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Field Production | NAB 2012: K-Tek
K-Tek introduced several products at NAB 2012, including the rugged Shark Wireless Antenna Mount, and a range of tools designed to respond to the ergonomic needs of small form factors such as the GoPro camera and the iPhone. Also debuted was the K-Tek Tripod Mount Case for the iPhone4/4S, which turns the smartphone into a professional camera.
05/10/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Field Production | NAB 2012: Sachtler
Sachtler debuted the Ace tripod system for the first time in the U.S. With a payload of up to 8.8 pounds (4 kilograms), the Ace tripod is ideal for smaller HDV camcorders and video-enabled DSLR cameras.
05/09/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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HD High-End | NAB 2012: Vinten
Vinten introduced its lightweight Vision blue5 pan and tilt head and tripod system, the latest member of its Vinten Vision blue family. Vision blue5 has a carrying capacity range of 12.1-lb to 26.5 lb (5.5kg to 12 kg) and offers a range of other professional features.
05/08/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Field Production | NAB 2012: Petrol Bags
Petrol Bags introduced four new products for audio in addition to the Liteporter for a Litepanels 1x1 LED light fixture, Rolling DigiSuite DSLR Camera Case and two new LCD monitor bags.
05/08/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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HD High-End | NAB 2012: OConnor
Fluid head pioneer OConnor, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, unveiled a 30L carbon fiber tripod, O-Focus Dual Mini follow focus unit, and Universal Camera Baseplate at NAB 2012. Attendees also had the chance to experience hands-on the Ultimate 1030D and Ultimate 1030Ds fluid heads.
05/07/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Lighting Design Pros | NAB 2012: Litepanels
At NAB 2012, Litepanels part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, introduced the Croma on-camera LED lighting fixture, the Inca Series tungsten balanced LED Fresnel fixtures, the Sola 4 Daylight Balanced LED Fresnel and the Sola ENG Flight Kit. The company also offered a $100 rebate on the purchases of the Croma variable color temperature LED light and the Sola EMG LED Fresnel lighting fixture.
05/04/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Cinematography | NAB 2012: Anton/Bauer
At NAB 2012, Anton/Bauer, a part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, debuted its QRC-CA940 Gold Mount solution for the new Canon EOS C300 digital cinema camera and also showcased the MATRIX Cheese Plate, a new mounting plate that can be used with the company's Gold Mount Solutions for the Sony PMW-F3 camera and NEX-FS-100; Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D, EOS 60D Digital SLR camera and the EOS C300; Panasonic AG-AF100 series professional HD camera and RED EPIC digital cinema camera. The company also unveiled its Customer Support On-Site Maintenance Program.
05/04/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Sony Vegas | NAB 2012: Sony Creative Software
Sony Creative Software had a fruitful NAB 2012, introducing two particularly interesting audio and video editing tools: Spectral Layers, which lets audio professionals precisely de-construct and change an audio mix, and TemplateBuilder, which maximizes creative time spent on motion graphics. Vegas Pro 11 was also highlighted and Sony also soft-launched DO Studio, the Blu-ray authoring tool acquired earlier from Netblender.
04/30/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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JVC cameras/decks | NAB 2012: JVC
JVC had a dynamic year for cameras and monitors. The company released the new GY-HM650 handheld mobile news camera, the result of its intention to support the Advanced Media Workflow Association "AS-10: MXF for Production" project. The company also released a 4K camcorder for $5,550, and came out with several new mercury-free monitors.
04/30/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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NAB Expo | NAB 2012: Blackmagic Design's Dan May Talks about The Camera
While at NAB 2012, Debra Kaufman sat down with Blackmagic Design President Dan May to talk about the Blackmagic Cinema Camera as well as other news from the company, including Teranex 2D and Teranex 3D Processors, a new family of high-end broadcast standards converter processors, and a release of the Desktop Video 9.5 software update with support for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 video software using Blackmagic Design's DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity capture.
04/25/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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NAB Expo | NAB 2012 is in the books, final thoughts...
Walter Biscardi went to NAB 2012 with every intention of documenting each day and sharing the vast (and often overwhelming) wealth of information he would glean from the NAB SHOW floor. Well, day one left him needing tons of caffeine, and a lot more sleep - so we're wrapping up now, after a flight home and some time for Walter to catch his breath.
