Logo removal using Mocha AE and After Effects
The other day, I was asked to remove some logos that were attached to the side of a piece of machinery that I shot for a recent film. This was a bit irksome as they were very prominent in the shot and the shot was a pan and tilt shot. Some of the logos started in shot and moved out of shot. Others started out of shot and moved in shot. Argh!
Not easy to remove. If the shot had been largely stationary, then it wouldn’t be a problem. Read more 
Broadcast or Corporate/Voluntary Sector – where’s it at?
Traditionally, Broadcast is where all the cool stuff happens.
With big budgets, celebrities, light and glamour, the lure of working in broadcast television is a driver for many people who enter the profession of filmmaking.
But the boundaries are seismically shifting. And I say seismically, because it’s a slow and fundamental shift in how we make a living, doing the things we like to do.
The big lens resolution test on the AF101
A key part of the adaptation to shooting on a multi-lens camera, is knowledge of your lenses.
I bought an additional lens for my kit the other day, a Sigma 50mm f1.4. I was curious to see how good the sharpness was compared to my other lenses, and this led me to creating my own resolution test for all my lenses.
Proaim (RS-2) Rail System from The CineCity
I’d thought I would share my experiences of using the CineCity Proaim Rails System that I’m using with the Panasonic AF101. Simply because I was very sceptical about buying equipment from India rather than buying (or rather, ‘investing’) in what might be better quality gear from the US – such as Zacuto or Chrosziel. But I may have been converted… Read more
Would you use an AF101 on a run and gun shoot? Hmmm… not sure…
I guess the title really answers my own question.
Today I went to shoot a fire and rescue exercise for one of my clients. For a number of reasons, I ended up arriving just before the fire fighters were due to start the exercise. It was literally, run out of the car with my camera and lens bags, dump them in a safe place and turn the camera on – and shoot.
Not ideal. Read more
