Chinese 3D Porn

Finally, proof that 3D is not a fad: Chinese 3D porn.

You can't even make up stuff like this...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/apr/06/china-3d-porn-film-released

TechnoJib

Looking for something like a TechnoCrane but lighter, cheaper and can be operated by one person?

The TechoJib comes in two sizes:  The TechnoJib 15 with a 9' reach and the TechnoJib 24' with 15' of extension.

The jib can telescope out at a rate of 5' per second, fast enough to knock any grip or talent to the ground in less than 3 seconds!

The west coast contact is http://www.telescopicjib.com/

AE: Creating An Audience With One Person

A neat little After Effects tutorial.

http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/vfx/creating-a-full-audience-with-depth-from-one-person/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aetuts+%28Aetuts%2B%29

Luminair ipad/iphone app

The Luminair ipad app almost makes me want to be a Lighting Director again.  No more dimmer board 'cause you carry it around in your pocket.

Thru DMX you can control a Universe (512 channels) with a single ipad.   512 channels sounds like a lot but these days lights use multiple channels, 23 channels for a moving light and 3 channels for each LED light.  But these are grouped so you can change colors instantly with a simple picker.

I was talking to an LD for the Food Network who now has to use two separate Universes to light his show.  He has one ipad/Universe just for moving lights and another ipad/Universe for LED washes and tungsten sources.

Plus, he has two more in back-up running blacked out in case the primary ipads freeze on him... which has happened to him on a live show.  I've been there!  He simply unblacks the back-ups and runs the show on those.  So, a dimmer board with 1024 channels and a back-up dimmer board for $2400 bucks... the price of 4 ipads.

While he runs his own board in the booth, his gaffer is on the floor with the iphone app, focusing lights, etc.

Manufacturers are just starting to make lights with built in routers so each is like a mini-computer that can be controlled wirelessly.  Then all you have to do is figure out how to make those lights battery powered and we'll never have to run a cable again!

Check out the videos on the website and on youtube.  This one will lead you to a bunch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5yJQ8RzIZ0&feature=related

http://synthe-fx.com/products/luminairipad
http://synthe-fx.com/products/luminair

More on FCP X

Larry Jordan gives a better report on the new FCP X.  He brings up a bunch of stuff I never knew like no matter how much ram you have in your computer FCP 7 was never designed to use more than 4GB.

FCP X is a whole new animal but that triggers bigger questions such as will my FCP 7 project open up in X?  Like Larry says, it's not only what they're talking about but what they're not talking about.

http://www.larryjordan.biz/app_bin/wordpress/archives/1452#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed

Black Magic Hyperdeck Shuttle

OK, this is a little cheaper.  Still uses the expensive but fast SSD (more expensive than cards) but the drive unit it cheap, just $345.

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/hyperdeckshuttle/

FCP X

Why is it called FCP X?  Because it's not a new version of the old FCP.  It's completely new, made to take full advantage of newer computer technology.  Plus, it's only $299.

Note there's no mention of "Studio".  No Color, no Soundtrack but perhaps that's all ready built in.  Available in June.

http://philipbloom.net/2011/04/13/new-apple-64-bit-final-cut-pro-x-announced-for-299-available-in-june/

Script Cops

Script Cops.  I do love the bit at 3:39... or does it make me a little nervous?

http://vimeo.com/7027154

Mini Skater

The Mini Skater is new take on an old idea.  I've always just used a skate board or put the camera on a blanket and pulled it around but this can be much more precise.

See the degree markings around the wheels?  There's a chart that tells you at what angle to set the wheels to  get a certain dolly circumference.  This means repeatable dollies around a point.

Plus, there's a quick way to adjust the tilt.  But you still can't tilt while shooting.  Pretty cool demo reel...

http://www.budgetvideo.com/detail.php?prod=47799dcf15bd3&sub=44a8523202cea

Top 10 Dying Industries

For those of you planning to spend money on post stuff at NAB... like FCP whatever.  Well, at least I'm not in newspapers or clothing manufacturing.  And I really did get out of post back in 1994.

I do love the guy's rant at the bottom of the blog....

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/03/28/top-10-dying-industries/

Sony F65 8Kx2K Sensor Camera

Sony has announced its newest CineAlta camera featuring an 8K x 2K chip. That gives the new 8K CMOS inside a total pixel count of 20.4 million pixels, far more than the roughly 8.8 million pixels of the current 4K x 2K sensors in other existing cameras on the market (read RED). 

The new sensor size obviously also brings with it higher color reproduction and resolution than can be captured by those other 4K sensors (read RED). But don't confuse sensor size, pixel density and resolution with the recording format. The images are still recorded and output in 16-bit RAW 4K (16:8:8)!

It is unofficially called the "F65." The official name will be released at NAB, where Sony will be showing a prototype along with a 1 TB SR memory card that can hold up to 60 minutes of content shot at 24 fps (more on that new card below, in the HDCAM-SR section). At the time, executives estimated the camera would begin shipping in early summer. 


www.studiodaily.com/main/technology/newgear/13027.html