04/24/2012
Author: Walter Biscardi |
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DSLR Video | Is the New Blackmagic Cinema Camera the HDSLR Killer?
Marco Solorio of OneRiver Media dissects Blackmagic Design's new Cinema Camera to see if it is in fact, the much-anticipated HDSLR-killer everyone's been waiting for over the years. But with a comparatively smaller sensor size and radical body design, does it fit the bill as the killer we all want?
04/18/2012
Author: Marco Solorio |
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NAB Expo | NAB 2012: Canon Unveils 4K Cameras
At NAB 2012, Canon jumps to 4K resolution with the release of two new cameras. The Cinema EOS C500 is the next step up from the Cinema EOS C300, introduced last November, and comes in both PL-mount and EF-mount versions. Also new is the 4K EOS-1D C DSLR, incorporating Canon Log Gamma.
04/12/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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NAB Expo | NAB 2012: FilmLight FLIPs for End-to-End Color
FilmLight introduces FLIP, a new real-time image processing product that's an end-to-end color pipeline solution. Also new is the near-set dailies solution Baselight Transfer and Baselight 4.3, the latest software version with many new features.
04/10/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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NAB Expo | AFrame Brings Its Cloud-Based Services to North America
Just in time for NAB 2012, Aframe, a browser-based cloud video production platform, has announced that it's landed on North American shores, with operations in New York and Los Angeles. Aframe will highlight the features of its service - a private cloud infrastructure - in the Cloud Pavilion at NAB.
04/06/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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What Computer Should I Buy? | HP's Valentine to the Media & Entertainment Industry
HP unveils the HP Z1, an all-in-one workstation features include a 27-inch screen, a 30-bit panel with an over-1 billion color palette, a built-in HD video camera, SRS premium sound speakers, an array of microphones for stereo inputs and optional NVIDIA cards, for a combination of power and expandability never before seen in an all-in-one system: a true, professional-strength workstation.
02/14/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Cinematography | The SciTech Award Goes to... the Stab-C Classic, Super-G & Stab-C Compact Stabilizing Heads
At the 84th Annual Academy Awards for Technical Achievements, Nettmann Systems International's "versatile family of 5-axis camera and lens stabilizers" will be honored with a SciTech Award: to E.F. "Bob" Nettmann for the concept and system architecture, Michael Sayovitz for the electronic packaging and integration, Brad Fritzel for the electronic engineering, and Fred Miller for the mechanical engineering of the Stab-C Classic, Super-G and Stab-C Compact stabilizing heads.
01/31/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Sony F Series & PDW Series Cameras | Cinéma Vérité with the Sony PMW-F3
Two-time Creative Arts Emmy Award™ winner Zach Zamboni puts the cinéma vérité in cinema with the Sony PMW-F3. More sensitivity in the F3 means more possibilities -- shooting longer after sunset, more available light and more ambient fire in on-the-fly situations.
01/24/2012
Author: Zach Zamboni |
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Panasonic VariCam | The Panasonic AG-AC160
Panasonic has several camcorders with similar build, but different underlying core technologies -- specifically, the AC160/130 and the HPX250. The key difference between them, respectively, is 4:2:0 MP4 GOP at 1920x1080 resolution and AVCCAM recording as high at 21Mbps, versus 10-bit, 4:2:2 independent-frame, 1920 x 1080 resolution AVC-Intra 100 recording. For those who find AVCHD sufficient, but want a full-on camcorder solution without additional workarounds needed compared to more consumer cameras, the AC160 is meant to fit in your hand.
01/24/2012
Author: Anthony Burokas |
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Cinematography | The SciTech Award Goes To...The Pictorvision Eclipse
On February 11, at the 84th Annual Academy Awards® for Technical Achievements, Michael Lewis, Greg Marsden, Raigo Alas and Michael Vellekoop will receive a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award for the concept, design and implementation of the Pictorvision Eclipse, an electronically stabilized aerial camera platform.
