JamieG Analysis

Sony is about to release a VTR that actually answers the needs of a modern Post Production House.  This has been a long time coming.  And in some ways I would like to think I had a hand in shaping its future. (see here) A number of years ago, back when the HDCAM deck was [...]

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Today I want to post some results from a test we did recently. This test shows that, if you know what your doing, you can get AMAZING images for little money. In this test we used. 1. Canon HV20 HDV video camera with HDMI out. 2. Letus 35mm adaptor. 3. Some 35mm prime lenses. 4. [...]

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EPIC-FU recently posted a very interesting show in which it asked film makers what they think of the Internet and its effect on the film industry. FIND IT HERE I found this to be a very interesting take on some of the opinions of film makers. It is easy to see from the comments that [...]

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In today’s post I want to honour my “too cleaver for his own good” brother. Martin Gardiner. Recently I had a director and producer come into our office wanting to do a digital-HD screening for cast and crew. (I do encoding for cinema now and then) Somehow the camera was set up wrong and the [...]

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Today I want to discuss interactive TV, the Holy Grail that unfortunately does not exist. Well not like we expected it to exist. Before we jump into the current issues surrounding Interactive TV, let’s look at some perceived ideas of what it is and how history may have a twist on these ideas. Interactive TV [...]

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