Good stuff. I think the dslr revolution has changed the way I look at things. When I watch YouTube and see some of the videos put out by the young millennials. But while the majority of them can shoot and edit amazingly, a lot of them have no concept of telling a story and I think that's...
It's been such a long time since being active that I imagine many of us have changed in certain ways, in both careers and shooting/editing philosophies. Here's some of mine:
1. Shooting news after shooting sports for 18 years in a top 10 market after leaving and coming back the same station...
Anyone caught HBO's 24/7 series on hockey? I'm not a big fan of the sport, but love watching the show. All of HBO's 24/7 shows have been top notch.
I have a question about the lighting on most of the interviews. It's sort of a ring light effect with distinct reflections in the eye of the...
From the Houston station that is getting rid of reporters and anchors:
15 Things NEWSFIX Is: "We are about hard core cinematic stimulation of the eye rarely seen on TV."
http://www.39online.com/news/newsfix/kiah-newsfix-is-story,0,4972954.story
Not sure why exactly this guy is called a "videographer". I guess anyone with a video cam is these days.
http://carlosmiller.com/2010/08/27/horny-videographer-ruins-nyc-photo-shoot/
Horny videographer ruins NYC photo shoot
By Carlos Miller
So this hot chick is spreading her legs in a...
When Les "Survivorman" Stroud—the hardest-working cameraman in the business—says shooting his new show "Beyond Survival" was his most challenging shoot yet...
LINK TO ARTICLE: http://gizmodo.com/5617135/beyond-survival-around-the-world-eight-times-with-les-stroud?skyline=true&s=i
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Airs Tuesday night on HBO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V08EBWQLzyU
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From HBO site:
http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/burma-vj-reporting-from-a-closed-country/index.html
Some good detail on the use of the DSLR used in Haiti and lively debate going on in the comments afterward.
Into the Haiti earthquake zone – Khalid Mohtaseb covers the aftermath on 5DmkII...
Good read on the 7D. Mentions the pros and cons, the major one being it's not a great camera in shoots/edits with time constraints, but it's beautiful in low light situations:
http://www.dslrnewsshooter.com/2010/01/11/aljazeeras-matthew-allard-uses-canon-eos-7d-to-shoot-the-tv-news/
The night footage video on this site is something to see:
http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/
Canon announcement:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=19584