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World War II Fighter Plane Discovered in the Sahara Desert After 70 Years
Not as dramatic as the first scene to Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” but its discovery is totally awesome. The Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s P-40 Kittyhawk was an American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. A P-40 fighter aircraft that disappeared during World War II was recently found in an excellent preserved state considering it has laid in the Sahara desert for 70 years where it crash-landed in 1942. The discovery was made in a remote part of Egypt’s western desert by a Polish oil company worker. Hopefully they can get this aircraft out of the dessert and into a museum soon. This story reminds of another recent discovery of 20 World War II-era British Spitfire planes buried in Burma at the end of the War in weather sealed containers in perfect shape.
Michael Pappas
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“I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it” Marty McFly
The debate over high frame rate cinema rages on. I’m personally glad it’s finally front and center now. However to see how it affects people emotionally is very interesting and confusing. Many filmmakers are adamant against HFR. Declaring this as the black plague to cinema. As I have said- I believe this to be a conditioning issue rather than a technology problem. If I were to take late 70′s & 80′s punk rock or heavy metal such as Metallica to the year 1950, audiences would have screamed aloud out of sheer fear- claiming the noise was like tearing steel from colliding trains with not a single merit of musical integrity. In the 70′s and 80′s it took people who were young & progressive to embrace punk and metal, most over 40 hated it, however for a few who could see beyond their conditioning to music and sound- loved it!
Today heavy metal and punk is mainstream and considered to be rock an roll, not some crazy insane sound as it was thought of many decades ago. The complaints about cinema if it becomes 48fps or higher will turn films into a refuge of daytime soap opera disasters, is unfounded. We have never seen truly “A” class directors along with”A” class actors at the top of their career game in HFR cinema. I always said about Showscan, if you get the best directors, actors and crew in town, this stuff will look like magic. If you didn’t do the best possible work, it would look terrible. HFR leaves no stone unturned. It exposes all nuances and allows very little room for error. Many filmmakers are afraid of that, they don’t know what to think when faced with this technology. HFR forces you to elevate your talents beyond almost anything you’ve seen or done, and that scares many filmmakers…
A revolution will happen for motion images, no matter what, that you can bet on.
Michael Pappas
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High Frame Rate Cinema
CinemaCon was buzzing about with the first look of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. The buzz could have been that everyone was in anticipation to get a first glimpse of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien classic story. Surely that was a huge part, however there was another curiosity about The Hobbit film. It has been no mystery that Jackson was doing something very revolutionary with the filming of The Hobbit. The Hobbit is the first major motion picture to be filmed at 48FPS, a (HFR) High Frame Rate captured film. Jackson choose to take the chance with HFR on one of his most anticipated films since he directed The Lord of The Ring series. I knew what was going to be the affect, having done research at Showscan years ago, I knew what experience HFR would offer. What I haven’t ever seen, and those as well at CineamCon is a top Hollywood director cracking his whip at HFR on the highest level of motion pictures. If 3D isn’t enough, now add 48FPS to the mix. After the sneak peek of The Hobbit was done, the buzz went viral, everyone tweeting, blogging and the crowds going mainly into two camps. One camp, hated the “soap opera” feel, while others liked it’s new immersive feel, and felt the need to wait for the film’s official release in December to give it a chance. Most people have never seen 48fps footage. Well your in luck. I have started a thread on the topic ( the link below ) where I posted links so you can see it for yourself. Not from The Hobbit unfortunately, however from a few DP’s that have done tests with RED cameras set to 48FPS ( RED cameras are also the one’s used to film The Hobbit ). Hopefully Peter Jackson will release a new trailer at 48FPS, as I’m eagerly awaiting to see The Hobbit at 48FPS.
“Shoot a good film at 48fps and show people that version. For some it comes off
as a “Soap Opera” feel. Spit out a 24fps version of that exact film, and it’s now liked,
and revered as good Cinema. However both are identical as for the film is concerned.
It’s kinda like having a book read to you, versus you reading the book. You absorb
the story in a different way. Same story, same book, different experience”
“Simple solution in the short term to get people accustomed to High Frame Rate Cinema
is to offer the same production as Full Motion 48fps, and one in Cine Motion 24fps. I believe over time people will choose the production that is more immersive with more temporal info. However they need to see both, and realize psychologically that both versions are identical films, just one is more in tune with our temporal resolution.”
