Matthew Jeppsen
Matthew Jeppsen is the founder of FreshDV and a digital video shooter and editor. By most reports he is powered entirely by coffee.
Kendal Miller
Kendal Miller has over 10 years experience in the production industry. Currently he is working as Director of Photography in Chicago, IL where he resides with his wife Kendra.
He works on a wide variety of projects
ranging from commercial to independent film projects, working on one of
the first commercial Red projects in the midwest area. When he's not shooting
film or video he enjoys still photography as a hobby.
An original part of the
FreshDV team and contributing author to such magazines as DV and others
Kendal enjoys providing industry training and education for others, and feels
he often learns through the writing process as well.
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Matt Jeppsen | 10/09
Configuring a 35mm lens adapter with the HVX200
The advent of affordable 35mm Lens Adapter systems have brought a new level of creative control to digital filmmakers. With that comes a new level of complexity…lens adapters can be confusing and sometimes downright difficult to configure with your camera. The crew here at FreshDV tends to be visual learners, so we thought we’d help shed a little light on the subject with a 35mm adapter video tutorial series. To that end, here is an 11 minute video that covers the basic setup and configuration of a Cinevate Brevis 35mm Adapter.
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Matt Jeppsen | 10/08
Depth-of-Field. In simple terms DOF can be defined as “the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus.” Seems simple, right? But the myriad factors that contribute to a composition’s Depth of Field are often misunderstood (and frequently overly-simplified), leaving many filmmakers and photographers with a false understanding of the physics at play. And it goes without saying that when you educate yourself on the factors that contribute to DOF, you gain a greater level of control over your images, whether you are a cinematographer or photographer, professional or novice. A grasp of the basics of DOF become even more essential when shooting with a 35mm lens adapter system for video cameras.
That is why I am pleased to present the following 20 minute primer on the subject of Depth of Field, filled with practical illustrations and explanations of the physics at work in a lens, and simple examples that will help elevate your understanding of the subject. It thoroughly covers the topics of aperture size, focal length, camera-to-subject distance, circle of confusion (CoC), hyperfocal distance, and infinity focus. I believe that you’ll find it a very informative and approachable explanation of a somewhat arcane and confusing topic.
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Jeremiah Karpowicz
The SWIFT JIB50 was on display at NAB 2012
Jeremiah Karpowicz
See how the lens fits onto and works with the camera
Art Adams
Q: What happens when you stack several pattern-making devices in front of a light? A: Extreme lighting goodness. Learn why here…
Mark Spencer
On this week’s MacBreak Studio
Jeremiah Karpowicz
Check out two on-camera lights that were featured at the show
Todd_Kopriva
Australian production studio delivers animation for the 12th Arab Games, on record-size projection space, using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
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