LensFlareLive is a show created and brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, panelists Mitch Aunger, Ron Dawson, Josh Gooden and Brian Valente discuss HD DSLR’s, convergence, fusion, video and film. In addition, they answer questions that came in via email, Twitter and from the live listening audience.
Ron Dawson is an accomplished screenwriter, director, award-winning video producer, speaker and author. He is the founder and president of Dare Dreamer Media, a boutique new media marketing agency and production company specializing in online marketing and viral videos. For the second consecutive year, he was named to the EventDV 25, one of the top 25 event videographers in the industry as voted by his peers.
Ron has produced work for such companies as Apple Computer, Adobe, Kodak, Fuller Seminary, WPPI, and variety of other players in the pro photography world. His focus now is on non-profits and worthy causes, and producing films that inspire, encourage, and convince people to better themselves and their communities. He hosts the weekly filmmakers podcast Crossing the 180, part of the F-Stop Beyond Experience.
Josh Gooden is a Cinematographer/Director and Professional Photographer. He has directed and edited short films, commercials, music videos, weddings, and fashion photography both nationally and internationally. Josh brings a real passion, energy and dedication to his projects no matter how big or small.
Josh has embraced the high definition market with full HD resolution Sony Cinema Alta XDcam cameras and 35mm adapters, which replicate the look of film. His recent work includes films for Panera Bread, Where To Get Engaged Inc, Charles Green, Christopher William Jewelers, Crosskeys Vineyards, Bravo Italian Restaurant, Rocky’s Gold and Silver, Throne Magazine, and the Pure Water Forum.
planetMitch is the chief evangelist for planet5D.com - the best Canon HDSLR site on the planet. planetMitch started as a hacker photog and moved into selling stock photos in 2005. When the Canon EOS 5D Mark II was announced, he founded planet5D and became a blogger. In a short 18 months, he’s grown planet5D into a world wide leader in the HDSLR blogosphere. Recently he’s also started planetiPad.com to cover the iPad space.
Brian Valente is with Redrock Microsystems, LLC, which was founded in 2004 by a group of avid digital filmmakers whose desire to produce high quality movie images without access to huge budgets led them to start the company - one committed to the express purpose of bringing cinema-quality accessories to market at revolutionary prices.
Today, Redrock Micro designs and sells a line of high quality cinema accessories for independent filmmakers, film educators and students, and budget-conscious movie-makers. Our flagship product is the award-winning M2 cinema lens adapter, which allows DV and HD/V cameras to use 35mm cinema lenses to radically improve the quality of recorded images. The M2 brings the quality and technology of high-end solutions at a fraction of the price. We have subsequently released the microFollowFocus, microPod, microLensSupport, and other high quality, low cost cinema accessories.
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