Click to see thread on 48FPS and HFR Cinema
BLOG FORUM- 48FPS & HIGH FRAME RATE CINEMA
Michael Pappas
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BlackMagic Announces Digital Cinema Camera
NAB launched this Week in Las Vegas with a surprise no one expected. BlackMagic Design unveiled its first camera, a 2.5K, 13 stops of dynamic range; built in SSD recorder for just $3,000. A revolution in so many aspects.The BlackMagic Cinema Camera is targeted at production areas including feature, TV series production as well the independent market. More news and info at the links below.
Click to see BlackMagic Digital Cinema Camera BMCuser Thread
Click to see BlackMagic Digital Cinema Camera BLOG Info
Michael Pappas
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America Captured in Color- In Less Colorful Times.
A selection of photographs taken during 1939 to 1943 from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information show’s a tiny glimpse into the depression era of America’s rural and small town populations. The photo’s are striking and emotional. Taken with 4×5 Kodachrome, it captures all the beauty and sadness of the depression era and early days of America going into World War II. Among the released images we also see photo’s of WWII personal such as pilots as well those that built the amazing air machines of the past through a pictorial window of nostalgia influenced by the dramatic settings of the time. A look and feel that is its very own, not repeated by any other decades following to such an unique degree. The rural photo’s are stark in reality and yet beautiful in how there captured. I wonder if those photographers who shot them ever thought their works would be viewed 70 years later. On a technology level, I still find it humorous that the 4×5 Kodachrome 70 years ago has a quality and texture that modern digital technology seems to not infuse in it’s imagery. Today’s images have a flat texture less feel, while these have a tactile all to their own, a color that seems organic, and true. Enjoy these works, as they are a window to a time that was America’s triumphs and hardships that so many experienced first hand long ago.
Click to see full collection here
Higher quality 4×5 Kodachrome transparency versions Click to see full collection here
Michael Pappas
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Canon steps into the 4K arena with new cameras.
Canon has announced two additional cameras to go alongside the C300- making a Cinema EOS plethora for such a new camera line. The EOS-1D C was at the C300 launch six months ago, however it become a reality today with a possible shipping sometime this year. The C500, the big brother, and of course a higher end version of the C300 adds several new features including dual 3G-SDI ports and plenty of needed production technology that was most likely a result of professional suggestions made to Canon. Both cameras can capture 4K video, and this makes 2012 the year 4K has stepped onto to the stage in the main stream production world.
Canon’s 4K Cinema EOS Official Announcement & Latest Info-NAB 2012 http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?279850-Canon-s-4K-Cinema-EOS-Official-Announcement-amp-Latest-Info-NAB-2012
http://excoboard.com/PappasArts/150043/1858375
Michael Pappas
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Universal takes bite of JAWS for restoration.
Steven Spielberg’s classic film has been digitally remastered and fully restored. This short video segment takes us into some of the process of that restoration. It’s part of Universal’s celebration of it’s 100th Anniversary. Scheduled to be released this summer on Blu-ray.
Michael Pappas
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The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.
The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades- Google shades that is. Google is looking to bring the technology that we have come to see only in the world of science fiction into reality. It’s all heading this way, and once it takes, you’ll see other major technology companies jump on board with all types of advance glasses as well other wearable technology. Technology like Apples “siri” as well the Ipad mixed into wearable technology seems like a logical progression. After that technology runs its course, then I assume we move on to implants.
Michael Pappas
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2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY- MAKING OF A MYTH.
Updated: The making of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey as well insights from others including collaborators Arthur C. Clarke and Douglas Trumbull.
Click to see the short film on the Making of 2001:A Space Odyssey
-Michael Pappas
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Sony’s 4K NEX-FS 700 Camera announced!
http://excoboard.com/PappasArts/150043/1856776
-Michael Pappas
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5D Mark III MODIFIED! The consensus is speaking.
When the second video was posted from the 5D Mark III minus one of it’s two OLPF’s , it became even clearer what was going on, literally. Canon had either added an unnecessary extra OLPF or an extremely aggressive one. Either way the 5D Mark III had 4 years of new technology over the 5D Mark II, including an improved CMOS sensor, Codecs and the new DIGIC 5 chip that has specific technologies built for video. Maybe that’s where lies the problem. A camera with all that new technology, and built in “Know How”, had way to much potential.
