Director Kevin Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott asked the world what they were doing on July 24th, 2010 in video. The received more than 80,000 video clips and cut it into a 90 minute movie.
Gives new meaning to the idea that documentaries are made in the editing room. … Continue Reading
Because we here at PCN care about you our dear readers, I forward you the following from Google. … Continue Reading
The new Final Cut Pro is a bold move – a totally redesigned interface, 64-bit memory addressing, multi-processor support, tight integration of metadata in the project file with metadata stored in the clip not just in the project, heavy use of automation to simplify tedious tasks, and a rethinking of the entire concept of what it means to edit
Read the rest on Larry’s blog.
It sounds like Apple is listening to input from users. So if after you read the post on Larry’s blog, and you have questions, let us know. We’re putting together a big wish list for Apple that we’re sending at the end of next week. … Continue Reading
The night before our VDSLR workshop at the Palm Springs Photo Festival, Michael Brit, Snehal Patel and I sat down to hammer out ideas for a scene that we would shoot in our class the following day. In the past we’ve done comedy bits because it’s easy to confine the action to a small space. But Michael and Snehal wanted something bolder and more exciting this time around, so we decided on an espionage scene. … Continue Reading
There’s an interesting post over at EOSHD.com that is a response to an article by Stu Maschwitz about his dislike of both 60P and 3D.
From Stu’s original post:
I find the notion odd that “the future of cinema” is the recent past of video. … Continue Reading
Nikon has released its newest camera body, the D5100. It’s small, light, cheap, and aimed squarely at keen amateurs.
It’s also, I think, a direct pitch at family filmmakers who want to experiment with DSLR filmmaking but don’t want to splash out a lot of money on kit.
