Archive for July, 2011
Red Giant’s “Plot Device” product demo shows the little guy can do it big
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
This little demo movie from Red Giant is proving to be quite a hit around Hollywood and the HDSLR industry. You think I’m making this up about Hollywood, but look at this story on theHollywoodReporter: “Plot Device is the latest short film to get execs and talent scouters hot and bothered here in Hollywood. The [...]
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Colosseo: Reimagining the Roman Coliseum with type (Canon 7D)
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
I found this a few weeks ago and thought it was interesting on many levels… but mainly, it is just a good little documentary and I thought you might like to see it. The original post is: Colosseo: Reimagining the Roman Coliseum with type (Canon 7D) Of course, you can see many other HDSLR films [...]
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Set your alarm – new podcast sponsor and Kessler & Bloom chat August 1st
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
We’re incredibly excited to announce that Kessler Crane is now our planet5D podcast sponsor – and our first broadcast will be August 1st with Eric Kessler and Philip Bloom! Please join us for this live conversation where you get to ask the questions. That’s just a little of the news included in this post… there’s [...]
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Painting with light – part of a new PBS show shot on HDSLRs
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
We’ve been chatting with Morgan Crossley from Kornhaber Brown about this new PBS show they’re shooting with Canon HDSLRs – and we’ve got a bit of the first show for you to see. We are doing a web series for PBS called “Off Book” and this light painting piece was the first episode of thirteen. [...]
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The Great Camera Shootout 2011 Episode 2 – “Sensor and Sensitivity”
Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Zacuto has premiered their documentary called “The Great Camera Shootout 2011: a documentary of the Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE)” and Episode 2 “Sensor and Sensitivity” is now online. You can read all about it on this page. I had the privilege of seeing the SCCE at the NAB show in Zacuto‘s booth – and [...]
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Homemade Fireworks – Great balls of fire – a Canon EOS 5D Mark II short
Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Another Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) short filmed by Devin Graham (see his Hawaii shorts) that was shot to show off fireworks visual effects. Also interesting (see the description below) that he made all his own audio effects for this film. Homemade Fireworks – Great balls of fire For feedburner daily email readers: watch [...]
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Moonbows over Yosemite – a 2 year timelapse project
Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Steven Bumgardner sent us this awesome behind the scenes (BTS) video to go with his very beautiful video of Moonbows over Yosemite – something that he shot for Yosemite Nature Notes over a period of 2 years with his Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews)! Now that’s dedication! Greetings! I’m the producer of Yosemite Nature [...]
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Learn color grading in Final Cut Pro X – free and downloadable options
Posted on 22. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
A series of free training videos for Final Cut Pro X color grading have been posted by Color Grading Central. The site is run by Denver Riddle (maker of the Luster Film Burns we featured a couple of weeks ago). If you’re interested in having copies of the tutorials downloaded so you can watch them [...]
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New option for the HDSLR international event calendar – add your own!
Posted on 22. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
We’ve just added a new feature to the planet5D Event Calendar – the ability to add your own event! It is a very simple form to fill out and doesn’t take long… so give it a go! About the HDSLR calendar The calendar displays a listing of upcoming HDSLR events around the world. Each event [...]
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Just pure fun and beauty in this Hawaii short
Posted on 21. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
We featured another video by Devin Graham a few months ago and this time he’s done a beautiful job with his latest shot in Hawaii. Also included at the bottom is another one he shot in Kauai earlier this year. Kualoa Adventure – Oahu Hawaii For feedburner daily email readers: watch the video (note: feedburner [...]
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“Last Message” – help fund this emotional HDSLR film about Japan
Posted on 21. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Most people are aware of the tragedies that struck Japan earlier this year, but what is it really like to be involved? What kind of suffering is still going on? This project (hopefully being funded by you on indigogo) aims to bring more emotion to the struggles. And in so doing, they hope to increase [...]
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