If the 5D Mark II, an almost 4 year old camera with older DIGIC designs could deliver a nice image, what would a modern 5D mark III with all new digital processing technology designed with optimized digital video technology deliver? Logic would dictate that 4 years later, a way better image. However almost 4 years later, and $1000 dollars more, quite the opposite happen in specific areas. Most importantly the video was soft, it didn’t resemble a good down convert from it’s sensor to a nice 2K image.
Having the new DIGIC 5 chips alone should have shown considerable improvements in specific areas, however this was not the case. Something else was causing the softer looking image. Some speculated that an overly aggressive OLPF was the culprit. However there was only way to know for sure. That would be by removing that OLPF from the optical path before the sensor. James Miller, an early Canon 5D Mark III owner and Filmmaker / Lens Whacker from Sussex, in the UK took on that very deed. He removed the OLPF, as you can see in my previous blog post and the rest is history.
So what are people saying? Here’s a sample of quotes from people about this.
“Mother of god. That looks amazing.”
“two Fridays ago when I got my MKIII I suspected the OLPF was too strong and that maybe Canon had purposely ‘dumbed down’ the MKIII in favour of the C300″
“Yes, game changer, it is a whole new world” “Now THIS IS INSANE!!!!!! this is what the output from the 5DmarkIII should look like,what it was meant to look like”
“This is an indictment on Canon and their practices”
“Wow… vast improvement.”
“That’s crazy..looks like Canon is sabotaging their own camera…lol”
“Really impressed by this, looks much better than other 5D mk3 footage”
“Wow, this looks like full frame GH2! Looks fantastic.”
“It looks like a lot of people will be ‘hacking’ their 5D Mark III bodies to turn them into ‘single OLPF’ bodies!”
“It looks amazing. Thats how the MKIII should have looked without the mods. Really nice job.”
“I’m shocked there seems to be so much difference. Thank you for posting it.”
“the 5d3 was in such a demand that they would have easily offset any profit from the C300 due the volume…these foolish decisions will come back to haunt them big time”
“My bet is the camera was crippled on purpose to protect C300. It is not ‘the’ AA filter but a secondary OLPF”
“This is really annoying. I will be looking at my new MK III and be thinking, To void, or not to void”.
“The difference is clear and I now feel blind that I didn’t see it. The 5d3 is sharp… with that freaking OLPF off!”
“It is a new camera! This is our dream of years ago…”
Links to video’s and frame grabs. http://excoboard.com/PappasArts/150043/1856626
-Michael Pappas
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Was Canon’s 5D MARK III resolution suppressed?
The breakdown of the Canon 5D Mark III to the sensor & then to the OLPF.
” The video image quality now, is not the same 5D Mark III that came out weeks ago. It’s as if the camera was transformed. “The mushiness is gone” It never made sense that 4 years later, all new chips , Digic 5, and the image was soft on the 5D Mark III. Well, we know why now.”
Food for thought…….. I mentioned days ago, I was curious why the Marionette short film from Canon shot on the 5D Mark III looked so much better ( more detailed ) than what was coming from the 5D Mark III videos filmed with the shipping cameras this month.
Were the pre-production models missing a soft element? An OLPF possibly?
Today info came to light, that an OLPF had been removed from a 5D Mark III with an accompanying video. This appears to be what the 5D Mark III was expected to be in performance on the video side. The results are pretty amazing to say the least. Coincidentally similar to the Marionette short film by Canon, shot on a pre-production model. All this in just a few weeks after it’s release, and the 5D Mark III is being modified.
James Miller the brave 5D Mark III owner and hacker/modifier wrote:
” What is the aliasing like now? Well I was prepared for a terrible mess but I was really happy with the first few tests, I can’t really hardly spot any problems of Aliasing and thus Moire. And also I think the RAW still images have benefited from this also..”
It’s like an entirely different image coming from the 5D Mark III. Definitely download the 1080P for the best resolution.
Links to videos and frame grabs. http://excoboard.com/PappasArts/150043/1856626
-Michael Pappas
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Nikon D800 Footage and Images.
