This Saturday saw the first Cork Zombie Walk. It started from Bell's Field and progressed through the town centre to the amazement of the afternoon shoppers! This wonderful spectacle was organised by http://www.theresistanz.com/ and raised funds for Marymount Hospice, Corks much loved hospice care.
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I am writing this in England at an M4 motorway service station (yes Fianna Foil, such things do exist) on my way to Swansea to catch the sailing of the MV Julia for the first time. My journey has taken me on the A21 (a lot of traffic), the M25 (heavy traffic followed by congestion), and then the M4 (heavy traffic again).
For those of us who are shooting video with HD-DSLR cameras and want to hear the expert giving really good advice, then you could do a lot worse than to watch this interview.
Philip has been a leading light in HD-DSLR shooting since Canon introduced the 5DMk2 and has done sterling work in testing out the many peripherals that have come onto the market to help us shoot better with these cameras. A browse through his website www.philipbloom.co.uk is well worth while. In the meantime, here is the interview.Philip Bloom and Deltree are collaborating on making a cinematic film using only iPhone 4's. Here is the trailer for the film, on Vimeo:
[Vimeo: 12866065]I am glad that a person of Philip's stature in the HD film world is taking on such a project as it will show the world what can be done with such a simple piece of technology. Mind you, I have no doubt that attached to the iPhone will be some expensive kit - I know only too well having spent a considerable sum kitting out my Canons 5DMk2 and 7D to turn them into excellent movie cameras. I forsee another secondary market springing up very soon with gizmos that you can attach to your iPhone which no doubt will make the cost of the phone pale into insignificance :).Given that the Shuttle is shortly to be consigned to history this film is a timely addition to the Time Lapse repertory:
http://blog.planet5d.com/2010/05/awesome-canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-space-shuttle-timelapse/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Planet5dBlog+%28Planet5D+Blog%29It has been a very busy few weeks, what with trying to organise the formation of Moving Image Cork (www.movingimagecork.net) and finishing off the edit for the short film by Martin Vallely "Testament" of which I was DP and editor.
Moving Image Cork had its inaugural meeting at the CIT Crawford College of Art and Design last Thursday and over 30 members attended - and what a great bunch of people you all are. I was bowled over by the enthusiasm shown by everyone. As a result of that meeting, at least four short films are going to be made this summer and there is a suggestion on the table that we might organise a Film Festival in Kinsale this winter for first time movie makers to showcase their work. Exciting times ahead. Meanwhile...... Martin Vallely's short film Testament, which was made as a result of a course we both attended at the Cork Film Centre, was premiered tonight in front of an enthusiastic audience at the Roundy Pub in Cork City, along with John Horan's film "Hardcore". Both films were very well received and both are destined for the Cork Film Festival as well as other short film festivals at home and abroad. Sadly we have just missed entry to the Fastnet Film Festival. Testament can only be viewed by my friends on Vimeo.com. If you are not a member, then get a free account and become a friend - http://vimeo.com/user2638872. After the Cork Film Festival, I will make it public viewing for all. In addition to all this activity, I have been intimately involved in the production of a new feature film "The Vein Within" which is due to start filming at the beginning of June. We are on target (just about) with the script in its nearly final form, locations being sorted, permissions sought etc. This film is to be shot entirely on Canon HD-DSLR cameras - the 5DMk2 and the 7D, technology which has brought high quality film making within the reach of the small independent production company. Did I say that these are exciting times?Following on from the last post on recording sound with HD-DSLR cameras, this advert for Greenpeace was shot using the 5D MkII and sound was recorded on a Zoom 44N, synchronised in Final Cut Pro with Pluraleyes.
[vimeo=6695584]Here is a link to an excellent article on recording sound to HD-DSLR videos.
http://www.abelcine.com/articles/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=403:hdslr-audio-round-up&catid=17&Itemid=35 This mentions the Beachtek mixer as being the only one that defeats the on camera AGC (Automatic Gain Control) but that is somewhat out of date now. There are two other solutions that I am aware of both of which can be found on this page: http://www.juicedlink.com/index_files/CX_camcorder_XLR_microphone_adapter_audio_mixers.htmI am looking forward to trying out thJuicedlink DT454 on my Canon ESO 7D which does not have manual recording volume control (yet). I say "yet" because Canon have brought it out on the latest 5d MkII firmware 2.0.4 and I am sure they will be doing the same with the 7D shortly. Keep an eye out too for an update to the Magic Lantern firmware add-on which is being developed for the 7D and is already nearing beta stage for firmware 2.0.4 on the 5D - many thanks to Trammel Hudson and his band of willing helpers who are doing sterling work on bringing these essential enhancements to these fantastic cameras. Details of Magic Lantern can be found here:http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Lantern_Firmware_Wiki Moira O'Brien LIPFI have hit a very irritating issue with Gumtree - a site which I have found to be very useful in the past.
I wanted to promote Moving Image Cork to get members and as this is a very broad church, I wanted it to appear under more than one category. Oh no, you are not allowed to do this. Not only did Gumtree remove all the duplicated adverts, it also removed the original advert in the category Cork Artists and Theatre which was the most appropriate category. So, I waited a short while and then resubmitted the ad in its original location but this was immediately rejected as well. Get your act together Gumtree. Fair enough, I broke your (rather irritating) rules but at least let me post my ad WITHIN your rules!A new club is being formed for all those interested in film making. Check out www.movingimagecork.net for details.
