Last year’s inaugural My RØDE Reel competition brought in over 1,000 entries from almost 80 countries. This year, the pot has been dramatically sweetened, making My RØDE Reel 2015 the coolest candy store of motivation for filmmakers out there. [adrotate group="6"] Somebody’s got to win…
We've gathered an amazing group of "Black Friday" specials for you guys and gals! Many of these have started now, and we even have more that will be announced on Friday and a couple for "Cyber Monday" too![adrotate group="6"] These deals are fleeting but significant…
LITE PRO GEAR takes on Kessler’s Pocket Jib Traveler, the Aviator Travel Jib and others with its Feather Camera Crane – and has consistently sold out each manufacturing run for the last 2 years.[adrotate group="6"] It’s usually the third piece of gear film-makers employ to…
Highly regarded Kessler Crane figures out how to deliver value versions of its motion control product suite with its Kessler Second Shooter. The Motion Control page on Kessler’s site really says it all. It displays three different product families: [adrotate group="6"] · elektraDRIVE (analog); · Second…
Self-taught filmmaker and Kessler Shooter Julian Tryba puts everything he knows about Boston timelapse into this well-deserved Vimeo Staff Pick. Want to have your mind blown?[adrotate group="6"] Watch this two minute and 38 second film. Your brain tells you something is amiss within this gorgeous…
Didn't we just write something about knowing yourself and CAVEAT EMPTOR when considering contributing to a Kickstarter campaign? Yes, we did. But we're often early adopters here at planet5D (at least some of the time), and so it is with that frame of mind that…
If you want to see a great example of why I think – especially now -- the world needs more art, all you have to do is watch the Peoples’ Choice winning short film in the My RODE Reel Contest, “My Mom’s Motorcycle” by Douglas…
planet5D is partnering with nextwaveDV.com to bring you coverage from the NAB 2014 show floor. We’ve worked with Tony and Sean for years and they do an excellent job of providing quality interviews from NAB and we’re thrilled to be sharing their show floor interviews…
Announcing DitoGear™ Moco+ DitoGear™ is pleased to announce the release of DitoGear™ Moco+, [adrotate group="6"]a family of Motion Control Add-ons designed for products by: Cinevate Kessler Crane® Glidecam Dynamic Perception Freedom of choice At DitoGear™ we believe in freedom of choice. That’s why we created…
This is a great little tip from the @stillmotion team (Patrick Moreau in front of the camera). I haven't yet had the need for photos in my work, but for what they've done for their latest project which just premiered, this seems like a great…
