Category Archives: Digital Cinematography

Aerial Cinematography

Aerial Cinematography testing with the new H3-2D gimbal and Phantom quadcopter has begun at TVS Pro. Here is the first test video and keep in mind it was shot at 24 fps and the YouTube playback adds some additional hesitation (will depend somewhat on your graphics card and download speed) and frame skipping that is not there in the […]

Part 5: C300 and 1DC

This is a comparison we have had requests to see. Since we had seen the individual tests during the Camera Comparison Seminar earlier this year we were aware of where these cameras fall but since the EOS 1DC is such a different EOS Cinema camera there have been questions as to how these two compare […]

4K RAW, Log, and Compressed Capture Options

We have learned a lot of key information during the last two weeks of gathering information, talking with DP’s, colorists and industry professionals about the exciting and “here to stay” 4K work flows including the use of RAW, Log, and various compressed capture options for our recent 4K Workflow Seminar. When to use each, when […]

Part 4: Canon C300

In this comparison we can see the difference in design and the results in the actual images from a still optimized sensor camera vs. a motion capture optimized sensor camera. Since both of these cameras are from Canon and they were originally created for two very different purposes it is very interesting to see the […]

Canon C300 Review

I had the opportunity to get some hands on time with the Canon EOS C300, not to long ago and I invited  Holly Tucket from Flying Hat Productions to Join me on this little adventure. We started out by taking the camera to a little park to film some outdoor footage of children playing and […]