01/23/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) | Panasonic's P2 Wins an Emmy
Panasonic's industry-changing P2 Solid State recording format has been honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for its "pioneering development of removable solid-state media for video camera/recorders."
01/19/2012
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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MAYA | Tintin VFX Supe Joe Letteri Talks 3D and Mocap
Four-time VFX Oscar-winner Joe Letteri describes the advanced technology behind Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, discussing his own adventures with virtual cameras, motion capture, 3D, and three years of pre-production with the team at Weta Digital.
12/20/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Cinematography | 4K DI on The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Re-teaming with director David Fincher after their successful collaboration on The Social Network, Michael Cioni and the team at Light Iron built 5K workflows for real time, full resolution post for Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The running time of the 4K print is 2:38, creating a data size larger than six 2K features combined. Cioni and Light Iron co-founder Ian Vertovec spoke to Creative COW's Debra Kaufman about how working that way in real time is even possible, working with David Fincher, and what frame sizes larger than 4K mean for all of us.
12/14/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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 | High-frame rate projectors a highlight at ShowEast
High-frame rate cinema is coming, and Digital Cinema system manufacturers are getting ready. In an industry focused on the challenges and issues surrounding 3D capture and distribution, high-frame rate cinema opens up a new arena of research and discussion.
11/07/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Stereoscopic 3D | 3D Rigs Get Faster, Smaller, Lighter with HELIOS
HELIOS is the new wireless, self-contained 3D stereo rig from 3D stereo camera pioneers Paradise FX. EPIC, Alexa and F3 shooters take note: because HELIOS is untethered, lightweight and self-contained, a Steadicam operator can move as freely as on a 2D shoot.
10/28/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Cinematography | Film Fading to Black
ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have all quietly ceased production of their film cameras to focus exclusively on the design and manufacture of digital cameras. Film? Fade to black.
10/06/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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IBC Expo | High-speed cameras roll at IBC 2011
IBC boasted hot new high-speed cameras, with P+S Technik introducing a "time effect" or digital cinematography synch sound camera with a 35mm-sized CMOS imager and global shutter that offers slow motion, fast motion, ramped motion and time-lapse motion.
09/23/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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IBC Expo | IBC: Grass Valley debuts Karrera, LDK 3000+ and Stratus
At IBC 2011, Grass Valley introduced several projects that focus on the mid-range market and on solutions. Offerings include the Karrera video production switcher, the LDK 3000+ multiformat HD camera, and the STRATUS Media Workflow Application Framework.
09/19/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Cinematography | The Sony F65 CineAlta Digital Cinema Camera
The latest member of the Sony CineAlta family of digital cinema cameras is the F65. One of the hottest cameras at NAB 2011, new details include pricing and availability, as well as a closer look at its impressive and unique features, including a rotary shutter option, and full support for IIF-ACES workflows.
09/06/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Cinematography | Behind the Lens: Bobby Bukowski, Cinematographer
Bobby Bukowski offers an inside look at one of the first features shot with ARRI Alexa ProRes, and how the camera completely reshaped the cinematographer's approach to 360-lighting. Bobby also talks about the DP's role as one of the characters on a set where actors don't rehearse, and preparation is the key.
09/06/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Broadcasting | Alfacam to cover 750 cricket matches in India
750 matches over the next three years in India alone, each featuring as many as 30 cameras: Alfacam's coverage of one of the world’s most popular sports for some of its most passionate fans will shoot exclusively with Grass Valley cameras.
09/06/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Cinematography | Takuo Miyagishima, Panavision Innovator
Takuo Miyagishima was both the spirit of Panavision and the creator of innumerable camera, lens and accessory inventions that include Primo anamorphic lenses, Panaflex camera system and the Super Panatar projection lens. This tribute illuminates some of the accomplishments of this imaging innovator, and the influence he has had on over 50 years of filmmaking.
08/31/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Film History & Appreciation | 'Children of Paradise' restored to 4K
Children of Paradise [Les Enfants du Paradis] is perhaps the most stunning classic film you've probably never seen. The movie was made in 1943 - 1944, when the Nazis forbade the making of films longer than 90 minutes, and released in 1945. It was last shown in the U.S. 30 years ago, despite the fact that 600 French critics, directors, actors and technicians have voted it as "Best French Film Ever." Join Debra Kaufman as she brings the restoration of this classic beauty to light the story of how Éclair Labs in Paris battled a disintegrating nitrate original.
