Monday morning: Zacuto Revenge Part Two

Zacuto: Revenge of The Great Camera Shootout Part Two
http://www.zacuto.com/shootout-revenge-2012/revenge-the-great-camera-shootout-part-two

“Part Two proves that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. Does talent, experience and creativity trump technology? You decide!”

Philip Bloom: Revenge of the great camera shootout from Zacuto part 2 now live…which camera looks best to you?
http://philipbloom.net/2012/07/15/shootoutpart2/

EOSHD: Zacuto Revenge Shootout 2012 Part 2 shock – Francis Ford Coppola and majority prefer Panasonic GH2
http://www.eoshd.com/content/8528/zacuto-revenge-shootout-part-2-results-revealed-francis-ford-coppola-and-audience-majority-give-win-to-gh2

No Film School: The Overall Winner of the 2012 Zacuto Camera Shootout Poll Is….
http://nofilmschool.com/2012/07/winner-2012-zacuto-camera-shootout-is/

Thursday evening: random yet connected somehow

The other night I read this collection of articles on the homeward-bound commute. Given various RSS stars, Twitter favourites and Instapaper Read Laters these articles came together to be read that evening somewhat by chance and yet seemed to paint a bigger picture…

The Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. Opens Leavesden Studio Near London for Business
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-leavesden-studio-london-335698

Tech Crunch: Meet Tom Lowe, The Filmmaker Who Talked Back To The Pirate Bay
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/09/meet-the-filmmaker-who-talked-back-to-the-pirate-bay/

Ars Technica: Celluloid no more: distribution of film to cease by 2013 in the US
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/06/the-silver-screen-no-more-distribution-of-film-to-cease-by-2013-in-the-us/

Roger Ebert’s Journal (Chicago Sun-Times): Movies don’t stream themselves
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/06/_this_will_be_the.html

Variety: Visual effects artists doing much more with less
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118054868

Saturday morning: audio video

If, like me, you find yourself heading in to work on what might be the only sunny weekend in London for the rest of year, you’ll need something to keep your mind occupied and distracted from the fact that you are in work on what might be the only sunny weekend in London for the rest of year.*

Luckily, the end of the week has seen plenty of fresh podcast releases to provide the needed distractions:

[ audio ]

fxphDOD - May 25, 2012
http://www.fxphd.com/fxphdod/fxphdod-may-25-2012/

The American Society of Cinematographers podcast - Ep 27: Oliver Stapleton, BSC: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
http://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/podcasts.php 

This Week in Photo #256 - Canon & ASMP
http://www.thisweekinphoto.com/2012/twip-256-canon-asmp/ 

KCRW’s The Business - War Movies: ‘The Tillman Story’ and ‘The Hurt Locker’
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/tb/tb120528war_movies_the_tillm

[ video ]

Film Riot - Film Riot’s Three Year Anniversary
http://revision3.com/filmriot/3-year-anniversary 

Philip Bloom - Review of Sony NEX FS700 Part 1: Slow motion and first impressions
https://vimeo.com/42862668

… read more about the FS700 on Philip’s blog:
http://philipbloom.net/2012/05/25/240brighton/

* Spring 2012 in London has been extremely grey and rainy with weeks on end of depressing darkness. I can remember only a handful of even slightly sunny days in the last couple of months. :/

Wednesday morning: VFX camera projections

Here are some of my favourite FXGuideTV episodes that feature great breakdowns of VFX camera projections:

FXGuideTV #048: Digital Domain’s work from ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer’
http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv_048/

FXGuideTV #070: rise | fx Berlin’s work from ‘This is Love’
http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv_070/

FXGuideTV #071: Image Engine’s work from ‘District 9’
http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv_071/

FXGuideTV #096: MPC’s work from a Syfy promo
http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv_096/

FXGuideTV #099: ILM & ‘Iron Man 2’
http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv_099/

FXGuideTV #113: Union VFX’s work on ‘127 Hours’
http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv-113-union-vfxs-work-on-127-hours/ 

Sunday afternoon: filmmaking by the numbers

io9: Watch 8 glorious minutes of Steven Spielberg directing on Jurassic Park
http://io9.com/5901820/watch-8-glorious-minutes-of-steven-spielberg-directing-on-jurassic-park 

Film School Rejects: 8 Filmmaking Tips From Guillermo Del Toro and Nicholas Winding Refn
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/comic-con-filmmaking-tips-from-guillermo-del-toro-and-nicholas-winding-refn.php

Film School Rejects: 6 Filmmaking Tips From Alfred Hitchcock
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/6-filmmaking-tips-from-alfred-hitchcock.php 

Sunday morning: Podcast roundup

Another busy week of podcasts to keep my ears filled and mind inspired while doing roto…

The VFX Show ep 145: The Hunger Games vfx review
http://www.fxguide.com/thevfxshow/the-vfx-show-145-the-hunger-games/

FXGuideTV ep 142: NUKE Skies for Happy Feet 2
http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguide-142-nuke-skies-for-happy-feet-2/

Sway Productions’ SpotCast: Episode 011 - Shane Hurlbut (Feature Film / Commercial Cinematographer)
http://www.swayproductions.com/spotcast/spotcast.html

KCRW’s The Business: Whit Stillman Returns; SAG-AFTRA Merge
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/tb/tb120409whit_stillman_return

The Animation Guild: The Bob Schaefer Interview — Part I
http://animationguildblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/bob-schaefer-interview-part-i.html

The Animation Guild: The Bob Schaefer Interview — Part II
http://animationguildblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/bob-schaefer-interview-part-ii.html

… have I ever mentioned how much I love doing roto? :D

Friday evening: story the Pixar way

TED: Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story
http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_stanton_the_clues_to_a_great_story.html

The Pixar Touch: Pixar story rules (one version)
http://www.pixartouchbook.com/blog/2011/5/15/pixar-story-rules-one-version.html

Harvard Business Review: Could Pixar’s ‘Secret Story Guidelines’ Work for Your Team?
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/02/could_pixars_secret_story_guid.html

Wednesday morning: Bloom’s Canon case studies

Philip Bloom recently posted a couple really good production case studies looking at two shoots using a Canon 5DmkII and C300.

“Hard Boiled Sweets”: Brit gangster feature film shot on the 5DmkII. An in depth look at making the movie
http://philipbloom.net/2012/02/21/hardboiledsweets/

Shooting a drama/ sci fi short “That Day” with the C300 and a look at the Zacuto gear for that camera
http://philipbloom.net/2012/02/23/thatdayc300/

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