Blackmagic Cinema Camera Review, Part 1: First Impressions
Today was a good day. After months of waiting, I finally got my hands on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Unfortunately, there is still some waiting to be done: while Pro Photo Supply has begun to receive the cameras, we still have not received any SSDs. Until that happens, I can’t actually go out and shoot [...]
My Interview with Filmmaker John Waller
I recently sat down with Portland-based professional videographer John Waller for Pro Photo Supply’s new “Local Visionaries” series. John started Uncage the Soul Productions and specializes in adventure/nature videography, but he also does commercial work to pay the bills. He was one of the first professional filmmakers to jump on the HDSLR bandwagon with the [...]
Panasonic GH3 Review, Part 2: Real World Shooting vs. C300 and 5D Mark II
(Click here for Part 1 of my GH3 review.) Preamble (because every review needs one) Last weekend I had the privilege of traveling out to Astoria, Oregon to shoot a webisode for Portland Loves Pints at the Fort George brewery. Firstly, let me tell you that Fort George is made up of some of the [...]
New Media Marketing
A few months ago, I officially transitioned into my new position as “Multimedia Producer.” The title is fancyspeak for “guy who does everything.” I’m not complaining—I created the position, and most of the tasks I am now charged with are jobs I gave myself or things for which I otherwise volunteered. My main focus, however, [...]
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera Review, Part 1: First Impressions
Today was a good day. After months of waiting, I finally got my hands on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Unfortunately, there is still some waiting to be done: while Pro Photo Supply has begun to receive the cameras, we still have not received any SSDs. Until that happens, I can’t actually go out and shoot [...]
My Interview with Filmmaker John Waller
I recently sat down with Portland-based professional videographer John Waller for Pro Photo Supply’s new “Local Visionaries” series. John started Uncage the Soul Productions and specializes in adventure/nature videography, but he also does commercial work to pay the bills. He was one of the first professional filmmakers to jump on the HDSLR bandwagon with the [...]
Panasonic GH3 Review, Part 2: Real World Shooting vs. C300 and 5D Mark II
(Click here for Part 1 of my GH3 review.) Preamble (because every review needs one) Last weekend I had the privilege of traveling out to Astoria, Oregon to shoot a webisode for Portland Loves Pints at the Fort George brewery. Firstly, let me tell you that Fort George is made up of some of the [...]
New Media Marketing
A few months ago, I officially transitioned into my new position as “Multimedia Producer.” The title is fancyspeak for “guy who does everything.” I’m not complaining—I created the position, and most of the tasks I am now charged with are jobs I gave myself or things for which I otherwise volunteered. My main focus, however, [...]
Panasonic GH3 Review, Part 1: The Cinema Camera for the Rest of Us
Retrospective – GH3 Test Footage from Daven on Vimeo. I don’t usually preorder cameras. Generally, I wait until the manufacturer sorts out all the kinks and releases a couple firmware updates before I make the plunge. Chances are, I’ll end up buying a used one, as I did with the GH2 and Nikon D3. For [...]
The Right Place at the Right Time
There are the shots you plan for weeks in advance: storyboarding, location scouting, lighting and lens testing… Then there are the shots you simply stumble upon. The ones you had no way of planning for, that force you to think on your feet and use the gear on you at the time. Strangely, it is [...]
