Actually, it’s an Olympus OM-D E-M5….sexy name no ? I’ve taken to calling it the OMG…. Now, I’m not one to do a review about a camera, even less so of a stills camera, but I feel like I need … Continue reading ![]()
OMG…It’s an OM-D – *Warning. Geeky camera review follows….
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera – An Update
So a few things. Just this weekend I received a more final version of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. This version has a huge number of improvements. For one thing, there’s now no more dead pixels ! They are getting close … Continue reading ![]()
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BMD – New white balance settings
With my new BMD camera, I’ve just started taking a closer look at the new software. I think my friends at BMD forgot to tell me about all the updates, so it was a pleasant surprise to discover that they’ve … Continue reading ![]()
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Backing up in the field – New thunderbolt options
This is a potentially interesting development for those contemplating how to back up BMC files safely in the field. DROBO are well known already for they home and business level NAS storage systems. I have a Drobo FS at home … Continue reading ![]()
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Puberty Blues – First Promo
I’m pretty proud of Puberty Blues. It’s fantastic television. Here’s a sneak peak. Shot mainly Arri Alexa (supplied by Video Australasia) with some of the longest lenses Ive ever worked with. it wasn’t unusual for us to have the 150-600 … Continue reading ![]()
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A little tease
Well. It’s been a while between drinks on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera footage front. I’m literally getting emails and tweets everyday clamouring for more footage ! I think I’m actually very close to being able to show some more clips. … Continue reading ![]()
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Pool Shark.
This is the moving footage for the little test shoot I did with director Ben Phelps. He wanted to try out some visual ideas for another project he’s doing so it was a chance for me to steal some shot … Continue reading ![]()
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A new take on Pool Shark
Here’s another take on something that might now be familiar. I was grading in at Digital Pictures one of the episodes of Puberty Blues. I was able to wrangle a little time with the great colourist Annelie Chappel with … Continue reading ![]()
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A roundup of the current Blackmagic footage.
Well, there’s a little bit of confusion over some of the recent clips I posted. I did post a second clip with a more *affected* grade and thought I’d addressed the aliasing issue and how it was introduced. Still, I’m … Continue reading ![]()
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Lowdown Season 2 sneak peek
Here’s the first look at the second season of Lowdown. This is a fantastically funny show and I was lucky enough to revisit it for the second series. Written and directed by the fabulous Amanda Brotchie (AKA The Dr) and staring … Continue reading ![]()
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Some more Blackmagic Cinema Camera Footage
This is from a short film project I’ve been working on with the super talented writer / director / actor Ian Meadows. This was a simple story about how a couple meet at the beginning of their relationship. This is … Continue reading ![]()
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AFTERGLOW – DNG’s are out in the wild
Afterglow – The first CinemaDNG files from the Blackmagic cinema camera publicly released. To launch their new forum, BMD are making files available to download. Zip over and sign yourself up ! Before you download that footage though, make sure you … Continue reading ![]()
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera – Exposure Brackets
Just a quick and dirty exposure bracket of my colleague Eszter from Lemac. Lighting was somewhat brutal (sorry Eszter) but I really wanted to give people a sense of how the DNG’s behave with exposure variation. Files still have a … Continue reading ![]()
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In the RAW
The Blackmagic Cinema camera has focussed all of us back to just what it means to have a RAW camera to shoot with. I guess till now it wasn’t really like there was a RAW shooting video camera for the … Continue reading ![]()
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Blackmagic change it up with a passive m43 mount
Finally !! It’s been a bit agonising to have to sit on my hands whilst waiting for IBC to announce this, but Blackmagic Design have added a passive m4/3 option to the Blackmagic camera. This is a really significant step. … Continue reading ![]()
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Greenscreen with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Bit of a rushed example while I was in pre for another shoot, but here’s some sample footage from the Blackmagic cinema camera shooting greenscreen. Now. PAY ATTENTION. The talent in foreground is lit by a tungsten BIRDCAGE with BASTARD … Continue reading ![]()
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Aaton Delta Penelope
Jean-Pierre Beauvialla is a bit of a hero of mine. I was first introduced to him by my mentor John Bowring ACS. Around the late 90’s I was lucky enough to shoot a lot of the initial test footage with … Continue reading ![]()
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Handheld with a BMCC – Behind the scenes with Puberty Blues
Here’s what I managed to get shooting a single day’s worth of material behind the scenes on Puberty Blues. I was basically shooting this in between setups. You’ll see some scenes with cast as well so you’ll get a sense … Continue reading ![]()
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AACTA Nominations
I’m very proud to have been a part of two of the four TV drama series that have been nominated for the upcoming AACTA / AFI awards for 2012. Puberty Blues and Tangle series 3 both got nominations in the … Continue reading ![]()
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera behind the scenes with CocoRosie
Whilst working with the extraordinary director Emma Freeman on Puberty Blues, she asked if I could help her out with shooting some additional shots for a music clip she was doing for the awesome CocoRosie. Using a Weisscam HS2 for high … Continue reading ![]()
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