Monthly Archives: April 2011

3D Workshop at Samy’s Camera (Fairfax store) LA. Also Cinegear appearance.

I shall be in LA with the Genus Hurricane Rig for Cinegear at the beginning of June. Then on June the 5th and 6th I am running a two day 3D workshop where you can gain full certified Hurricane Rig … Continue reading

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35mm World Workshops at Haydock Park (UK) on May 12th.

I’m presenting a couple of 35mm world sessions at the BPV Northern Expo at Haydock Park on May 12th. These are free sessions, around 90mins each. They will focus on the Sony F3 and FS100, but will also touch on … Continue reading

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Frame Grabs from FS100, F3 shoot.

Here is a set of 6 frame grabs from the FS100, F3 shoot. The FS100 grabs are taken from the ProResHQ files and the F3 grabs are taken from the re-wrapped .mov’s. fs100-f3-frame-grabs If you find this download useful a … Continue reading

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Frame Grabs from FS100, F3 shoot.

Here is a set of 6 frame grabs from the FS100, F3 shoot. The FS100 grabs are taken from the ProResHQ files and the F3 grabs are taken from the re-wrapped .mov’s. fs100-f3-frame-grabs If you find this download useful a … Continue reading

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Updated notes for FS100 – F3 Video Review.

To see the video scroll down to the next blog entry. The main aim of the shoot was to see how the FS100 held up against the F3. We shot on a bright sunny day by the River Thames and … Continue reading

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Is this the future of 3D?

I am a big fan of 3D. I designed a a 3D rig, so I must be an enthusiast! However even I don’t believe that 3D is the future for all video production, but I do believe it is here … Continue reading

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My FS100 – F3 review.

I was lucky enough to get an FS100 to play with for an all to brief period in the week. So I went out shooting with the FS100, F3 and Den Lennie of F-Stop academy. Here is the end result: … Continue reading

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The Difference Between Detail Correction and Aperture.

Just to clarify the differences between Detail settings and the Aperture setting. Detail has a sub set of settings including: frequency, level, crispening, knee aperture, black and white limit. These sub settings all affect the amount and level of detail … Continue reading

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PMW-F3 Gets BBC approval.

The Sony PMW F-3 has been approved by the BBC for HD acquisition, provided you use a 50Mb/s or higher external recorder. Also on the approved list, provided you use an external recorder are the EX1, EX1R, EX3, PMW-320 and … Continue reading

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More on S-Log and Gamma Curves

A lot of the issues with any camera and the dynamic range it can record are not due to limitations of the cameras hardware but to retain compatibility with existing display technologies, in particular the good old fashioned TV set … Continue reading

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