Invictus: “The Largest Rotoscoping Job of All Time”
How the BBC made one of those amazing plant growing shots
For those that aren’t on Twitter I wanted to post this amazing video that shows how the BBC series...
Review: Panasonic AG-HMC40 1/4″ 3-CMOS HD Camcorder
Two kilobucks, two pounds, and two megapixels: the Panasonic AG-HMC40 sits squarely in the gap between palm-sized consumer camcorders...
Filmmaker posts $500 short on Youtube, nets film deal worth millions
Move over, Robert Rodriguez. It’s the stuff of independent filmmaker legend…a virtually unknown director posts a short film clip...
Camera Blocking – A Case Study
Last year I had the opportunity to worked as Director of Photography with Tim Zwica on his new project...
On Artbeats.com: Blending Ideas
In our previous article on vignettes on Artbeats.com, we discussed ways to mask or matte a black layer to...
Strange mix of high & low tech in The Mill’s “Apples”
Since the iPhone 3GS came out with video recording features, a small subset of people have been pushing the...
DeckLink HD Extreme Review
My wife will tell you that I am a creature of habit. That definitely can be said about the...
AJA KiPro: More Than Just a Field Recorder
The AJA KiPro (pronounced “kee-PRO”) is a very nicely designed unit that I believe will become more and more...
On Artbeats.com: Vignettes
Often associated with very old footage where the brightness falls off as you near the corners of the frame,...
Canon 5D Mark II + 2010 = 24, 25 fps
I like my Canon 5D Mark II – it shoots great stills, and it also shoots more than passable...
Painting with Light
This past week, I was back in Los Angeles briefly on business, and spent what little free time I...
Review: Apple Magic Mouse and Final Cut Studio
I’m on a constant search for the ultimate input device for editing. Look at my editing desk on any...
motion09 in Review
Just some of the speakers at motion09. All photos ©2009 Chelsea Nicole. All Rights Reserved. Earlier this month, we...
What’s Fresh – Get Your Trend On
This was one of the more eye-candy-packed talks at the recent motion09 conference, with Michael Waldron and Erik van...