Link to test Footage/Frame grabs and Info. http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?278662-More-Nikon-D800-1080P-video-tests&p=1986112841#post1986112841
http://excoboard.com/PappasArts/150043/1856281
- Michael Pappas
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Douglas Trumbull Discusses the Future of Cinema.
A conversation with Pioneering Visionary Douglas Trumbull on the future of the cinema on the radio talk show On Point with Tom Ashbrook. It’s the future of cinema Trumbull is worried about, as more people are watching on little screens and staying home to watch movies. He discusses how movie theaters aren’t pulling the audience in like decades ago and what he’s working on that might be revolutionary approaches to filmmaking in hopes to make cinema mind-blowing again to movie going audiences.
Enjoy this interview with Mr.Trumbull, a film industry master.
Main Site:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/03/05/future-of-films
Direct link to player to listen:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/media-player?url=http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/03/05/future-of-films&title=The+Shape-Shifting+Future+Of+Films&pubdate=2012-03-05&segment=2&source=onpoint
Michael Pappas
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Canon’s 4K Camera- Coming soon…..
More and more the picture is becoming quite clear. This was a quote from Canons press release last year that was accompanied with the above photo’s.
“The model will be equipped with a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor and, enabling the recording of 4K video* (at a frame rate of 24P, with Motion-JPEG compression), will make possible the type of exceptional image quality and sublime imaging expression to be expected from the next generation of “EOS Movies.”"
Now it’s 2012- I think we are about to see a big milestone come into play. Like I said in my previous post. If this is it, and I don’t see any reason it isn’t. Then they’re now shooting with it some where in the LA area and abroad. Getting their short films made for the NAB screening as Canon did the months before the C300 release at Paramount studios.
Keep you eye’s out for it, as I’m sure someone is near by with this new “mystery” 4K camera. Oh yeah keep your cell phone cameras ready to take pictures. The rumor sites would love that scoop..
Michael Pappas
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Canon Cinema Line- Another one up the sleeve for NAB?
Canon is teasing of an exclusive screening at NAB in Las Vegas on April 15th. Is a new Cinema EOS product coming? Could this be the 4K or another DSLR 2K? Or something else? I will say that the 5D Mark III roll out was played a little low key. Could the minus of a HDMI clean out, as well a few other things allude to another camera in the wings? Canon did say there would be more products coming at the C300 release event. Did you notice the usual suspects were missing on the 5DMIII roll out who were part of the 5DMII roll out over three years ago. Some were connected to the C300 roll out that was at Paramount. Their absence from the 5DMIII was odd since it was the most anticipated camera I’ve ever seen. Could this be the reason? If so Canon’s attention would be focused squarely on this “mystery” and it’s announcement.
There’s a chance we could see this “Mystery” before the announcement……. If it’s the new 4K camera or even another type of 2K DSLR, you can bet that there are multiple productions going on in the Los Angeles areas and abroad shooting with this new ” mystery” camera for showcasing footage at NAB. Just as they did for the C300 and 5DMIII roll out, especially the C300 one at Paramount.
I suggest, people keep their eye’s open and cell cameras ready for productions that look high scale and just happen to have a DSLR that isn’t quite like the other Canon DSLR or camera layouts.
Michael Pappas
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Sand to Power. Bloom Box- Science Fiction Reality.
60 minutes Lesley Stahl did a report on K.R. Sridhar, inventor, engineer of the Bloom Box. A device that could single handedly spawn the coming of a new age of energy to the world. Presently major companies like Google and Ebay have installed them already quietly as others big companies too. Though not a filmmaking related subject , I feel that visionaries like Sridhar are not so different of those like, Disney, Spielberg, Lucas, Cameron, Kubrick and so on. Their visions have changed the world in many direct and indirect ways. These are the foot prints left behind of genius’s that are permanently embedded in the fabric of society. K.R. Sridhar is that same type of individual, just as Dean Kamen another 21st century genius of our times is. Enjoy this news report, as it’s a glimpse of what’s to come in the very near future for us all.
NY Times Article
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/a-secretive-start-up-raises-the-curtain/
-Michael Pappas
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The Way of the Future-Ultra High Definition 8K!
