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Tom Guilmette just released a BTS look at a cutting edge timelapse adventure known as TIME FEST. It’s very entertaining and features some of the most talented timelapse photographers in the world.
For information on how to purchase Tow Lowe‘s film, visit timescapes.org
Last week Alex Lindsay sat down with Steve Martin and Mark Spencer for a two hour discussion on the new FCP X, Motion and Compressor. They took tons of questions from the audience/chat and gave out alot of new perspective.
Are you a passionate young filmmaker? Great! That means that you can win a top of the line 17″ HP Elitebook laptop from Philip Bloom. Check out the video below to see how to enter.
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Two weeks ago I visited Zacuto headquarters for the filming of CRITICS season 3. I’m a HUGE fan of FilmFellas and I own alot of Zacuto hardware, so it was a magical thing to be able to do.
I flew into Chicago O’Hare and caught a taxi to the DSLR meetup. After a long rush hour drive in bumper to bumper traffic I finally arrived at Navy Pier! I said hello to my roommate for the trip Phil Hoyt and my buddy Phil Bloom. I was the first to try out Phil’s new signature edition slider, which unlike him was very smooth and sexy ;)
The next morning I woke up bright and early. I wanted to take a little walk around the city with my 7d before my day at Zacuto started. I snapped off a bunch of photos as I made my way towards Phil’s hotel. Phil had just received a new lens for his Leica M9, so he was like a kid with a new toy.
The Zacuto building was clean, welcoming, and even larger than I had expected. Steve Weiss told me that they had just finished expanding, and this season of CRITICS was being filmed in a brand new studio. The walls were decorated with old film and ENG cameras, which gave the space a very cool nostalgic feel. My favorite feature of the building had to be the spiral staircase that connected the 1st and 2nd floor. It was such a unique feature. I loved walking up and down the stairs, even though at one point I almost tripped and fell to my death :D
For a while now I’ve needed an Israeli arm to support my field monitor. I had been looking at the Zacuto Z-American arms for a while, but wasn’t exactly sure what pieces I should purchase to work best with my rig. After filming wrapped, Jens was nice enough to walk me through the purchase. I’m very glad that I picked up a Z-American arm, it’s a tremendous piece of equipment.
I put together a little film of my Chicago Z-adventure, check it out…
Thanks again to the whole Z~Crew; Steve, Jens, Scott, Daniel, Susan and everyone else whose names I’ve forgotten, it was a real treat ;)
* Actual 16×9 screen
* 800×480 resolution
* Focus Assist
* Iris Assist
* HDMI loop through
* Operates off Canon LP-E6 Camera battery (1/2 day power)
* Includes a hot shoe mount or optional articulating arm kit.
* Can mount to other manufacturer’s rig (RedRock, Cinevate, Letus, etc.) via 1/4 20 screw, 15mm rod or articulating arm
* All Z-Finder models snap on and off the EVF and can be used interchangeably between the camera screen or EVF screen
