Category: BLOG

Goodbye Hillman, and thank you.

I’ve just found out the very sad news that aged just 51 Hillman Curtis has passed away after losing a battle with colon cancer. Hillman played a big part in my move from a flash developer to becoming a filmmaker when he showed some of his early films at the...

The Canon 5D mark III is announced

The long awaited Canon 5D mkIII has been revealed today . The camera’s most notable new features for use in video production are as follows: • Digic 5+ processor (supposedly reduces moire, rolling shutter and aliasing) • Dedicated video / still switch like that on the 7D • HDMI stays...

Must See: Slow it down

I absolutely love this, simple use of slow-mo (via twixtor), great music and above all some fantastic camera work with a Canon 550D. Well done to 17 year old Sacha Powell who is a studying Filmmaking at Brighton & Hove City College. Thanks to Pete Naylor for making me aware...

Must See: Flying People in NYC

How cool is that! Apparently these guys were creating as a marketing piece for the movie Chronical. Very creative!

Canon EOS C300 Now available for pre-order in the US

Although Canon’s new C300 has been available to pre-order here in Europe for over a month now it has been strangely absent from stores in the US. The camera was finally made available to pre-order from B&H photo video today for $15,999 which is pretty close to the price listed in the...

Must See Film – PressPausePlay

You simply must watch this if you are even slightly interested in how technology is effecting the progression of art including music and filmmaking. It’s an absolutely gorgeous film and we are very privileged that the House of Radon guys are sharing it on Vimeo. Taken from the Vimeo page:...