Check this out an 8K test done by the BBC/NHK. This is the future people, and it’s closer than we think. Totally kick ass awesome.NHK plans to broadcast/shoot the 2012 London Olympics in 8K too.Of course these are test runs, however quite remarkable.
Check it out: http://excoboard.com/PappasArts/150043/1850846
-Michael Pappas
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Large Format 65MM and IMAX in Hollywood.
Large format films, there’s nothing quite like them. Unfortunately it has almost declined to nearly absolute zero compared to 30 years ago when 70MM was still used as a marketing hook that represented the best possible experience, and additionally if shot with 65mm film that would’ve included phenomenal clarity over the standard 35mm film as well. Then there was IMAX for those wanting to go beyond the normal cinema experience. Showscan and IWERKS was there as well, however, and unfortunately those two were held at bay in the ride venue world. Most recently in a nice turn of events, especially in the decade where film is seeing its last days of being the pinnacle of choice for production ( as well the bankruptcy of Kodak ) there has been a resurgence of large negative film being used for principle photography on some large scale films for IMAX exhibition. The large frame in IMAX is so massive that it collects all the details and nuances the lens has to offer. The best way I can describe that, is its unique look is like cinema with the elegance of medium format photography. The clarity is unmatched from anything less. I will update this section later on, however for now here is Cinematographer Wally Pfister on Imax put to use in films he’s DP’d and his collaboration with Director Christopher Nolan. ( Wally Pfister discusses Imax at the 10min point in this video )
A frame from The Dark Night showing an example of an IMAX frame vs 35mm film.
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Though not new, I remembered recently that Filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud made Wings of Courage in Imax 3D back in 1995. To my knowledge it was the first time a feature had been shot in IMAX. The film stared Val Kilmer, Craig Sheffer, Elizabeth Mcgovern and was from Sony Pictures. I saw this in Imax, and it has stuck with me ever since. The beauty of the large format, the elegance of the imagery. I was only able to find these low resolution clips posted below. One is the films trailer, and the other is a scene. However if you know how Imax feels, it doesn’t take much of a leap to imagine how this looked and sounded.
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News came to light that Paul Thomas Anderson’s religious drama The Master staring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, about a man who starts a new faith based organization following World War II was shot in 65mm film and will be projecting at 70mm. Last year a rumor was floating around that Paul Thomas Anderson was using 65mm to film The Master. Of course it’s hardly a secret where crews can be over a 100 people and camera support teams working daily with the cameras as well rental house supplying the gear. However it did remain under the radar until recently when it was confirmed in a modern way: Twitter! Yep, that indispensable communication tool to the masses via 140 characters is how we found out.
It was a Twitter conversation between current and former Pixar directors Brad Bird, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich. Andrew Stanton tweeted “The Master is indeed in 65, they nearly lost a camera shooting in the Bay.” So there we have it, quite awesome news.
-Michael Pappas
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THE SMOOTHING OF CINEMA.
Ever since sound came to the cinema the main standard frame rate for the movies has been 24 frames per second. Over those decades there were attempts to take it to 30fps, 48fps and 60fps. However they failed to grasp the mainstream side of the film industry let alone the exhibition side. High frame exhibition stayed mainly in the special venue arena like Showscan and Iwerks. Sadly ImaxHD, which I had the privilege to see, was all of those, however on a level that is quite hard to explain with out experiencing it for yourself. Personally my love for large format cinema makes me biased. I wish all movies were shot on imax and 65mm. Of course when Digital acquisition systems reach this level of quality, we will just adopt that as standard. However until then, large format will remain the choice for only a few who can afford to do so within the industry.
Frame rate change will not have to wait though, there’s these two guys, you might have heard of them – James Cameron and Peter Jackson; these two men want to take cinema to the next level sooner than later.
There are two choices: 48 Frames Per Second and 60 Frames Per Second.
Peter Jackson made his choice, and that was to film The Hobbit in 3D at 48 fps on Red Epic cameras. James Cameron though at this time has not stated which he will go with. He has mentioned that 60fps might be what the Avatar sequels will be filmed at. Either way he will choose one of them, and this will have one of the largest impacts on how cinema is perceived since the beginning.
