July 14, 2009
Everyone's an auteur
I mentioned yesterday that even the smallest pocket digicams now have the ability to shoot video, giving us all the ability to become directors. Now I'd like to show you what can be done with a digital SLR, in this case the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. This video was shot with the Canon camera, which retails for about $2,500, along with an assortment of Canon lenses.
The results are stunning. According to Canon, the digital video files were not manipulated post production; other than being compressed for posting on the web, you're seeing what was shot.
Two caveats: The film was made by a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, and the camera was a pre-production model. Still, the days when you needed to rent a professional motion picture camera in order to achieve cinema-worthy results appear to have had their final curtain call.
Posted by Mike Lief at July 14, 2009 07:10 AM
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holy crap! never been much of a gizmo guy, and always been kind of hard to impress.....but you're right: that is *stunning*. hope all them hollywood cinematographers and directors of photography and lighting saved their money - they're in *serious* trouble.
Posted by: nom de guerre at July 14, 2009 11:05 AM
Yes, this is absolutely amazing no doubt. As an image guy myself, I cannot imagine capturing many of these frames without a ton of planning and some serious equipment.....thanks for sharing
Posted by: JB at July 14, 2009 01:13 PM