Film Source LA can be found at this link:

Check out the Vimeo video from my friend and Grammy winning artist: Douglas Spotted Eagle.  I was able to get sync’d up with him at the December GVExpo! Another door opening??

“HDSLR Film and video production is immensely popular, for good reason! Stunning imagery and unlimited possibilities are at your fingertips with a DSLR camcorder. Raymond Schlogel and Douglas Spotted Eagle expose all aspects of HDSLR film and video on this two and one half hour training DVD. From lenses to metering, to preparation and peripherals, Douglas and Ray show you how to get the most out of DSLR film and video production.”

Meeting with the owner for potential larger venue for monthly meetings and a facility with higher speed internet service for live/video on demand opportunities.

Rodney
President and DCFCPUG Leader

Come see Joe and Rodney (FCP Leader) at the GVEXPO on 1 December!

2010 has been a year of 1sts:

• 1st year running the DCFCPUG as President
• 1st year participating in FCPUGnetwork SUPERMEETS in San Francisco and Las Vegas
• 1st year selected as Lead Audio Engineer for the Digital Production BuZZ talk radio show for NAB!
• 1st year selected as Lead article for the SUPER MAGAZINE
• 1st year selected as Technical Production Manager for Miami Exotic Car Rally
• 1st year selected on crew for a major Hollywood Feature Film – “At the Top of the Pyramid”
• 1st year doing a special event at the Government Video Expo
• 1st year managing a crew of reporters for the Digital Production BuZZ coverage of the GVEXPO
• 1st year selected to be interview by the Digital Production BuZZ Thanksgiving Show for 2010

What’s next for 2011? Stay tuned… It involves YOU and me!

Today is the day that I interview on the radio so take a moment to comment on this post so the world can see that DCFCPUG is here, alive and kicking!

Link

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/

Your fearless Leader and advocate!
Happy Holidays – DCFCPUG and world at large!

Rodney Mitchell
DCFCPUG

http://www.dcfcpug.org

Adam Boozer is an amazingly talented videographer in Charleston, SC. His company Jewell and Ginnie has been making a big splash with very cinematic video here in the low country and throughout the southeast. Last night Adam emailed FS a BTS video he created on how he sets up his camera for these incredible aerial shots. Besides having the access to a Robinson R44 Helicopter, the actual setup isn’t that complicated: A Canon 5D MKII, a Zacuto Follow Focus, a Marshall Monitor, and the piece that stabilizes it all together, the Tyler Mini Gyro. I’ve posted the highlight reel here so click the full post to see the BTS video on how Adam is getting these shots!

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Courtesy F-Stoppers

Lee Morris and I decided it would be fun to feature a professional snowboard photographer on the front page of fstoppers. So we packed up all the cameras and headed out to Frisco, Colorado to see what our friend Dave Lehl could do to shed light on the amazing world of snowboard photography. I had no idea what we were about to get ourselves into when Dave told us he was shooting some professional snowboarders in the back country of Vail Pass and we should tag along to document it all. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what goes on during a snowboard photoshoot or just enjoy the sport, check out our profile video on Dave Lehl and be prepared to be amazed!

Check out more of Dave’s work at www.davelehl.com

Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward… awesome….

We are a “Pirates of the Caribbean” film series fan in my household… and now we have another reason to watch it.

Congrats to actress, Van Vander Pluym and her current stunt work on Pirates 4! A few of us DCFCPUG members got to work with Vanessa over the summer on the feature film, “At the Top of the Pyramid”!

Keep up the good work, Vanessa and I’ll be sure to keep the lines of communication open since one day you might stop in to visit us at the DCFCPUG!    

We will be watching you on True Blood, Pirates , etc

For more on Vannessa’s work, go to her site at: Vanessa Vander Pluym

http://www.dcfcpug.org

This is very interesting… HDR for video!

This video highlights several clips we’ve made using our new High Dynamic Range (HDR) process. Video is captured on two Canon 5D mark II DSLRs, each capturing the exact same subject via a beam splitter. The cameras are configured so that they record different exposure values, e.g., one camera is overexposed, the other underexposed. After the footage has been recorded, we use a variety of HDR processing tools to combine the video from the two cameras, yielding the clips you see above.

HDR Video provides filmmakers with many exciting new opportunities. Not only can HDR video create interesting effects, it can also allow for even exposure where artificial lighting is unavailable or impractical. For example, when a subject is backlit, one camera could be set to properly expose the subject, the other the sky, resulting in video with perfect exposure throughout.

We will continue to develop and improve the HDR video process for better results and efficiency. For more information, check out our website sovietmontage.com.

Music
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Opus 40, Number 9
Performed by Kevin MacLeod
Licensed Under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0″

Courtesy of our DCFCPUG friends at :

The handle attaches to a quick release plate to which we occasionally mount a gyro stabilizer. This solution works very well and no longer requires the operator to touch the camera to trigger video recording. Instead, just a small thumb press and the camera blinks to life.

This was built specifically for a Canon T2i, but would also work with a 7D and 5Dmk2. Total parts cost about $10.

Enjoy,

Rodney Mitchell
DCFCPUG Leader and Apple Ambassador