There are at least two very solid camps in the film industry on this subject. The filmmakers that want to move the frame rate upward, and the camp that wants to keep it where it has been since sound entered the picture. The filmmakers that want no change are worried that the emotional impact on audiences will be sacrificed for a soap opera feel of live HD motion that has minimal strobing. The other camp wants to move the frame rate upward to eliminate the the strobing associated with 24fps acquisition, and this will also improve the 3D experience. Increasing the frame rate to 48fps, and 60fps will smooth out the annoyances that happen with strobing with 3d projection. James Cameron believes this will be one of the major additions to 3D to make it more complete. Whatever choice is made, we are in a pivotal evolving stage at this moment in the film history. It’s really just a sit back in the chair, watch it unfold and let it become what it is destined to be.
Here are some articles on the frame rate change.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/douglas-trumbull-frame-rates-smpte-253730
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/peter-jackson-talks-at-length-about-using-48fps-for-the-hobbit/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/apr/13/peter-jackson-hobbit-cinema-director
James Cameron at NAB answering the question about frame rates.
-Michael Pappas
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Douglas Trumbull: “It’s Time to Get Back to Why People Go to the Movies”
Anyone who knows me, knows what I think of Douglas Trumbull and Showscan. I did research many years ago at Showscan on the effects of temporal brain resolution and its affects on the visual connection from screen to viewer. Here’s a THR article on Trumbull.
Pioneer Douglas Trumbull – ““It is time for us to get back to why people go to the movies”. From the THR article
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-arrilaser-film-recorder-douglas-trumbull-289543
Other articles on Douglas Trumbull.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/06/entertainment/la-et-classic-hollywood-20120206
-Michael Pappas
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COLLECTION OF OLDER HD-DSLR TESTS ETC…..
MJPEG 70mbits+ 1080p settings.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=213364 http://excoboard.com/PappasArts/150005/1850502
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AVCHD vs MJPEG – 24PN vs 24P over 60I etc.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=214735 http://excoboard.com/PappasArts/150005/1850512
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1080P MJPEG VS 1080P AVCHD Stills.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=213935
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MJPEG high bit rate footage-stills & comparisons.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=212609
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Lowlight MJPEG 1080P frames.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=2017000&postcount=93
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1600iso with a Nikon 35mm @ F1.4 @ 1/40th in 1080P high bitrate mode
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=2019902&postcount=109
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Test blow up of 720P Hibit rate MJPEG MODE to 1920 and beyond.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=2009705&postcount=29
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Anamorphic frames/lowlight- MJPEG.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=214489
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MJPEG high bit rate footage-stills & comparisons.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=2011043&postcount=44
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MJPEG 70mbits+ 1080p settings.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=213364
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Anamorphic Lens Attachment test- Panasonic AG-LA7200.
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AVCHD VS MJPEG LIGHT BULB TEST at 1250iso.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?214283-AVCHD-VS-MJPEG-LIGHT-BULB-TEST-1250iso
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Anamorphic test- 35mm f1.9 + Panasonic AG-LA7200.
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Panasonic GH1 bit rate testing.
-Michael Pappas
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DOUGLAS TRUMBULL, A PIONEER’S PATH!
Filmmaker, engineer, inventor, special effects master etc Douglas Trumbull
has created Showscan Digital where he’s developing a 120fps system that he’s hoping takes grab within the thick iron walls of the film industry. Mr Trumbol is an innovator, and he’s forging mightily towards his vision of the future of filmmaking. Long ago, I did research at Showscan labs on temporal influence on the brain, so it’s nice to see him still pushing new technologies today. What’s also awesome, is in the second video. A unique approach to the 3D lens system that frees operators from the “L” or side by side rigs in current use. Now that’s in my opinion the way 3D technology will converge into for lensing in the near future.
-Michael Pappas
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TERRY GILLIAM IMPROMPTU!
Filmmaker Terry Gilliam speaks with Empire.
“It’s a funny time now, I assume everybody out there if your not working for the studios, your scraping or struggling, cause that what’s happening now”
-Michael Pappas
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IN ((((( STEREO ))))) WHERE AVAILABLE!
