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How To Attach A Filter To Any Lens With Industry Tape.

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Here is a quick and easy way to attach filters to any lens. This application works well for many purposes. This will work with most styles of paper tape, however Industry Tape has no residue and will stay sticky after many applications. It will also tear very easily and makes this star type pattern possible without scissors. This application can be used in lieu of a matte box if it is too large for...Read More

Interview With Andrew Reid From EOS HD.

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I wanted to interview Andrew Reid from the website EOS HD. His website specilizes in all things DSLR. He has also written two e-books on using anamorphic lenses with the newer  DSLR cameras. His site has done very well in the past year and I wanted to find out more about the man behind EOS HD. Here is the interview. . When did you realize that you were going to get into cinematography/filmmaking? I...Read More

Canon C300 16000 ISO With Canon 14.5-60mm PL Zoom Lens Test Footage. Update .MXF file Link.

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I managed to bootleg a little more footage. This time I used one of the Canon C300 cameras with the new Canon 14.5-60mm PL Zoom lens. This was a little test area Canon had set up in the Hollywood Expo area. I borrowed a CF card from Arri’s Snehal Patel and simply put it in the camera and hit record. I tried to do it with the new telephoto zoom but the camera had...Read More

New Gear From Zacuto, Redrock Micro, Genus, Letus and Arri For Canon C300

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**** The C300 Footage Does Not Represent The Camera Very Well. ***** The new Canon Cinema EOS C300 camera can be used without any accessories at all. The handle is quite beefy and should work well for quick hand held shots. The major accessory manufactures have already designed a bunch of gear for the new Canon C300 camera. Redrock Micro has a cage system, Zacuto has a new base plate and hand held rig...Read More

Canon Cinema EOS C300 Footage From Camera On Showroom Floor

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I threw a borrowed CF card from Snehal Patel and Joseph Jang rocked the steadicam at the Canon Announcement at Paramount studios. The Canon Rep set up the camera so I am not sure what the exact settings were. Had to use Sony XD cam software to convert the .XML files into .MOV files for FCP. Worked quite well. I’ll get the full video up tonight. Music: Evil Eye By: Fu ManchuRead More

The Board Of Education Trailer For Kickstarter.

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Dr. George Holden will be on AC360 Tonight. We have been shooting for the past month and wanted to share some of our work with you. Here is a very quick trailer for the film specifically built for kickstarter. We hope to use this trailer to raise more funds. Please share this link with anyone who may want to help. We only have 6 days left to raise $8500. We can do it $10...Read More

5K RED Scarlet Slays 15 Million Dollar Canon Cinema EOS Launch.

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No Film School is reporting that the new Red Scarlet will come in at around $10K for the Canon EF mount version and a little more than $12K for a PL mount version Scarlet. Click here for more info. Here are some of the specifications. SCARLET-X with side SSD and Ti PL Mount Package: $15,465 Includes: Scarlet-X Brain Includes: DSMC Side Handle Includes: 5″ Touch LCD Includes: 2x REDVolts Includes: REDVolt travel charger Includes:...Read More

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