As I mentioned in a previous post, I spent a lot of time last year trying to learn as much as possible about the different aspects of my craft as a filmmaker and director. One idea that I came across again and again was that a director cannot work well with actors unless they have some acting experience. It’s a simple idea that I think holds a lot of truth. Would you get up to conduct an orchestra if you had never played an instrument?
Just a quick update today. The last few weeks have been very productive and all the pieces are starting to fall into place. This culminated in our first big workshop / rehearsal / gear test on Friday night.
Back when RED first announced their Scarlet camera it caught a lot of people’s attention with the promise of 3k resolution for $3000. Before it was released I secretly hoped that they would keep their promise (even though I knew it was unlikely) so that I could buy two Scarlets to shoot Play It Safe. [...]
The other day I caught the new music video for Young Magic which was Directed and DP’d by the very talented Dylan Wiehan. I’ve been following Dylan’s work since he directed the video for “Company” by Melbourne band Seagull about a year ago. I thought that the “Company” video was really gorgeous (as is all [...]
Camera virtuoso Philip Bloom recently posted a christmas shootout he did comparing a variety of large sensor cameras including the usual DSLRs (including the 7D, 5D, and a hacked Panasonic GH2), as well as camcorders like the Sony FS100 and the Panasonic AF100, and some more expensive ones like the Sony F3 and the new Canon C300.
