First test clips from the new Nikon D7000. Footage shot in Manual mode, Tamron 90mm f2.8 + Nikon 50mm f1.8. (Shoots better with the Nikon 35mm f1.8 DX.) I find the video too sharp and too saturated straight out of the camera. Adjusted in Lightroom to soften details to make it more ‘film-like’. Downsized from 1080 for Vimeo (720). Your thoughts….?
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First part of the first mission (Police Station in Georgia). It’s NOT a remake, the game is exactly like the original XBOX version with slightly better graphics, in HD, stereoscopic 3D (optional) and trophy support. Part 2/2: www.youtube.com
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HAUNTED 3D is a 2011 Bollywood horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Mahakshay Chakraborty, Tia Bajpai, Achint Kaur, Arif Zakaria and Sanjay Sharma. ‘Haunted’ is India first Stereoscopic 3D film.Tum Ho Mera Pyaar is an awesome track sung by KK Share your views & comment about this video.
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Gaming on the go in stereoscopic 3D is better than ever with ASUS’ new gaming notebook machine! CA: www.ncix.com US: www.us.ncix.com
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Love At First Heist is a short film made of still images by director Elizabeth Anweis (Hung, Southland) and shot by Bryan Koss (Discovery Channel, Director of Photography)
The interview below was submitted by Guy Birtwhistle, producer of the film.
We tracked down actress, Elizabeth Anweis in Los Angeles to ask her about her new short film, ‘Love At First Heist’, which uses a blend of still photography and live footage.
You’re a working actress in Hollywood, where the heck did you learn how to edit?
A book. Books are amazing.
For our techie reeaders what did you shoot and edit on?
I think Bryan [Bryan Koss, Director of Photography] used the 5d and 7d. The video footage of the stabbing being shot on the 5d. Post consisted of PS 5 and FCP 7.
We associate LA with sunshine and palm trees, yet you chose to show us rain and downtown, can you talk about your reasoning behind this?
Downtown LA was written into the script almost as it’s own character. As for the rain, we were lucky with it.
Still from Love At First Heist
How many photos did you shoot?
Roughly 2600 photos. We were attempting to capture a lot in one day and moving quickly. It was incredible of Bryan to get all the coverage we needed in addition to the stylized experiments I wanted, most of which didn’t make the cut in the end.
What was the shooting photo count to editing photo count ratio?
2600 photos were shot of which 500 were then processed. I’m not sure how many ended up in the film as there were two different edits. The final one being scaled back and more simple.
Please talk about the process of editing all those photos, what was your criteria for selecting the photos in the video?
Pretty basic. The first pass involved separating out my favorites which were then edited in Photoshop to inspire the look and feel. Next came forming the skeleton of the story and then it was a matter of filling it in with the music in mind.
There is minimal sound design, no voiceover, can you talk about your decisions with respect to sound?
It’s good to hear that it sounds minimal as it’s not meant to stand out much and there’s actually quite a bit going on. I think the music acted as more powerful an agent than any true dialogue or voiceover could have in 3 min. It also, I think, allows a more individualized experience for a viewer to fill in who the characters are.
Still from Love At First Heist
Why did you chose black and white?
It’s less distracting and offers more control over the focus of an image. I didn’t want the difference between all the lighting situations to stand out and detract from the short story. Within the three minute time frame I think the black and white images provided a stronger and faster emotional impact.
Can you talk about the challenges of shooting on the street, were you hampered by weather, light, police?
We weren’t stopped or questioned at any point which was surprising to me. Security guards watched us but never said anything. At one point we were even standing in front of a jewelry store as I was pulling a knife from my bag while masked, and nothing. The weather was the biggest challenge for me. On the one hand it was great for lighting because it was overcast all day but on the other it was freezing with the added rain. Some burly men (ahem, Bryan and Guy [Guy Birtwhistle, actor/ writer/ producer]) might disagree but as the day progressed my limbs and hair froze with icicles, I was shaking uncontrollably and by the end I could barely communicate. The words were stumbling off my tongue and tripping over my lips. Thank god Guy and Bryan are both proficient mind readers.
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Learn more about the film at Guy Birtwhistle‘s website
British press photographer and dpreview contibutor Leon Neal is at the London Olympics, and has published a short blog post about his experiences using the forthcoming AF-S Nikkor 800mm F5.6. No details of price or availability for the monstrous optic have yet been released, but Neal had the chance to use the as-yet-unavailable lens for two sessions at the Aquatics Center this week. Click through for Neal’s first impressions, and sample images including 100% crops.
Five steps to take before you give away a PC, including helping to prevent identity theft.
Is your laptop or desktop computer running slowly and not handling tasks or games well enough for your current needs? Do the latest and greatest applications slow your system to a crawl? Do you need more RAM to run powerful graphics editors and virtual machines, but find your computer is limited to only 2 or 4 gigs? If so, it may be time to purchase a new computer. However, what can and should you do with your old machine besides dumping it into the trash?
* Many charities and schools can put older computers to good use as teaching aids or to provide to the less-fortunate….
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Canon has, as expected, announced the EOS M – its first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. Based around the same 18MP APS-C sensor as the recent EOS 650D/T4i, the EOS M is the first model to use a new, smaller ‘EF-M’ lens mount. It is launched alongside two EF-M lenses that use STM stepper motors optimized for use with the camera’s hybrid AF system. As we’ve seen before in the mirrorless sector, the EOS M is predominantly aimed at the point-and-shoot upgrader market looking for DSLR quality and makes greater use of a 650D-style touch-screen interface. We’ve been using the EOS M for a little while and have prepared a preview, looking in more detail at Canon’s first mirrorless EOS camera and how it handles.