Tag Archives: movie
“Betrayed” – Canon EOS 5D Mark II short released
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by planetMitch.
A tease was posted back in August 2009 indicating a motion picture with some big names was being shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. After a few delays, “Betrayed” (IMDB listing), a narrative short, has been released and we’re one of the first to get the trailer. We’ve been chatting with Cinematographer Robert [...]
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Shooting video with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II? Learn the 180 Degree Shutter rule
Posted on 09. Jan, 2010 by planetMitch.
Good friend of planet5D @tylerginter sent us this very interesting article he published in his blog about the 180 Degree Shutter and what it means for shooting video and for those of you wanting more of a “film” look for your movies. The article is a really interesting read and well worth your time if [...]
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New Canon EOS-1D MKIV video “Prague” from Philip Bloom
Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by planetMitch.
Philip Bloom again shows off a beautiful city – this time Prague – and this time, he’s using the pre-production Canon EOS-1D MKIV that Canon has loaned him. From his blog: “I only had the camera 48 hours and my goal was to make a film. I didn’t get a chance to do low light [...]
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Very First Wedding Video Shot on the Canon EOS 7D!
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by planetMitch.
Our friends over at stillmotion have produced the first wedding video shot on the Canon EOS 7D! Proving that the 7D is indeed a versatile camera. Now, how come I didn’t get picked to get TWO pre-release Canon EOS 7Ds (ok, it is obvious I don’t have the talent that stillmotion does LOL!). In their [...]
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Behind the scenes on a new movie – shot on Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by planetMitch.
ON-SET WITH THE CANON 5D mk2 by Ed Thomas for planet5D Mark Dawson, an emerging talent in the British film industry, commissioned me to shoot a behind-the-scenes documentary for his new short Absolute – shot on the RED One. He was working with some of the best of UK film and TV crew, including DoP [...]
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“Blockhead” – a new horror short shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
Well, it had to happen right? We’ve got a new trailer for a horror short that’s been filmed with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. “Blockhead” is a Short Film uniting John Conway and Aaron Proctor and it scares me enough (I’m a major whimp!). John contacted me (you can too) and we’ve swapped a [...]
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Rumor: Harry Potter film crew using 2 Canon 5D mk ii cameras with Panavision lenses
Posted on 12. May, 2009 by planetMitch.
Warning… pure rumor here… One source, (at this time I don’t have any confirmation so this is truly rumor!) is reporting that the crew working on the next Harry Potter movie has 2 Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras on set for filming. And, they’re using Panavision lenses on the 5D2s. That doesn’t mean they’re [...]
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Panavision lens on a Canon 5D Mark II
Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.
And now for something completely different: A Panavision movie lens on a Canon 5D Mark II. This image comes from Axel at ABGK studio “For better or worse, I have a tendency to be unorthodox and like to blaze my own trail. This leads me to create some of my own gadgets and, with the [...]
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First Canon 5D Mark II Feature Film?
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by planetMitch.
Well, it was bound to happen right? A feature film shot entirely on the 5D mk ii! “Searching for Sonny” I suspect too that there are several vying for this title of “First 5D mk ii Feature Film” but this one has its own site and has posted a teaser (the full trailer is due [...]













