360 Full Spherical Rig For The GoPro
Never miss a thing by not just shooting a panorama but a complete sphere of everything around you. The Beginners 360 Video Pro Pack (6lbs, $945) plug-n-play video gear is a good start and can be use for indoor and outdoor shoots. If you are just starting out then this is your best option, it …
A Taste Of The Official Tribeca Film Festival
For the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) that kicked-off on April 17 and will run on through April 28, the creative force Juniper Jones has produced the official pre-show for the second straight year. Nearly 20 minutes in length, the 2013 Pre-Show features original content under the creative direction of TFF's executives, and it appears …
How Do We Deal With Our Increasing Load Of Collected Visual Memories?
Now that's a question! "Paradoxically, the more images we gather nowadays the more they disappear, their abundance makes them invisible," explains Peter Basma-Lord. One can simply not sort, select nor present these memories to anyone. Communication designer Stefan Landrock adds that "the light which was once captured with a great many devices is now hidden in …
Novo Camera Removes The Cinematic Limitations Of The GoPro Hero3
The good news first. The groundbreaking Novo digital cinema camera is the ideal solution for cinematographers who are enamored by the capabilities of the GoPro Hero3 but held back by the Hero3’s cinematic limitations. The bad news are that the camera is only available for rent (daily $295/weekly $885) exclusively at Radiant Images. Engineered and …
Miniature Button Spy Camera
If you want to keep an audio/video record of an important private interview or event for later review? This TCO DVR Spy Camera Button ($49.99) with 4GB storage will allow you to record those moments without intimidating anyone. The miniature camera takes videos in 640 x 480 at 30FPS and pictures in 1280 x 1024 JPG …
How Can I Record High-Quality Audio With My DSLR?
With the introduction of Canon’s firmware upgrade for the 5D, you'll have the possibilitey of manual audio recording, all you just need is the right equipment. Essentially, you have two options for audio recording: on-camera, or separate-system. Both have their pros and cons. My quick tip to record pro-level audio in-camera is the Juicedlink CX231 …
Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera
Panoramic photography creates fascinating images. Very wide angle images are closer to the human field of view than conventional pictures. If seen through a panoramic viewer they let us experience a location as if we were there. Panoramic image stitching can create panoramas from pictures taken one after another. Unfortunately, acquiring the images takes a …
Sony Multi-Monopod – Versatile Support That Goes With You
The Sony VCT-MP1 ($132) is a combination monopod and mini tripod. It extends up to 1.5m and gives you a portable and flexible '4-way' support whenever you need it. It's an ideal travel partner, whether you're shooting video, outdoor scenes, concerts or anything else. It can be used as a monopod either by itself. It …
FocusMaker – Making Sharp DSLR Video In A Simple Way
Do you want to be able to make those nice focus racks from near to far in order to tell your story in an even better and more intense way? Then the following DSLR add-on is for you: FocusMaker ($89) serves both as a simple and easy to use follow focus system, as well as …
Paint Video Into Your Photograph
Echograph ($2.99) is the intersection of photography and video, where you can create cinemagraph animated GIFs on your iPhone or iPad and create a new visual story in a matter of minutes. Learn more about the app here. A nice add-on is the Echograph Card Reader + USB-Kit ($29.99) to import photos and video to all …
FiLMiC Pro 2 Next Generation Video App
With this next generation, dual processor only version only, FiLMiC Pro 2 ($4.99) really can turn your mobile device into a broadcast worthy, High Definition video camera. As noted by its developers FiLMIiC is the video app that combined with the iPhone 4S to beat the $5000 Sony FS100 and tied the $13,000 Canon C300 in …
Canon EOS C100 – Low-Budget Cinema Camera
Outgrown your 5D Mark II(I), but not quite ready to shell out $16 large for the Canon C300? Leave no story untold with the Canon EOS C100 ($7.999), bringing together the renowned technology of Canon CMOS sensors, DIGIC DV III Image Processor, and EF lens compatibility in a smaller, lighter body. Modular and compatible with a …
Convert Your Negatives Into Positives With LomoKino Maker App
The LomoKino ($89.99), allows you to direct your own short films – with this handy camera, all you need is 35mm film and creativity! The definitive LomoKino accessory, the LomoKinoScope ($39) completes your analogue moviemaking experience by allowing you to watch your films right after they’ve been developed. With the LomoKino Smart Phone Holder ($24.90) …
An Intelligent iPhone Stand That Follows Your Every Move
The Swivl iPhone ($179) is a camera assistant so swift, so intelligent that it'd rival a 2012 Olympic camera crew! The iPhone stand follows your every move as it remotely – access through the iPhone/iPod app – shoots video up or down, left or right a full 360-degrees with CD-quality sound. The base smoothly follows …
Give Your Photography A Kick
The Kick (estimated $149) is a pocket sized lighting studio for photo and video on-the-go. With the Kick and the Kick App you can also sample light effects from any video stored on your iPhone. Or simply sample light straight from the iPhone camera, while you use it. Just point the iPhone towards the light …
Somewhere – A Timelapse Film About The World’s Natural Beauty
"Somewhere" is a timelapse film about the world's natural beauty alongside man made industrial wonders. This is an ongoing project and this is the first instalment. Shot on the Canon 5DMkII. ❚…
Martin Scorsese – The History Of The Modern World And The Fate Of Civilization
Surviving Progress is one of the most thought provoking documentaries by Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks. Producer Martin Scorsese and Mark Achbar ask themselves if technological advancement, economic development, population increase are they signs of a thriving society? Or too much of a good thing? Based on Ronald Wright's best-seller A Short History of Progress, …
Incredible Compactness Comes With Great Functionality
If you're a videographer who likes the compact size of DSLRs and don't want to use a large rig you're going to love this one. Believe me, there isn't anything as small and lightweight as the The Pocket Rig ($299). With this super small, lightweight video stabilization solution you can shoot photos and video simultaneously. …
One Minute Wonder
One Minute Wonderis a pure series of video portraits by Present Plus of people, telling their personal story in exactly 60 seconds. Designers and artists offer up an insight into their motivations and what really makes them tick. Renato Valdes Olmos is the CEO of Card Cloud. He holds a Master of Arts in Interaction …
Pripyat – The Town Near The Power Plant
Delphic - This Momentary was filmed by director and photographer Dave Ma in and around Pripyat and the Chernobyl Zone of Exclusion in the Ukraine 2009. "In 1986 a fire at the Chernobyl NPP released large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere. The town of Pripyat near the power plant was evacuated within 36 …
Fuuvi Bee 8mm Style Retro Digital Camera
If you are becoming bored of taking videos or photos via your smartphone then the Fuuvi Bee ($79,99) video recorder might be worth a look. The toy size Bee is the one and only 8mm digital camera from Fuuvi, Japan. It is ready to roll and ready to shoot dreamy videographs in retro-style on MicroSD/SDHC …
VERSUS Sound Installation – Two Kinetic Sculptures Placed Face To Face
Each sculpture by artist David Letellier is made out of 12 triangular panels, hinged and powered by six linear actuators, controlled by a specific program. At the center of each corolla, a loudspeaker and a microphone allow to play and record sounds. At regular intervals, each sculpture produces a sound, simultaneously recorded and analyzed by …
The Naked and Famous – No Way
Campbell Hooper and Joel Kefali draw on their combined backgrounds in graphic design, fine art, film and music to present unique creative concepts, always inspired by the subject. As a directing team Special Problems are adept in both live action and animation, and are immediately involved in all aspects of the production process as they …
