As you’re clearly years ahead of Sam and Dan in all this new fangled video malarky could you post a few links to work you have done? I don’t think we’re getting the full picture on this site, and I think we need a proper discussion about it all, with less guesswork!

Thanks
D

Thanks

S

EX1, I dunno about the whole thing, the location having clean backgrounds could have suited the EX1, some more DOF would be handy for FF and peaking on the monitor would help

Of course an EX1 doesnt slip into my stills kit, but this was a static, secure location so carrying not a problem

For monitorable sound in a toughy situation EX1 is a clear winner, maybe that on sticks while rolling the Canon HH

Light, well I have a PhotonBeard Kino adding fill in this, it is not ‘press portable’ – I dont see a (moral/reality) problem with adding light if the situation allows

25p will allow me to experiment with light that would not work with 30p

S

Of course, if you only have a 2x or 3x zoom range lens, as most of the SLR/DSLR lenses are, there isn’t a whole lotta impressive zooming you can do with them.

Amazing how you can put any PL-mount cinema lens on the Panny GH1 with a simple adapter and shoot away with real cine lenses (i.e. not SLR/DSLR still photography lenses).

I think doing interview, sound and camera can acheived, I’ve done it myself, tho admitadly there is some tradeoff in quality. For me it was that it was a static shot since I didn’t have anything to should mount or stabilise the 5D!

regarding the lighting:
I’d love to hear some thoughts on the position of continuous lighting for press work.

it’s something I’ve been considering for a while now.

obviously it’s a little different when you’re wanting to present something to be as “real” as possible, but when it comes to press/news or things more along an “art” line.

I’d just expect it to be becoming a more common element in a press kit.

But the sound in the hall was crazy

And outside it was pXssing with rain drumming on the roof

it needs to be properly miked and monitored

Mainly I failed to capture emotion

Of course this was just a test of the cam that may lead to greater things

I find it hard to pull focus, monitoring the back screen and be an engaging interviewer at the same time

If this had been a paid gig I would have done those on my EX1

S

“Red is crap” we are just in different places not wrong not right just different ENDS

James

Indeed this is a ‘camera test’ as denoted in the vimeo description, to give the 7d a spin

There are some interviews (that I am not that happy with) – hopefully this will indeed become a project or a least a completed ‘piece’ in time

S