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New feature of the new Doctor Who shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by planetMitch.

There’s a new Doctor on Doctor Who (a BBC TV show in case you have never heard of it (are there still some out there?)) and they’re adding lots of new things to the show - one of them being a cool new effect which uses the photography feature of the Canon EOS 5D Mark [...]

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“The Tonight Show” Opening Shot in HD video with Redrock rigs and Canon EOS 7D

Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.

This press release came in from our friends at Redrock.

Hollywood, CA - On Monday March 1, Jay Leno came back to The Tonight Show after much media attention. The show has some new elements including the New Credit Open Sequence, photographed by DP Vasco Nunes using Redrock cinema accessories and the Canon EOS 7D Digital [...]

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Canon EOS 7D and 5D Mark II used on TV Show “Numb3rs”

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Ryan Hinman (friend of planet5D) sent us a note the other day about a couple of videos posted on youtube by Stephen Gyllenhaal (imdb profile) - a Director for the TV show “Numb3rs”. Stephen has been posting some “behind the scenes” videos on his blog and there’s some good info there if you’re a fan [...]

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Shooting driving plates for “24″ with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II part 2

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Rodney Charters sent us this awesome blurb that goes along with the info we posted the other day about how they shoot plates on 24 with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon EOS-1D MKIV. This video goes into a lot more detail and shows examples of the results.

Shooting Driving Plates for 24 [...]

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Web Pilot shot entirely with Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Thanks to a tip, we’ve been able to get more exclusive information about a new TV Web Pilot that is in post-production. On twitter, Josh Negrin (see his IMDB Biography and previous work) sent us some info about a TV Web Pilot he’s been making and gave us this additional info about the project:
UPDATE: [...]

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