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What is the perfect camera kit for Guerilla Film Makers?

By Chris on January 20, 2012 in Camera, Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk2

One of the Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass delegates has been in touch about the ideal kit to buy in 2012. In the wake of the Kodak news, I though I would run a short project…. So I thought I would create a short project to come up with the ideal kit for £1,000. I have [...]

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Is Film Dead…? Part 2

By Chris on October 20, 2011 in Camera, Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk2, Film

Last week I posted about the camera tests run by Zacuto that I was asked to comment on, and how from my perspective, and certainly for indie film makers, shooting on film opposed to digital) looks like it has had its day. You can read that post here (and watch the fascinating video). The picture [...]

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Film is dead!

By Chris on October 12, 2011 in 35mm print, Camera, Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk2, Film, Philip Bloom

Is film dead? Earlier this year I was invited by Philip Bloom to come and watch a series of camera tests that compared a bunch of cameras that are available to film makers today. At the bottom end was the DSLR family, at the top end Alexa and film. The footage was screened from a [...]

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One Page Film Maker Challenge… Are YOU Up For It?

By Chris on October 5, 2011 in Camera, Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk2, Competitions, Screenplay, Screenwriters Festival

Four Days In August, our 1 page screenplay competition is now closed and the winner will be announced on Friday. At that point, the script will be made available for YOU to make. You have fourteen days to complete it and upload to us. There are great prizes up for grabs, including cash, tickets to [...]

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My 5D mkII film finally released online… watch here

By Chris on August 23, 2011 in Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk2

The short film I made earlier in the year, ‘Making it special, when it matters most’, a film to show the Nokia Siemens Network ‘Customer Experience Management’ software in action (made for NSN) is now public. It was shot on Canon 5DmkII and Canon 7D (second unit), edited on Avid and graded on FCP Color. [...]

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Top Ten Kick Ass Tips For Shooting Action Horror From ‘Zomblies’ Director Dave Reynolds

By Chris on July 15, 2011 in Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk2, Film Production

Dave Reynolds, who you may recall from The Production Office, finally released his horror movies Zomblies on YouTube, and so I asked him to write me his top ten tips for shooting Zombie movies. You can watch the FULL MOVIE above too (remember to go full screen and switch to HD). Dave and his team [...]

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Grading 5D Footage With FCP and Colour

By Chris on July 12, 2011 in Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mk2, Grading

During the Guerilla Film makers masterclass, I showed a film that I made recently for a corporate client, a drama set at a wedding. it was shot on both 5d and 7d and the cut I screened at the class was an incomplete ungraded cut. Yesterday I spent the day in Soho with colourist Peta [...]

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Lessons Learned On A DSLR Drama Shoot… Day 2 Wraps

By Chris on May 8, 2011 in Canon 5D, DSLR, Gone Fishing, Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass

I have been a little light on the blog front because I have been on set shooting a drama on Canon 5D MKII. It’s been terrific to actually be on the set of a major drama, shooting DSLR, just ahead of the Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass as it has really focussed my mind on what [...]

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Shooting Canon 5D – the hidden benefits…

By Chris on February 21, 2010 in Canon 5D

We love the Canon 5D and what it can do. Lot’s has been reported about getting great results, about lenses, mounts, viewfinders etc., but one really amazing thing for guerrilla film makers especially is this. It is a stills camera and therefore makes the camera operator look more like a tourist than a film maker. [...]

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Philip Bloom Weekend continues… shooting the Canon 5D and 7D cameras….

By Chris on February 7, 2010 in Canon 5D, Philip Bloom

Following the two free podcasts with Philip Bloom, I just wanted to share with those of you who hadn’t seen his work yet, this AMAZING film he made a few weeks back… Here’s what Philip said on the Vimeo page… Filmed in Dubai over 5 days and nights. Shot on the Canon 7D, 2x5DmkII and [...]

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