08/24/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Film History & Appreciation | Coloring Game of Thrones
HBO's Game of Thrones is a rich palette of colour and display. Ireland's Screen Scene Post Production took on the task of enhancing the balance between worlds so vastly different, that colour play was a powerful component to straddling the extremes. Debra Kaufman looks into the slew of talent that brought these fantasy realms to light.
08/19/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Cinematography | Charting Your Camera
One of the industry's most respected specialists offers some tips on how to use camera calibration charts and vectorscopes to make your camera images the best they can be.
05/11/2011
Author: Gary Adcock |
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NAB Expo | Codex Digital debuts on-set lab for RED, ARRI and Sony
Thousands of members of Creative COW were at the 2011 NAB Show, and we are pleased to bring you some of their reports. In this entry, Debra Kaufman found at NAB 2011, Codex Digital unveiled The Vault, a standalone solution with its own internal drives, providing a single, standardized workflow for productions employing multiple camera systems. IIF/ACES dailies workflow also demonstrated.
04/28/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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NAB Expo | ARRI's big year for products and partnerships
Thousands of members of Creative COW were at the 2011 NAB Show, and we are pleased to bring you some of their reports. In this entry with Debra Kaufman reporting, Alexa M, LED Fresnels and the Cameron-Pace Group partnership are highlights.
04/27/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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NAB Expo | FilmLight Baselight for FCP. It's a serious color tool.
Thousands of members of Creative COW were at the 2011 NAB Show, and we are pleased to bring you some of their reports. In this entry, Walter Biscardi at NAB 2011, had the opportunity for a 1 on 1 demo of the full Baselight color correction system and it's "little cousin", the plug-in that "allows you to bring a ridiculously powerful color correction system directly inside of Final Cut Pro" (and other hosts).
04/27/2011
Author: Walter Biscardi |
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NAB Expo | 3ality Digital shifts the 3D equation
Thousands of members of Creative COW were at the 2011 NAB Show, and we are pleased to bring you some of their reports. In this entry, Debra Kaufman highlights for the COW@NAB series: new tools bring costs day, efficiencies up for 3ality Digital with IntelleMatte, an S3D graphics application, also IntelleMotion, IntelleCam, and IntelleCal.
04/26/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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NAB Expo | NAB 2011 3D Recap with Angela Gyetvan
Thousands of members of Creative COW were at the 2011 NAB Show, and we are pleased to bring you some of their reports. In this entry, Angela Gyetvan brings a recap of the 2011 NAB Show with the headliners and exciting new goodies. Sony added to its 3D arsenal by positioning its PMW-F3 camera alongside the RED camera systems and the Panasonic 3D-A1; the RED EPIC made its live debut, mounted on handheld rigs from Element Technica and 3ality Digital; and so much more.
04/21/2011
Author: Angela Gyetvan |
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NAB Expo | FilmLight makes strategic moves at NAB 2011
Thousands of members of Creative COW were at the 2011 NAB Show, and we are pleased to bring you some of their reports. The simple story is that NAB is about showcasing new products. But the meta-story is that NAB is about strategy, branding and positioning. That’s what was on Debra Kaufman's mind when she saw the very interesting one-two punch of new products at the FilmLight suite at the Renaissance Hotel.
04/20/2011
Author: Debra Kaufman |
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Blackmagic Design | Bright Lights, Big Signage
"Activate the Space" builds on their experience in post and broadcast to rewrite the rules of digital signage for some of the world’s most visible stages and public spaces.
03/16/2011
Author: Chris Pelzar |
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Cinematography | Dreams of Freedom
Centered around flight as a metaphor for freedom, the "Storyville Live" project and the short film "Flyboy" contribute to ending the very real and ongoing slavery of millions.
03/16/2011
Author: Stephen Campbell |
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COWmunications feedback | Divergence
Every now and then, a hype word comes along that actually means something... Divergence is fun for us as media consumers. It’s a nightmare for us as media makers, though. The trick is to embrace the delight consumers find in all this divergence, and to let it soothe the stabbing pain between our eyes as producers. No problem, right? Right.
