Vision In Motion is an introduction to digital video for stills photographers. Written by Trevor Meier, both a professional stills photographer and film-maker, this eBook discusses the core issues of motion storytelling.
No doubt about it, video is an entirely different medium than stills photography. It’s a different language spoken with different technology and created with different processes. For digital still photographers there is often a great deal of cross-over, but without some help things can easily get lost in translation. Join Trevor as he takes you through the core issues and sets you on the right path to beginning to put your vision in motion.
And, like you didn’t know… OF COURSE there’s a special offer:
For the first few days only, if buyers use the promotional code MOTION4 when they checkout, they can have the latest eBook for only $4 OR they can use the code MOTION20 to get 20% off when they buy 5 or more books from the Craft & Vision collection. These codes expire at 11:59pm PST June 27, 2010. So, if you’d like to purchase ANY of these eBooks, please click here!
LensFlareLive is a show created and brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, panelists Kevin Shahinian, Steve Weiss and David Ziser 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.
Kevin Shahinian is an award-winning filmmaker, graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and founder of Pacific Pictures, a boutique film production company based in Los Angeles, CA that produces live event, corporate and original concept productions for clients around the world.
Steve Weiss is with Zacuto – makers of Custom Camera Packages & Zacuto Brand Accessories for both video and DSLR cameras that have video capability. Zacuto is a one-stop-shop for customized camera packages. This includes the latest technology in high definition, where their trademark camera packages are designed by Zacuto staff members who have over 45 years of combined film and video experience. Zacuto USA products are entirely designed and manufactured by Zacuto and made in the USA, with input from staff and customers.
David Ziser is a nationally renowned wedding photographer, lectures to other photographers on the international speaking circuit and writes extensively for professional journals throughout the United States and worldwide. He also has the Digital Pro Talk Blog, does video tutorials, has courses on Kelby Training and has a workshop tour called the Digital Wake up Call – A New Dawn.
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LensFlareLive is a show created and brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, panelists Philip Bloom, Scott Bourne and Steve Weiss 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.
For the past 20 years Philip Bloom has been following his passion as a career, which has taken him around the world to places he has felt privileged to have seen. He has filmed, directed and edited short films, documentaries and much more from Clapham to Cambodia. In 2005, he was short listed for a BAFTA craft award for his series of short films for Sky News “If I were Prime Minister.”
Philip is one of the new breed of cinematographers. Over the past three years he has embraced the 35mm film adapter market, shooting on HD video but making it look close to 35mm film. He has also have recently embraced the video DSLR cameras, in particular the Canon 5d Mk2 and the Canon 7d and become world-renowned for his expertise with those systems.
Scott Bourne is a new media producer, consultant, photographer, author, lecturer, teacher, technology enthusiast and Twitter Ori Master. He is an award-winning photographer who is known for his use of color, shape and form and is a pioneer in the digital imaging field. Scott regularly lectures on a variety of photo and media-related subjects. He has appeared on national television and radio shows and has written columns for several national magazines. He has focused considerable energy on video in DSLR’s, exploring the capabilities of Canon 5D Mark II’s, 7D’s and now the Canon 1D Mark IV. He is also the host of PhotoFocus.com .
Steve Weiss is with Zacuto – makers of Custom Camera Packages & Zacuto Brand Accessories for both video and DSLR cameras that have video capability. Zacuto is a one-stop-shop for customized camera packages. This includes the latest technology in high definition, where their trademark camera packages are designed by Zacuto staff members who have over 45 years of combined film and video experience. Zacuto USA products are entirely designed and manufactured by Zacuto and made in the USA, with input from staff and customers.
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Vincent LaForet recently announced an exiting video contest where he is collaborating with Canon and Vimeo. I watched the initial video the Vincent put together and it is fantastic! Plus, he’s got a LOT of the folks that have interviewed on LensFlare35 involved as judges! Judges for the contest include: Philip Bloom – Director/DP, Russell Carpenter – DP – “Titanic”, Rodney Charters – Director/DP – “24”, Nick Childs – Director/Producer /VP Grey Advertising, Shane Hurlbut – DP – “Terminator Salvation”, Stu Maschwitz – Senior Visual FX Supervisor – “The Spirit”, Rick McCallum – Producer – “Star Wars”, Blake Whitman – Director/Editor – Mr. Vimeo himself.
Here is an excerpt from Vincent:
“Introducing the first user-generated HD Video Contest where photographers become filmmakers, and we all see beyond the still. To kick off the contest, Canon asked me to interpret what story I saw beyond the still, and to tell that story with the new Canon EOS 7D. My short film will be the first chapter of seven, each ending with a still photograph for the next aspiring filmmaker to interpret. Posing the question to everyone, what do you see beyond the still?”
“Watch my short film (below) and the contest will begin January 15th. I look forward to seeing what everyone creates! More info coming soon!”
This video was Directed, Shot and Edited by Blake Whitman. Additional cameras by Brian King and Sean O’Brien.
So watch the video below and get involved in the project. If you do, let us know and we may publish what you put together right here!
Well, film maker Philip Bloom seems to have done it again. He starts out by telling you how he missed an email from Rick McCallum, producer of the Star Wars prequels and many other films and TV shows at Lucasfilm. In his blog post, he details what it was like to be invited out to Skywalker Ranch in California. Seems like the Lucasfilm folks wanted to know more about the capability of the video DSLR’s, and in particular the Canon 5D and 7D. So, Philip was excited and jumped on a plane to head out there. But what he does next, is the amazing part of the story.
He gets to the ranch and starts shooting. In his mind he has a plan of how he is going to shoot several different kinds of footage, in different lighting and weather conditions to show the power of these cameras. I don’t know if he storyboarded the whole film ahead of time, or just shot tons of footage and then figured it all out when he got back to his room. This film has all kinds of cool things going on, from the use of focus, a glidetrack, time lapse photography, etc. Philip gets it all downloaded to his computer, converts it to 24P (the 5D Mark II footage – 7D footage shot in native 24P), then puts the production together and has it shown on a 40′ screen with George Lucas, Quentin Tarantino and others in the audience. All this in 24 hours! They were blown away with the final product and so am I.
I don’t believe that I’ve seen a better example to date of what these video DSLR’s can do. On top of that, I’m amazed that one person can have the vision, shooting experience, editing ability AND the capability to put together a final product to music that synced as beautifully as Philip did. This is another reason why he’s becoming the defacto expert on these cameras. Each time he makes a film with them, he breaks new ground.
Watch the video, visit his blog, buy his DVD’s if you haven’t figured this stuff out yet, or follow him on Vimeo or F-Stop Academy. If you have an interest in using the video capability of your camera, he’s the one to watch.
This is a Quick Hit Podcast short. Today we’re going to talk to Josh Gooden, an 18-year-old filmmaker. Josh has filmed, directed and edited short films, commercials, music videos, weddings and more from London to Virginia. In 2007 he won an international award from The Technology Student Association for his short film, “Life,” and in [...]
The Gear OK, so I wasn’t able to find ONE place that told me just what I’d have to have in order to shoot video with these new DSLR’s. How about just a simple list, with the gear, where to get it and the price! How about some kind of order to what you should [...]
Vision In Motion is an introduction to digital video for stills photographers. Written by Trevor Meier, both a professional stills photographer and film-maker, this eBook discusses the core issues of motion storytelling.
To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR 
