Archive :
November 2011
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By now most of you know that I have mixed feelings about DSLR cameras... love the chips and superior image quality, but hate the awkward "franken rigs" and lack of basic video-friendly features that most pros rely on. The industry is starting to remedy the DSLR dilemma for pro shooters that want to ...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Canon EOS C300, Jonathan Yi
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One of the things we pride ourselves on with The Double Down Film Show show is that we talk to tomorrow’s indie filmmaker’s today, such is the case with one of our early guests, Writer/Director - Alrick Brown, who is back to discuss the incredible rise of his first feature, Kinyarwanda, ...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: AFFRM, Alrick Brown, Kinyarwanda
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My colleague digital media expert and post-production whiz Philip Hodgetts is part of an exciting new adventure in TV production called, Solar Odyssey. More notably they will soon be looking for interns to spend 2-weeks onboard a small solar-powered boat traversing the 6,000 miles of waterways kno...read more
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Sony's Demo Video Sony show's off some of the hot features and image quality of their intriguing new FS-100 which takes the image quality of a DSLR camera and puts it in a convenient video form factor... Engadget's Review Engadget reviews the FS-100 camera and puts it through it's paces....read more
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(photo: Shamelessly party-crashing w/ Woody at Sundance) So the question is being posed as to whether Woody Harrelson's character in "Rampart" is "the most corrupt cop ever on screen". The benchmark for me is Denzel Washington in "Training Day", whose performance blew me away (and also genuinely d...read more
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Six notable auteur directors: Michel Hazanavicius, 44 (The Artist), Steve McQueen, 42 (Shame), Bennett Miller, 44 (Moneyball), Mike Mills, 45 (Beginners), Alexander Payne, 50 (The Descendants) and Jason Reitman, 34 (Young Adult) discuss their craft, working with actors and what makes for a good dire...read more
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If you shoot video as a freelance filmmaker, chances are high that you've had at least one client nightmare, so I thought I'd share this very funny spoof on the art of training your clients. It's an ebook/audiobook entitled How to Be a Better Client by the creative studio ID29 who clearly have an...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Double 7 Images, Pete Chatmon
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What can a good colorist do for you? I won't even answer that question, but let my man veteran colorist, Eric McClain's, work speak for itself... ...that's what a good colorist can do for you: Make your mediocre video look good. Make your good video look great. Make your great video...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Color Theory, Colorist, Eric Alvarado, Eric McClain
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VIDEO: "What is Motion Design?" I wanted to share this informative video on the use of Motion Design by the very cool people at Motion Plus Design in Paris. As my partner in grind, Pete Chatmon, has pointed out on more than one occasion- now that everyone and their mama can afford a camera and wa...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: After Effects, Graphic Text, Motion Design
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(Photo: Lance Gross in "The Last Fall") On our 80th epic episode of The Double Down Film Show we run through the unique journey of self-taught Writer/Director, Matthew Cherry. In the span of just a few years Matthew went from NFL Player for the Jacksonville Jaquars to Production Assistant to direc...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Matthew A. Cherry, The Last Fall