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Will Red Cameras Make Still Cameras Obsolete: MIT Technology Review Article

Posted in 2K, 3K, 4K, Hasselblad, Indie filmmaking, Nikon, Red Camera, Red digital cinema, Scarlet, cameras, digital cinema, high-definition, photography on Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 4:17 pm | 1 Comment »

MIT Technology Review article asks if Red cameras will make still photography cameras obsolete. Well, not a 39 megapixel Hasselblad H3DII. And even a Scarlet is significantly bulkier and heavier than a Nikon D3. But it’s an interesting question I hadn’t thought much about: how much easier would it be to capture a Pulitzer Prize-winning [...]

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Free, as in Beer Being Poured at 120 Frames Per Second

Posted in 120fps, 2K, Indie filmmaking, Red Camera, Red digital cinema, cinematography, high-definition, slo mo, slow motion on Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 12:07 am | 1 Comment »

OK. It’s not high cinematography. And you’re watching it in low definition and not the 2K high definition glory I shot (and immediately watched) it in. But here’s the first footage out of my Red that I’ve uploaded to the public, “Pouring a Sam Adams at 120 fps, Shot on a Red One Camera”:

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Free (as in beer) Non-linear (as in digital) Video Editing Software

Posted in 2K, Indie filmmaking, NLE, Red Camera, Scarlet, books, film editing, free, freeware, high-definition on Thursday, 10 April 2008, 1:44 pm | Leave a Comment »

FreshDV has a good roundup of free NLE software. As in, you have no excuse not to make that movie now! To assist you, check out Making Short Films, by Clifford Thurlow, which I just received today from amazon UK. Looks great. Now all you need is a Red Scarlet camera, (which I’ve speculated on [...]

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Red Camera will do 120 frames per second at 2K: very nice smooth slow motion!

Posted in 120fps, 2K, Indie filmmaking, Red Camera, Red digital cinema, cameras, cinematography, slo mo on Monday, 10 March 2008, 10:55 am | 1 Comment »

This is new! Build 15 (coming this week) of Red One camera’s firmware will allow 120 frames per second (previously I think we were only expecting it to be able to do 72 fps). So this makes all sorts of nature photography and cool television commercials (a la ice falling into a glass, above). Check [...]

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