I said that I have some very exciting announcements coming in the next 2-4 weeks – that’s true!
BUT – they will have absolutely, unequivocally, NOTHING to do with Canon or a Canon product.
I just had to clarify this because several rumor sites have picked up on a quote I made (highlighted below) in a post I wrote last week and taken it out of context – even though I made it clear that these rumors were photography related not video related and would involve the iPad and iPhone.
Here’s the quote: “Then there’s a BIG announcement coming soon… something to do with Photography and iPads and iPhones… can’t wait to share that one – that too has been a 6 month project in the making… more to come soon! The goal is for all of this to happen within the next 2-4 weeks!”
Now for a lighter side of things – for your viewing pleasure in case you missed it – a series of hilarious video – w/ a reference to “Nocturne” I believe… I happen to agree with the little guy for the most part – but for the record: we did have an armed security guard, and we shot with 1D MKIVs – not 7Ds 😉
IMPORTANT: NSFW – a lot of explicit language and evident frustration within:
More and much funnier ones below… this one is a little bit “angry” if you will…
I know it’s been a little quiet on this blog lately – my apologies. The truth is we have more info and announcements coming in the next 2-4 weeks than I’ve probably ever had since Reverie or Nocturne… I’m pretty excited actually.
We just also wrapped a 2 week shoot in Tuscany and Naples – Italy. I thought I’d throw this cool little ditty on Vimeo for you guys to share in – we mounted a GoPro HD camera w/ velcro onto our steadicam rig w/ the 1D MKIV and Zeiss CP.2s attached to it / w Preston and Boxx wireless transmiter and well a lot of stuff – all gear we’ll be discussing and listing on this site in the coming WEEK.
BTW – I have an entirely new section going up that will list – EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF GEAR I USE on productions. And as you can guess – it’s a long list. That’s part of the reason we’ve been a little quiet. Between the productions I’m working on (I’m in Vancouver right now shooting 3 commercials back to back until the 22nd during their 6-week “summer/gorgeous season”) and given the amount of gear I am planning on listing – we’ve been very very busy.
This is a video of one of my favorite allies in many of my productions – Director/DP and Steadicam operator Charles Papert (SOC) – we mounted a GoPro HD on his steadicam and let it rip. You should be able to appreciate how smooth the motion is on the camera (he’s a 20+ year veteran- been operating the steadi since he was in his teens…) and also the fine control he has on the rig with his fingers… a lot more stuff like this to come… it was well over 100º F in Napoli when we shot this – not easy for most – but a walk in the park for Charles. At one point we put the GoPro on conveyor belt – it was covered with chocolate and went through a dryer – all the time following chocolate candies … you’ll see a clip of Mike cleaning the lens after that successful experiment. I’m in love with the chances you can take w/ these cameras!
Then there’s a BIG announcement coming soon… something to do with Photography and iPads and iPhones… can’t wait to share that one – that too has been a 6 month project in the making… more to come soon! The goal is for all of this to happen within the next 2-4 weeks!
I was just playing around with Vimeo’s widgets and albums today – and I wanted to share them with you all in case you weren’t aware that they existed. This is a pretty neat ways to share your video work on your blog or your site pretty quickly and elegantly. There’s also a cool OS X Dashboard app. Check the features out here.
or another style you can use for your videos or in the case below some of the channels I subscribe to on Vimeo:
