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Compound Shooting Form

Work is progressing nicely on a shooting form DVD I’m producing for release in the next few weeks. Here’s a quick trailer for you to look at. I used a pair of Sony EX cameras for the majority of the shoot with a few 5D shallow depth of field takes...

Canon announces the 550D (Rebel T2i)

Today Canon announced another ground breaking HD-DSLR in the form of the 550D, otherwise marketed as the Rebel T2i. What’s amazing about this new sibling in the Canon line-up is that on inspection of the specs it appears to offer all of the video features of it’s bigger brother the...

Canon at the Movies

Canon looks poised to announce something new for film makers in London next week according to canonrumors. Wouldn’t it be great if Canon’s video camera people have put together something new based on their success with DSLR sensors! After all the XH-A1 and H1 have been around a long time...

Must see – The Third & The Seventh

I’ve just seen this video over at vimeo and it left me stunned. I can’t remember the last time I saw such a beautiful film, and this one is made even more special by the fact that most of it’s done in CG!

LCDVF Review

After reviewing the Zacuto Z-Finder V2 I enquired about getting hold of an LCDVF to do a comparison review with. Alastair Brown is now selling the LCDVF on his Glidetrack website and arranged for a review sample to be sent to me from the manufacturer in Estonia. The LCDVF arrived...

Zacuto Zip Gear Review

I decided to invest in a set of ‘Zip Gears’ from Zacuto because they offer a low profile solution that are easy to fit and remove. A lot of lens gears involve fitting giant plastic wheels to your lenses which can be impractical for storage and for removal of the...