09/21/2010
Author: Tim Wilson |
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Cinematography | Camera and Lens Round-Up
Gary Adcock explores and reviews many of the high-end cameras, lenses, monitors, and camera support gear introduced at NAB 2010 in this acquisition and display report.
06/23/2010
Author: Gary Adcock |
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DSLR Video | HDSLRs for Video: Beyond the Hype
There has been an amazing amount of chatter around the HD video capabilities of recent still cameras - if they can still be called that! Rather than play into the hupe of what MIGHT be possible with these cameras, Creative COW Magazine Contributing Editor Marco Solorio takes you inside the real world of production with paying clients using these cameras, including workarounds for their current limitations, and some of the things that video shooters will need to know as they get started using these cameras.
03/16/2010
Author: Marco Solorio |
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Cinematography | The Redrock Micro DSLR Cinema Bundle for the Canon 5D MKII
If you are using the Canon 5D MKII or Nikon D90 for their gorgeous HD video, or even thinking about it, you need to read this. Creative COW Contributing Editor Jim Harvey shows how the Redrock Micro DSLR Bundle makes these cameras even more useful for video shooters, then shows how he and other pros are using it, in the field and in the studio. Jim is enthusiastic about the possiblities it opens up, and thinks you will be too.
06/23/2009
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Cinematography | Focus on Controlling Depth of Field with Depth of Field Converters
Cinematographer and Creative Cow leader Todd Terry has shot countless television commercials and industrials using both 35mm film and depth-of-field converted video. In this Creative Cow Magazine Extra, from The Visual Effects Issue, learn how depth of field converters allow you to attach 35mm lenses even to video cameras with fixed lenses, how they work, and which one might be right for you.
02/10/2009
Author: Todd Terry |
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 | The Truth About 2K, 4K and The Future of Pixels
John Galt, Panavision Senior Vice President of Advanced Digital Imaging, led the team that created the Genesis camera, was responsible for the F900 Star Wars camera, and continues to play a leading role in guiding future digital cinema technologies. In this Creative Cow Magazine Extra, join us for a wide-ranging conversation, as John cuts through what he calls the intentional obfuscation of marketing pixels, and considers the range of options that are becoming available to digital filmmakers.
02/03/2009
Author: John Galt |
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Art of the Edit | Metadata & The Future of Filmmaking
Dave Stump, ASC has worked as a DP, effects cinematographer and VFX supervisor on dozens of films including Quantum of Solace, X-men and X-men 2, The Bourne Identity, Army of Darkness, Star Trek: First Contact, Batman Forever and many more. He chairs the American Society of Cinemtagraphers subcommittees on Cameras, and Metadata. In this expanded version of an interview first published in Creative Cow Magazine, Dave describes a possible future for filmmaking -- faster, less expensive, and more creative -- as cameras and metadata come together.
12/16/2008
Author: Dave Stump |
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Lighting Design Pros | Lighting with Shadows
In this extended version of his article in the Creative Cow Visual Effects Issue, lighting expert and instructor Rick Wise draws on his decades of experience to illustrate how shadows can be the most important part of how a scene is lit. Learn how to control the direction and quality of your lighting design to add texture, dimension, and force to your images.
12/02/2008
Author: Rick Wise |
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Lighting Design Pros | Westward Ho!
A wild ride of an edit: shot on film, projected onto five screens. In this Creative COW Magazine article Mike Sullivan discusses some of the problems such as lighting and color interaction he faced in a project he did for National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
09/03/2008
Author: Mike Sullivan |
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Sony EX Series XDCAM | On Stage with the Sony XDCAM HD
When your corporate clients are as big as Wembley Stadium, a small camera will not do. Besides, Rick Bronks was not interested in HDV or in tapeless shooting that cost more than tape. Enter XDCAM HD.
08/19/2008
Author: Rick Bronks |
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Cinematography | Finding the Heart of the ARRI D20 Digital Camera
With HD, Thomas says he ''has the ability to finesse color, exposure and contrast in the color correction suite. I used to look down my nose at video but RAW 4:4:4 is more creative, efficient.'' In this Creative COW Magazine article, Thomas Burstyn takes a look at the Arri D20 as he films Sci-Fi's Tin Man.
02/26/2008
Author: Thomas Burstyn |
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RED Camera | RED: Early Workflow Findings
In this real world video production RED Camera review from The Creative COW Magazine, Aaron Zander discusses how The Brooks Institute students put RED ONE through the paces of a student production. Here are their findings.
02/11/2008
Author: Aaron Zander |
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Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) | P2 Digital Workflows with the Panasonic HPX500
Don't be afraid of digital workflows, says Mark. And don't be afraid to spend money on the right camera. In this Creative COW Magazine article, Mark Wagoner discusses workflow when working with the Panasonic HPX500 in comparison to the HVX200 and other cameras.
02/03/2008
Author: Mark Wagoner |
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Audio Professionals | Audio Mixing for DV and HDV: PSC DV Promix 3
Brandt Sleeper shows how PSCs DV ProMix 3 will help your DV and HDV recordings sound better than ever -- bars and tone, calibration, for one or several cameras. Could this be the field mixer youve been waiting for?
12/15/2007
Author: Brandt Sleeper |
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Audio Professionals | Why Use a Mixer?
Want to know why you should be using a mixer and an external mic instead of your cameras onboard mic? After years shooting for clients including National Geographic, NFL Film and Oprah, as well as production for his own company, hell give you the background you need to make your work sound its best.
12/13/2007
Author: Brandt Sleeper |
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Audio Professionals | Field Mixing with the PSC AlphaMix
In this review from producer and professor Brandt Sleeper, he takes you on trip through this field mixers exceptional feature set, including support for multiple cameras and NP-1 power. He also puts it through its paces on a segment for Good Morning America.
12/09/2007
Author: Brandt Sleeper |
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Canon Cameras | Film-Style Shooting with the Canon XL H1
Interchangeable lenses and powerful, accessible controls make the Canon XL H1 the choice at Fantastic Plastic. In this Creative COW Magazine prosumer hd digital video camera review, Todd Terry discusses the real world pros and cons of the Canon XL H1.
10/27/2007
Author: Todd Terry |
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Cinematography | Time Lapse Video Secrets: HD and Beyond with your Digital Camera
You already know that your digital camera has higher-than-HD resolution -- even higher than film res sometimes -- and the pictures can look amazing. It turns out that your still camera actually works better than an HD video camera for creating time-lapse photography. Marco Solorio tells you how to put it all together.
10/10/2007
Author: Marco Solorio |
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Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) | Making History with Panasonic P2 and the HVX200
In this reprint from Creative COW Magazine, Creative Cow leader and broadcast editor Shane Ross uses his work for The History Channel to illustrate end-to-end workflow using P2 media and the Panasonic HVX200: from a multi-camera shoot in the middle of blazing gunfire, all the way to your living room.
09/24/2007
Author: Shane Ross |
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HDV Format | Building the Perfect HDV Key
In the first of our Creative COW Magazine Web Extras, we begin with Stephen Smiths outstanding article on setting up an area for proper keying from the May-June 2007 edition. His article covers every option for setting up and lighting perfect keys. Here, we look at the best advice around The COWs online communities for pulling keys from HDV footage.
06/15/2007
Author: Tim Wilson |
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Business & Marketing | To Be or Not To Be Self-Employed
Self-employment may be your personal path to riches and enlightenment, or it may be one of the worst choices you'll ever make. In this article, Creative COW's Nick Griffin discusses the pros, cons and realities of starting your own business and gets into some of the things that should be considered before making the leap.
06/10/2007
Author: Nick Griffin |
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Sony F900 & PDW Series | Sony XDCAM HD PDW-F350: First Impressions
In this prosumer hd dv camcorder review from The Creative COW Magazine, Timothy Duncan discusses his first impressions with the CineAlta-branded XDCAM HD PDW-F350, along with the PDW-F70 recording deck. Sony's XDCAM HD F350 is an optical disc-based variableframe-rate camera that shoots in both HD and Standard Definition DVCam.
05/04/2006
Author: Timothy Duncan |
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