the [...]
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podcast #40 Craig Strong from Lensbaby now online
Posted on 11. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
podcast #40 Craig Strong from Lensbaby – Lensbaby is graciously giving away a Composer Pro on the planet5D forums in the month of May – LensBaby Composer Pro! Read all the info on the giveaway! In this podcast, we had a conversation with Craig Strong about everything Lensbaby. Craig is the co-founder and Chief Creative [...]
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Spectacular! “Tahiti – Ocean Voyage” – a Canon EOS 5D Mark II video
Posted on 10. May, 2011 by planetMitch.
This spectacular Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) video called “Tahiti – Ocean Voyage” popped up today and I wanted you to see it! Normally we’re posting most new really good videos on planet5D Cinema (usually 1 per day) but this one is just very beautiful and I wanted to share quickly (I’ll post it [...]
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