Zeiss Lenses At PhotoCine Expo

Richard Schleuning of Zeiss shows off their latest lens (not yet released) the Distagon T* 1,4/35 and of course their Compact Primes.  To find out more about Zeiss lenses, check out their website at http://www.zeiss.com/cine

Redrock Micro Drops Bomb at PhotoCine

Redrock Micro Introduces LCD Viewfinder For HDSLR from Clint Milby on Vimeo.

Ground breaking new LCD viewfinder connects to HDSLR using HDMI Cable and mounts directly to rig. Clearly the most innovative monitoring solution only available from Redrock Micro.

RED Visit, 21 September: EPIC!

[Update 2010.09.27: Spanish version / versión en español with thanks to / gracias a Carlos Zapater.]

At five minutes to midnight on 13 September, I received a short message from RED Digital Cinema’s Jim Jannard: “Want to come to the studios and get a sneak peak of EPIC and the soon to be famous HDRx?” Eight days later—this past Tuesday, at high noon—I stood at the gates of RED Studios in Los Angeles, not really sure what to expect.

I wasn’t disappointed.

IBC cranks up, rolls on while the U.S. sleeps

I knew something woke me up bright and early this Friday morning, September 10. I first thought it was the cool fall-like weather as the windows were open last night for the first time but after checking Twitter while the coffee brewed (this is before 6:00 am central time) I realized it was all the news flowing out of IBC 2010 since they are well into their day. The Amsterdam halls were filled with announcements from Avid, AJA, Blackmagic Design, Quantel and The Foundry just to name a few. Here’s a round-up of some of these announcements with links over to some further reading.

Somebody Hit David Byrne With The Obvious Stick.

Here’s the old-guy rant:

Way back in 1977 I went to a concert at Salem State College in Massachusetts (I was a sophomore at Boston University at the time) to see a pretty hot regional group called the Pousette-Dart Band.  They were great, but it was the opening act that really caught my attention.  Three guys and a female bass player hauled all their own gear out on to the tennis court that was the stage of the day and proceeded to mystify - and electrify - the very small crowd.  The lead singer looked like he was having a seizure most of the time, but the music was really good, if weird.

You guessed it, I saw the Talking Heads just before “Talking Heads: 77” came out.  And I’ve been a big fan ever since, including the Tom Tom Club and all of David Byrne’s various solo excursions.  Lately he’s been working with Web-merchandising his stuff, including a really interesting album of songs he recorded with Brian Eno.  So today I get an email from The Man Himself (actually some robot sending emails to his list) offering the first chapter of a new product, a kind of E-book called The Bicycle Diaries.  “Wow,” I thought, “this combines two of my favorite things - bicycles and David Byrne!”  So I read more of the copy.  When I got to the middle, though, a couple of sentences brought me to a screeching halt.  To wit:

“I was thinking about the kind of radio show that NPR stations do from time to time, with background music, street sounds and other ambiences that help put the listener in the picture. So, I did one chapter (“New York”) as a test, with me reading, and though it took a lot longer to assemble than I expected…”

Bam.  Jeez, Dave, ya THINK?  Wow, creative work takes TIME.  Anyone that has worked in the business for more than a few years realizes that you don’t get great creative instantly, but to hear that old trope come from David Byrne really stings.

This won’t stop me from recommending his stuff, though - you can listen to the first installment here.  But really.  If anyone should know better than this, it’s the man who gave us Psycho Killer.

Qu’est-ce que c’est?

The Best of Stunning Good Looks

This entry is a guide to my best articles, sorted by topic. Enjoy!

Shane Hurlbut’s HDSLR Revolution

When I called Shane Hurlbut, he was just returning from a shoot with the US Marine Corps in North Carolina. Shane is one of the most visible and vocal proponents of using the HDSLR for cinematic applications. From the first time Shane held the 5D Mark II, he instinctively knew the technology would not only change the film industry, but the world as well.

Want To Make Better Video With Your HDSLR?

I recently had an opportunity to speak with Rodney Charters, DP for the FOX television series 24 about the HDSLR revolution, and some of his upcoming seminars.  His presentations begin with some compelling behind the scenes footage and some deleted scenes from 24. “I’ll also be talking about my own 35 year exploration of photography and provide some basic information about how to take a camera you buy in the store and make a finished video suitable for presentation.”

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