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Next Stop For DSLR: Reality TV

March 15, 2011 by News

So this is Graveyard Carz, the world’s first reality TV show shot entirely on HDSLR cameras: namely a Canon 7D and 5D.

The Digital Post Production blog has a post that spells out the details and is packed with quotes from the team, particularly exec producer Casey Faris.

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Found on Vimeo: Nikon D7000 As Documentary Tool

March 1, 2011 by Short Film

My Spanish can’t get me much further than Barcelona airport, and even then only to order a couple of beers or some coffee. So although I have no idea what this documentary trailer is all about, I was struck by the use of black and white, shot with a Nikon D7000 in a village in Paraguay.

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Finding Inspiration In A Las Vegas Hotel Room

February 18, 2011 by News

When cinematographer and occasional DSLR filmmaker Tom Guilmette found himself bored in a Las Vegas hotel room with nothing but a Phantom Flex high speed camera for company, he did what any of us would have done: he stayed up all night playing with it.

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Dictators Shoot Films Too

February 18, 2011 by News

Here’s us getting all excited about our HDSLR cameras and all the paraphernalia that comes with them, when along comes a revelation that might make us think again about film technology.

The Nazis, it turns out were pioneers of 3D film, beating their American counterparts to it by over a decade.

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Found On Vimeo: Her Method Of Loci

February 15, 2011 by Short Film

Her Method of Loci is an atmospheric, mood-tinged six minute short from young British film student Nathan Coetzee, shot on a Canon 7D.

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Wired On DIY DSLR Filmmaking

February 10, 2011 by News

Wired magazine has caught up with the changes sweeping filmmaking, with a short piece on some DSLR successes of the last couple of years.

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