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  1. SimonW

    If you bought an F5, you'll like this news. Plus Blackmagic Designs new cam

    http://www.redsharknews.com/technology/item/1585-a-newly-confident-sony-announces-f5-to-f55-upgrade-and-new-a7s-full-frame-4k-dslr The short of it is that Sony have announced that if you have an F5 it is now fully upgradable to F55 spec. In other news both Blackmagic and AJA have announced new...
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    GoPro documentary

    A short documentary made entirely with a GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition. Discuss. 77455936
  3. SimonW

    Something to be concerned about?

    http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/08/19/police-now-can-switch-off-iphone-camera-and-wi-fi/ I know you could use a conventional camera, but when I think back to how many scoops were because a person was in the right place at the right time with their phone (police actions at G20 protests for...
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    Newspaper embroiled in shock horror story as they manage to make a watchable video

    Interview done with a tripod and editing vaguely good. Newspapers might be catching up ;) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sportvideo/olympicsvideo/8463730/London-2012-Olympics-Lee-Valley-White-Water-Centre.html Of course the next step is to get the white balance right...
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    How close can you go?!

    Somebody posted this up on another forum. I can't imagine this being filmed today. But it brings home that imperfect is actually almost perfect. Some shots in this I wouldn't choose if I had shot them, but in this they just work. It shows how antiseptic modern filming techniques are. It is...
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    Spoof dead pan comedy site, or is this actually for real?!

    http://www.levelcam.com/media/levelcam%20video.htm Okay, so, I could give this guy money, orrrrr, I could go into my garage and find an off cut that does exactly the same thing. Or, I don't bother at all...
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    Cameragod dancing with the camera

    Just trying to find that brilliant clip of Cameragod dancing with his Steadicam that he did a couple of years ago. Anyone know where it is?
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    Another bottom feeder

    http://www.mandy.com/1/jobs3.cfm?v=36402182 Do these sorts of people have no shame?
  9. SimonW

    These iPhone accessories are now becoming really, really, really silly...

    http://www.isteadyshot.com/isteadyshot.com/iSteady.html I can see the Steadicam operators cringing at the thought of producers saying "why so expensive? I can do that on my iPhone!"
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    Common sense wins the day!

    Todays Independent has an article about how our friendly policemen are now being told to bloody well stop using anti terror laws against photographers. Some common sense at last! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-uturn-on-photographers-and-antiterror-laws-1834626.html
  11. SimonW

    The future value of camera ops

    I've been doing a number of jobs shooting in schools recently. This last week I covered both a brand new primary school and also a renovated secondary school. The focus was on the ICT (what was called IT in my day) and how it is used to help educate the kids. The jobs got me thinking about the...
  12. SimonW

    Truly professional wedding videographers

    This made the national TV news unbelievably. Take a look at the fanastic photos, then scroll down to the end to see the extremely high production value video...
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    Good enough?

    http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/magazine/17-09/ff_goodenough?currentPage=1 Interesting. Don't agree with all of it, but some good points.
  14. SimonW

    Ironic!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/gloucestershire/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8214000/8214476.stm Why is this ironic? Over the last year or so I have been documenting the Severn Bore river tidal wave with video since I live in the local area. The phenomenon is under threat due to a silly tidal...
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    The vendor client relationship

    How video production clients requests and demands would translate if applied to other businesses! /v/R2a8TRSgzZY
  16. SimonW

    A bit of Paxman

    I wish all news presenters were like Jeremy Paxman. Paxman referring to the BBC asking for viewers comments, videos, and photos for the news. ymCABOB_gPk Paxman refusing point blank to do the weather forecast at the end of the bulletin. HMAt8ZXqtbc Yep, he might be obnoxious, but he certainly...
  17. SimonW

    Sony releases new equipment!

    Sony's latest equipment
  18. SimonW

    How many crew does it take to change a light bulb?

    One guy to shoot the wide shots, one to shoot the medium and close ups, a producer to oversee the budget needed to reach the bulb, a director to make sure that the bulb is changed in the correct stylistic way, a runner to go to the shop to buy the new bulb, and an executive producer to scrap the...
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    The Red revolution

    5BpsuYjZnBQ Yes indeedy, this was shot with a Red camera! I'll let you make your own judgments! ;) Also notice the rolling shutter effect on the flashes at the end.
  20. SimonW

    More thick as pig s**t cops

    http://www.1854.eu/2009/03/police_arrest_man_for_not_taki.html
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