Archive for 'Training'
planet5D special discount! Syl Arena’s Speedliter’s Intensive tour of the US!
Posted on 03. May, 2013 by planetmitch.
Syl Arena is a specialist – he knows the Canon Speedlights like no other person I know! He’s got a great book called “Speedliter’s Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites” — you can read my review here: “Speedliter’s Handbook” – I HATE this book! You should buy it!“. I met Syl several years [...]
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The Basics of Time Lapse Photography with Vincent Laforet
Posted on 29. Apr, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Vincent Laforet has a new training series available now on the Canon site all about the basics of time lapse photography. The Basics of Time Lapse Photography with Vincent Laforet Explorer of Light Vincent Laforet explains the basics of time lapse photography in this beautiful series. Travel with him from the rugged canyons of Utah [...]
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Storytelling the @StillMotion way – new free training!
Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Patrick Moreau from @stillmotion sent me this over the weekend – they’ve just launched another very cool series of training videos on “Storytelling the stillMotion way” and I know you’ll enjoy these! They’re working with vimeo, with etiquette, and cinevate to produce these. Overview: Storytelling the StillMotion way is a free, 4 part video tutorial [...]
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TimelapseWorkshops Announces “Timelapse Moab: Dark Sky Workshop” + planet5D discount!
Posted on 16. Apr, 2013 by planetmitch.
If you’re looking to learn a lot about timelapse, there’s a new workshop you may be very interested in, plus we’ve got at 10% planet5D discount for you! See! reading planet5D brings you some good deals! 10% off early registration! coupon code gives additional 10% early registration discount (Must book by May 31, 2013). Coupon [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III “cuts the veil” between sharpness and moire
Posted on 25. Mar, 2013 by fletch murray.
I remember the day we proved that the Canon EOS 5D Mark III could be sharp and not moire (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II). It was April 2012. We were teaching a workshop at the Palm Springs Photo Festival. One of our students had one of the first Mk III’s and we wanted [...]
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It’s the Lighting that make DSLRs look GREAT…
Posted on 19. Mar, 2013 by fletch murray.
Are you disappointed in the looks you’re getting with your DSLR? Lighting like the Masters is the key to great films. Period! You can buy the latest, best digital camera and the best glass, but if you don’t know how to light you may as well be shooting with an iPhone. So, we’ve launched a [...]
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daily planet5D #57 – DSLR Filmmaker’s Handbook
Posted on 01. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
If you’re looking for one book to buy about using a DSLR for making movies, the DSLR Filmmaker’s Handbook would be my choice. While a late to the HDSLR book market, this one feels to me like the most complete… and I have seen just about all of them. It is written by Barry Andersson [...]
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New training available from NextWaveDV – Video Business 202: Growing Your Business
Posted on 26. Jan, 2013 by planetmitch.
Our good friends over at NextWaveDV have launched their sequel to their very successful first production “Video Business 101: How to Make Money in Video Production” and the new one is “Video Business 202: Growing Your Business” Tony and NextWaveDV have been producing excellent training for a while now… we have shared their “HDSLR 101” [...]
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Hold your breath – this is a breathaking timelapse from Dustin Farrell – Landscapes: Volume 3
Posted on 14. Jan, 2013 by planetDustin.
This new timelapse from Dustin Farrell is indeed spectacularly breathtaking – the way Dustin and his composer have put the movie with the music is indeed majestic… it is one of the best timelapse videos I’ve ever seen. And we’re incredibly proud to have this guest post by Dustin himself! The first two “Landscapes” episodes [...]
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Light An Interview for only $26? Impossible right? @stillmotion shows you how!
Posted on 21. Dec, 2012 by planetmitch.
Everyone knows you can’t light an interview for only $26 – it is just impossible right? Well, our good friends over at stillmotion show us how they made the cheapest lighting they could come up with. And, they want you to know about the SMAPP app they released earlier this year (and planet5D was the [...]
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Michael Artsis HDSLR seminar coming October 27th
Posted on 27. Sep, 2012 by planetmitch.
Four time Emmy Award Winner Michael Artsis passed along a note that he’s doing an HDSLR seminar in New Jersey on October 27th and he’d love for you to attend and to suck all the knowledge he has out of his brain as well as the other speakers from his team. I met Michael this [...]
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Directing Actors For Indie Filmmakers – a free course on Oct 2nd
Posted on 27. Sep, 2012 by planetmitch.
Want to learn how to direct actors as an independent filmmaker? Barry Andersson and movieola are presenting this 90 minute free training session on how to create a better environment for your actors. Barry Andersson is an author, a teacher, and a writer for planet5D. We have also seen him as our director for “Incident [...]











