Image of the 5D3 that has been floating around the internet
So its looking like we are going to hear more about the Canon 5D mkIII on Friday March 2nd. How excited are you guys about this? Do you think the suggested price of $3500 is going to fly for video people? I guess my thoughts are that it has a lot of proving to do at that price. For $3500 you’re most of the way to an Sony FS100 ($4699 after rebate at the moment). I am definitely looking forward to seeing how the new 5D is going to stack up to what we are seeing now.
I’ve been using some of this gear from 4 DSLR for a while now, thought I’d share it with you. They make 2 great accessories for the H4n and Manfrotto tripod heads.
I just got word from B&H that Adobe Lightroom is going for $69.95 TODAY ONLY. I just bought it. I’ve been meaning to for a while but it was low on the list. But I’ll take $200 off any day!!!
Have you ever ask a question on a forum and got a response containing a link and the comment “Google is your friend”
There is so much truth in that statement.
My good friend JJ Kim of Orange Wedding Films just shared this video about film education in a school. I really enjoyed it and thought I would share a few thoughts I had.
I myself was very close to going to Columbia College here in Chicago for a film degree. I am so glad I didn’t. I ended up getting on a couple sets and spending my nights on Google, forums, and websites like this one (except they were run by real pros). Here are a couple things I got out of the experience that I otherwise would have missed out on:
Learning to learn - It is a powerful skill to not know something, but know how to obtain that knowledge.
Responsibility – When you wake up in the morning with no professor asking for a project, no class schedule, and no lab to go to its all on you to make it happen.
Discipline – I wasn’t learning lighting in a class. I was learning it next to a gaffer on set. Learning in real environments like that instilled a serious level of discipline.
That all said there are some major benefits to film school. But IMO those things aren’t worth the price tag and time associated with it.
What are your thoughts on the subject of self education? Join the discussion in the comments below.
I had the opportunity to see Act of Valor last night at a prescreening (shout out to Christopher Kou for the invite).
You all should definitely check the film out. It was shot almost completely with the 5D, and 7D. It was interesting seeing the evolution of Shane Hurlbuts use of DSLRs in the film. There are a couple scenes where it looks like it was shot at 30FPS and twixtored down the 23.97. Especially in one night scene early in the film where a male and female are walking down the street you can see the lights in the background doing crazy things.
The film is loaded with COD style first person shots which really worked. Most of the time I couldn’t believe they used HDSLRs. The film as a whole is beautiful. And of course the story is incredible. Huge props to Bandito Brothers and the Hurbut Visual team for delivering such a fantastic film.
I don’t consume a lot of photography training, or at least I didn’t until I had the opportunity to watch this Headshot tutorial DVD. I had always assumed photography was a completely different world with little crossover. And I think a lot of us foolishly believe that filmmaking/video is a superior medium that evolved from photography. Especially with all the hubbub of the DSLR video movement.
Patrick from FStoppers.com contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in checking out their recent DVD release “Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot” I snap off a few stills on a lot of my projects so if anything I thought I might walk away a better stills shooter.
But upon watching this extensive 4 hour DVD, I realized how valuable this course is. Even to video folk like us. Here are 5 reasons you should check it out too:
I don’t consume a lot of photography training, or at least I didn’t until I had the opportunity to watch this Headshot tutorial DVD. I had always assumed photography was a completely different world with little crossover. And I think a lot of us foolishly believe that filmmaking/video is a superior medium that evolved from photography. Especially with all the hubbub of the DSLR video movement.