“Apple of My Eye” Shot and Edited with iPhone 4 : Directed by Michael Koerbel, a graduate student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Update: The video now includes behind-the-scenes footage following the short film. /via First & 20 … Read the rest here
I just died and went to heaven. Tagged: drwho , music , video … Read the rest here
ALT/1977: We Are Not Time Travelers : Re-imagining four common products from 2010 as if they were designed in 1977: an mp3 player, a laptop, a mobile phone and a handheld video game system. … Read the rest here
Villagers debut album “Becoming a Jackal’ has been my most played album in June. Here’s the the single ‘Ship of Promises’, with a suitably hippy video to go with it. The packaging has great artwork too… … Read the rest here
iPhone Timelapse of St. Petersburg Sunset : So, I might have been lucky enough to capture an impressive sunset and even a brief video just 30 miles from St. Petersburg (and possibly even the same night), but Philip Bloom one-ups me by capturing the entire sunset with his iPhone 3GS using an app called iTimelapse . Only question is, what happens if you need to answer the phone in the middle of it all? … Read the rest here
Brought up as I was on both Dr Who and the BBC production of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, this video hits the spot with me! … Read the rest here
Using iPad On Set : Vincent Laforet, the creative mind behind Reverie , mentions several ways he’s found use for iPad during a film shoot. There’s a brief video included in the article, too. He closes with an opinion I can agree with, even though I’ve been on a “real” set only twice in my life: I’d like to challenge Apple and other software/hardware companies to FULLY take advantage of the iPad. I’d love to be able to use it as a reference monitor for any of the cameras that I’m shooting with. I’d also like to see and grade the footage that I am shooting—LIVE. … Read the rest here
10 Guides for DSLR Filmmakers : I hesitate linking to anything with “must read” in the title, but there are some helpful guides in this post nonetheless. … Read the rest here
If you’re designing anything that’ll be viewed on either the iPhone or iPad, you’re going to find LiveView a godsend. It’s been out a couple of years, but I only discovered it this week. It comes in two parts – a Screencaster app for your Mac, and a companion app for the iPhone/iPad. As you work on the graphics, you can view it live on the device. An essential, and free tool. … Read the rest here
DSLR Slate for iPad : Discussion in the DSLR video space is picking up as it pertains to using a slate (also known as a clapperboard ) in digital format, especially on iPad. Once video-capable DSLR cameras integrate time encoding (most currently do not), the discussion will only increase given the ability to download slate history or even sync the camera and slate wirelessly. This iPad slate app, developed by Chris Boyol, seems like a reasonable $5 expense for indie filmmakers. … Read the rest here
Handcrafted CSS: A Day with Dan Cederholm and Ethan Marcotte : This workshop takes place next Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. There are still seats left, and your registration includes a copy of Handcrafted CSS, Video Edition book + DVD, and meals. … Read the rest here
The above tilt-shift video, The Sandpit , is neither video nor tilt-shift. In an interview with Aero film , Sam O’Hare, the film’s producer, explains that the video was produced using 35,000 stills shot with a Nikon D3 and a D80. The tilt-shift effect was created in post: I did some initial tests a while back using a rented 24mm tilt-shift lens, which is the standard way to do this. However, after my tests, I found it made much more sense to do this effect in post, rather than in camera. Shooting tilt-shift requires a tripod, as it is very hard to stabilise afterwards, and gives less flexibility in the final look. I opted to shoot it on normal lenses, which allowed me options in the depth of field and shot movement in post… Read the rest here
The above tilt-shift video, The Sandpit , is neither video nor tilt-shift. In an interview with Aero film , Sam O’Hare, the film’s producer, explains that the video was produced using 35,000 stills shot with a Nikon D3 and a D80. The tilt-shift effect was created in post: I did some initial tests a while back using a rented 24mm tilt-shift lens, which is the standard way to do this. However, after my tests, I found it made much more sense to do this effect in post, rather than in camera. Shooting tilt-shift requires a tripod, as it is very hard to stabilise afterwards, and gives less flexibility in the final look. I opted to shoot it on normal lenses, which allowed me options in the depth of field and shot movement in post. … Read the rest here
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Animated) : The audio comes from a talk by Dan Pink, author of A Whole New Mind , given at RSA . The animated video, however, is by illustrator Andrew Park (thanks to Austin Kleon for finding that out). It all makes for a very interesting media experience. I watched the 11-minute piece totally engaged. … Read the rest here
The Evolution of the World Cup Ball : Photographs by Jens Heilmann. Click each to enlarge. What may be really interesting to some of us is that these photographs were taken with a vintage-style, large-format analog camera. Fast-forward to 3:40 in this video to see it in action. … Read the rest here
The Evolution of the World Cup Ball : Photographs by Jens Heilmann. Click each to enlarge. What may be really interesting to some of us is that these photographs were taken with a vintage-style, large-format analog camera. Fast-forward to 3:40 in this video to see it in action. … Read the rest here
Good vs. Great(er) Design : I’m not typically fond of publishing my slides without the additional context provided by audio or video from the presentation, as my slides aren’t meant to stand on their own. But I’ll do it anyway. This PDF contains slides from the updated version of my “Good vs. Great Design” presentation, given recently at LessConf and HOW Design Conference … Read the rest here
B&H Video Tripod Buying Guide : Tripods, also known sticks in film lingo, are a different beast when it comes to video vs. photography. Don’t make the mistake of assuming a tripod built for photography will also work for video. This guide explains a few things to look for when purchasing a tripod for video. You can also watch “Gear Pt 2” (day 1, session 4) in Vincent Floret’s HDDSLR Cinema Workshop . He explains several of the same principles discussed in B&H’s buying guide. … Read the rest here
We’ve only got 3 episodes left in Season 5 of Dr Who, the 2 part finale (“The Pandorica Opens” and “The Big Bang”) and next week’s wacky-looking “The Lodger” starring James Corden. This means that it’s now possible to tell what bits from the Season 5 trailer are from the finale! While it’s possible that some of what’s left is from The Lodger, I’m pretty sure that the final involves: River Song. (we knew she’d be in it anyway from the giveaway line “I’ll see you again when the Pandorica opens”) Cybermen, one of which has one arm, and had to pick up it’s own head Roman soldiers Stonehenge An underground cave/labyrinth/catacomb (underneath Stonehenge?) Horses I’ve uploaded a Flickr set of video captures for anyone that’s interested. … Read the rest here
Wired on iPad: Just like a Paper Tiger : Oliver Reichenstein’s review of the Wired iPad app is anything but positive. Concluding with a quote from Adobe that “the future of magazines is now” comes Oliver’s closing remarks: No, it’s not. The future is never now. And the future of journalism is definitely not a stack of banners spiced with videos, exported from a paper layout program. You need to try harder. … Read the rest here