If your cine-cave is already decked out with the Super Hi-Vision display, the Super Hi-Vision camera, and the Super Hi-Vision-supping antenna, we guess you just need the 120fps Super Hi-Vision projector to complete the set? Guess what? Working with JVC, NHK has developed just that. It might not be much to look at, but that hunk of tech up there...
This is what native 4K home cinema looks like on Sony’s VPL-VW1000ES projector
Why are folks so keyed up about 4K? At first glance, that’s the type of question that answers itself: by definition, a 4096-pixel wide image delivers around four times the resolution of 1920 x 1080, and that’s a healthy multiple. It’s actually of a broadly similar magnitude to the difference between 1080p and old-fashioned analog NTSC video, and nobody these...
Forget the Helicopter: New Drone Cuts Cost of Aerial Video
Image: Kippenberger Racing The average episode of Top Gear runs around $1 million to produce. But those high-style, high-flying – and incredibly expensive – aerial shots just got slightly more affordable with the introduction of a new quadrocopter specifically developed for shooting automotive action. By Damon Lavrinc on May 17, 2012 Read the full story on wired: Forget the Helicopter:...
What Exactly Is A Digital Bolex? Fusing Past and Present, D16 Records 2K for Under $3K
DV Magazine featured this great article on one of the retro-tech products that celebrates the old-school analogue aesthetic, whilst combining it with cutting edge digital-generation features, at a prosumer price-point. The Bolex H16 helped to democratize amateur and low-budget filmmaking much in the same way that HDSLRs have opened the doors today—by providing a high-quality but inexpensive tool that puts...
First impressions of Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Blackmagic Design couldn’t have dreamed for a better reception of their new Cinema Camera. With some seeing it as a major challenger for very much more expensive rigs, and even the death of the “big boys”, it will be interesting to see how it deals with the rigors of life in the real-world. eoshd.com have already published two articles that...
Flat-front dive housing for GoPro cameras available now
Anyone looking to capture their next deep-sea adventure in high-definition video is in luck, because GoPro’s new dive housing is now available to buy at its online store. We got a peek at this one during NAB 2012 a few weeks ago and were told its flat lens should cut down on vignetting and blurring. Compatible with all of its...
How to Get Your Indie Film onto iTunes & Netflix
Here’s a great article on the issues surrounding getting your indie project onto the two most visible digital services, and how to do so yourself: How to Get Your Indie Film onto iTunes & Netflix originally published by Film School on: April 3, 2012 12:06 pm Our last few blog posts have been inspired by questions we’ve received from students in...
Q: What’s after HD? A: 33MP Super Hi-Vision.
For some reason HD is being asked less about these days. I guess that means we’ve all figured out the work-flows involved, and are looking for a new challenge. Q: So what is the prime question now? A: “What comes after HD?” Q: And what is that? A: Why the 33MP resolution video promised by Super Hi-Vision. Here’s a brief...
A Roundup of usefull links from this week: Canon 5D mkIII vs RED Scarlet
via Making the Movie by J. Ott on 3/28/12 Most of these links come from the @makingthemovie Twitter stream. If you’d like to see them as they come, follow them on Twitter. Cinema5D: Canon 5DmkIII vs RED Scarlet test DareDreamer: Three Reasons Not to Buy the 5D Mark III Right Now Philip Bloom’s first impressions of the Canon 5DmkIII and...
