Posts Tagged ‘television’

Nov
7
2014

Cinematographer Reed Morano is Against Smooth Motion – Should We Care?

By default, high definition television sets – and I assume 4K TVs too – come out of the box set to interpolate motion. On most TVs this setting can be turned off but doing so can be as challenging as setting the clock was on…
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Jul
30
2014

Life Imitates Art: Unpleasant Realities in Reality TV

Welcome to another short post introducing a longer, thoughtful one, this time by Hamilton Nolan over at gawker.com. The thing about it is not only the subject matter, but its weird tie-in to another post about the business side of Transformers IV.[adrotate group="6"] In both…
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Jul
20
2014

EBU Leans Towards a New Enhanced 1080p Format Over 4K Broadcasting

Having lived in Europe for three years, I’m happy to acknowledge that Europeans do nuance better than we do in the States. Case in point: The European Broadcast Union (EBU) Policy Statement on Ultra High Definition Television.[adrotate group="6"] The EBU asserts that 4K resolution alone…
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Oct
4
2011

60 Minutes uses Canon EOS 5D Mark II to film mountain climber Alex Honnold

I don't often watch the TV show "60 Minutes" any more, but this past Sunday, I caught the end of this piece on mountain climber Alex Honnold and couldn't pick my jaw up off the floor - but of course, I wondered how they shot…
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Oct
13
2010

Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs on the set with Jamie Oliver

Just in from @kristian is this tip and video of Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) HDSLRs being used on the set of Jamie Oliver's cooking show, "30 minute meals" Here's the behind the scenes video (text from youtube video description): We speak to Martha…
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