Shane Hurlbut ASC Keynote Presenter at PhotoCine Expo

Coming straight off his very successful HDSLR Bootcamp, Shane will be presenting the keynote presentation on Saturday September 25th for the PhotoCine Expo at the Los Angeles Film School. His presentation is entitled “Putting It All On The Screen: Use the 5D To Stretch Your Budget and Give Endless Possibilities To Your Vision”.

“For the last 18 months Shane and his Elite Team have been trailblazing with this technology. They developed a system to streamline the Canon workflow both creatively and technically so shooting is faster, efficient, eco-friendly, and financially responsible. Through the use of the 5D they have been able to stretch budgets much further than with any other technology. Shane just directed two national campaigns with Bandito

Redrock Micro 3DV Rig at Canon Expo

Brian Valente just sent me photos of the new Redrock Micro 3D rig debuting at the Canon Expo in NY.

It’s called the 3DV rig and it is shown with the new Canon XF105 cameras announced yesterday. These cameras have a built in 3D assist function.

The APA Awards are open for submissions.

The American Photographic Artists is now accepting submissions for there annual contest. Check out the details here.

THE APA AWARDS 2010 NATIONAL PHOTO COMPETITION, open to both APA members and non-members, provides a great opportunity to showcase the work of talented photographers from across the country and world. It is a celebration of photography and recognition of extraordinary image making.

DVInfo Has First Look at Canon UHD Camera

Today Canon unveiled their prototype Ultra High Definition camera that uses the recently announced for sometime in the future, 120 megapixel chip. I don’t usually get too worked up about “future” prototypes but it’s cool to see that Canon is paying attention and working towards what the market wants. This imaginary UHD category is really heating up between RED and Canon. Who’s next with concept cars cameras that won’t be available for a long time and will probably have totally different specs when they do get released? Read all about it on DVInfo.net.

Amazing interactive video for Arcade Fire by Chris Milk

I typed in the address of the home I grew up in for this interactive music video for Arcade Fire. Then I watched the extraordinary interactivity of the video by Chris Milk. Do not let the day pass without watching this video. Even more amazing is the entire experience was created using HTML 5, no Flash anywhere.

It is such a breath of fresh air to see the unique properties of the web utilized as part of the video experience rather than just a distribution portal. This completely flies on the face of the absurd claims of Chris Anderson at Wired who is convinced that web is dead.

The video for Arcade Fire’s new single, “We Used to Wait” can be found here at The Wilderness Downtown.

Vincent Laforet Gear Video

Vincent Laforet posted a great video about all the cool toys tools he uses for HDSLR cinematography. This is a really thorough look at what he uses and why he has chosen the specific equipment being featured.

Most of the gear featured here is beyond the reach of the average HDSLR hobbyist but if you are using HDSLR cameras for production work, then this is a good reference from an experienced shooter. From Vincent’s site:

Never lose sight of the fact that while some of the gear listed in the My Gear section is expensive – it’s still a fraction of what the gear one needed to use with larger/heavier cameras just a few years ago (before HDDSLRs existed.)

The video itself has a high production value and feels like a segment from a TV show so check it out and be sure to see Vincent in person at the upcoming PhotoCine Expo where he’ll be giving the Sunday night keynote address.

2010 HDDSLR Gear Video from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.

Redrock Ops at Hurbut Bootcamp

Brian Valente unveils the new Ops rig at the HDSLR Bootcamp and gifts the first one to Shane. The Ops has a camo color scheme which is embeded and not just painted on. Photos and some shaky iPhone video in the full article.

Marshall V-LCD50 Give Away at PhotoCine Expo

Not only will Marshall will be showing off their new 5″ LCD monitor the V-LCD50 HDMI at the PhotoCine Expo on September 25th and 26th, but they will be giving one away in the expo raffle.

This little 5″ monitor is packed with great features including false color and peaking filter.

The V-LCD50-HDMI 5″ monitor is packed with features found in more expensive models. This compact LED-backlit confidence monitor offers amazing picture performance and excellent viewing angles for users simply looking for a portable, yet versatile monitoring solution. The V-LCD50-HDMI offers standard features including a wide variety of formats and markers, 4 user-configurable front panel function buttons, RGB Check Field / Field Detect, RGB gain and bias control. Major features include Marshall’s industry leading FALSE COLOR and PEAKING Filters, along with Image Flip, Freeze Frame, and HDMI Auto Color Space and Ratio detect.

This unit can be battery-powered in the field using 4 AA batteries or the included power supply. The bottom 1/4″-20 mount allows this lightweight unit to be mounted to most DSLRs, cranes, and jibs.

You can read more about the whole Marshall LCD lineup on the brand new Marshall monitor website.

Canon EOS 60D Reaction Round-Up

So Canon has a new baby, as Michael reported earlier. What’s the reaction been like so far?

Charlie Sorrel at Wired News isn’t very impressed:

“Those looking to upgrade from their 50D should look elsewhere, perhaps to the 7D, as this new camera is more for consumers than enthusiastic amateurs. The magnesium body of the 50D is now plastic, and the 60D uses SD-cards instead of Compact Flash. It also gets a slew of gimmicky image processing features … and the obligatory video capabilities. In fact, video seems to be what this camera was made for … It’s almost like the Canon engineers just picked through a shelf of existing parts and snapped them together like Lego, producing what seems like a pretty sweet-looking camera.”

I rather think a little more work went into it than that, but anyway.

DPReview’s Simon Joinson and Richard Butler have a more considered take on the new model, describing it thus:

Canon 60D with Swivel Screen

Canon just announced their new mid level HDSLR the 60D. The 60D has most of the HD video features of the 7D but shares the lightweight plastic camera body construction of the T2i. What makes this camera unique is that it’s the first Canon DSLR with a swivel out LCD screen.

From the press release

For the first time in the history of the Canon EOS System, the new 60D camera features a large Vari-Angle 3-inch Clear View LCD screen with 1,040,000 dot/VGA resolution plus anti-reflective and smudge-resistant coatings for bright clear viewing from any angle. The new LCD screen is ideal for composing low-angle or overhead shots whether capturing still images or Full HD video clips.

In addition to the screen, it looks like there are plenty of resolution choices and better sound options: