Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Although the results are worth it, working with HD DSLRs is nothing but a series of workarounds. Perhaps the biggest workaround is sound because the cameras do not provide professional XLR inputs and on most HD DSLRs, you cannot kill the AGC (auto gain control), which enables you to manually control sound levels. Because of
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Photographer/filmmaker Chase Jarvis had an interesting post on his blog about how audio is the new video. In the post, he shows a cool Nike FC Barcelona commercial that was shot with a 360-degree camera rig with sound being recorded bi-aurally. Although the spot is visually striking, the sound is what makes it really unique.
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
In a little more than two years, we’ve seen a revolution in independent filmmaking like never before. This revolution has has had a huge impact in not only how low budget films are made, but also how they are viewed. Two of the biggest factors responsible for this revolution are the Canon 5D Mark II
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Posted By Neil Matsumoto
If you look at it, HD DSLR filmmaking took digital filmmaking “old school” once again. With the cameras’ lousy on-board microphones and the inability to manually monitor sound, HD DSLR filmmakers were forced to go dual-system in which they record sound from a separate audio recording device and sync sound and picture in editing. Many