” The way of the future“.. – A line Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes repeats over an over again from Martin Scorsese’s Aviator. A mantra I too keep hearing in my own head lately when it comes to stereo cinematography. It’s a very appropriate line though for this reemerging technology. The process is not new in the history of photography, however the technology landscape around it has changed considerably; and this has given stereo cinematography the ability to survive this time. I’m behind any type of cinematography approach, as well anything that brings us closer to the story or content. When the glasses are gone and the panels are stereo generic, 3d will make a truly lasting arrival. We spend our eye’s opening moments since birth seeing in stereo, why should visual art mediums be anything different. Stereo visual capture is a natural progression in the evolution of the visual arts, such as cinematography. The technology requires much more discipline though, however that goes with any major leap in technology. We must learn the art, the language of stereo cinematography. This is a technology to embrace, and not fear, as it will be one of those significant jumps when looking back in the history of cinema; as well others visual artistic mediums. ” The way of the future“?, well the future yes, however not the present, as we are are in the infancy stage in stereo cinematography and this is the current era of the jalopy equivalent. However, I’m sure we will be at the wheel of a sports car in the near future after major improvements that bring 3d to match the stereo our eyes capture and brain processes. Only then will it truly become transparent and fully accepted across the whole spectrum of entertainment and media.
Side note- I’ve been doing Stereo Cinematography testing lately. The following were shot with an IO of 3.5″, so there’s the associated image issues and characteristics from this. There very crude tests, however I’m pleased considering. Of course there’s a new set of procedures that are required; however It’s well worth it in the end. These frames are all converted to anaglyph and require the red/cyan glasses to see them in stereo. Otherwise they will be distorted and Non-3D.
-Michael Pappas
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TWO POWERHOUSES COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS 3D, AND IT’S FUTURE.
THR’s Jay A. Fernandez moderated the sit down at Paramount Studios with James Cameron and Michael Bay; this is the second article on the speaking that’s in Q&A form. It’s an awesome article with interesting insight on how things are taking shape currently in an evolving film industry in Hollywood and abroad. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774
A smaller THR write up on the event. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-how-transformers-190333
Here’s the extended video from the event just released.
-Michael Pappas
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CAMERON & BAY IN A 3D WORLD.
James Cameron & Michael Bay discuss 3D at Paramount Studios as well Preview 20 minutes of footage from the latest Transformers film. It was Cameron that convinced bay to shoot 3D. I’m quite surprised, since Bay had strong reservations on adapting the technology to his style of shooting. The article goes on to say “On stage, Bay and Cameron squabbled like two old hens over the format, Cameron its ever-faithful defendor while Bay kvetched at the technical issues and headaches.“ However in the end Bay went 3D; and it appears it worked for this project. Were such in the infancy of this technology that how it will be in the future will make this technology in the present feel like a jalopy. Stereography ( 3D ) is here to stay, whether we like it or not.
Link to THR article.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-bay-james-cameron-talk-190315
-Michael pappas
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WORLD WAR II AND 3D.
Today’s industry technology craze took on a whole other role 71 years ago. Before Avatar, even before filmmakers in the 50′s experimented with it, 3D was used in World War II by British intelligence. Under the code name Operation Crossbow they utilized 3D technology to assist in mapping out German territory. Article appeared on the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13359064
-Michael Pappas
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2001: BEYOND THE INFINITE: THE MAKING OF A MASTER PIECE SHELVED BY WARNER BROS.
When I heard about this documentary on one of the best films of all time,
I was looking forward to seeing behind the scenes that no one has had
access to other then those that worked on 2001 or were close to those
that had work on the film. The documentary by Douglas Trumbull and David Larson
appears to have been shelved and will not be released by Warner. That’s a
shame, and we can only hope that in the future it will get out. Not long ago
17 minutes of cut footage was found in a Kansas City salt-mine vault, so hopefully Warner
is considering a re-packaging of the project to coincide with this.
-Michael Pappas
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TECHNICOLOR CINESTYLE 5D MARK II TEST!
Here are tests done in northern CA by Marlon Torres of the
new preset co-developed by Canon and Technicolor. This is by
far the flattest curve yet. It’s obvious that technicolor had full access
to algorithms etc to get this right. So far what I’ve seen I like.
This delivers footage that is much better in post grading than previous
presets.
-Michael Pappas
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FRAME RATES AND TEMPORAL INFLUENCE!
Frame rates/temporal resolution single handily play the most important factor in our perception of motion visual mediums. Many years ago I did research on temporal influence on the brain; long before electronic cameras had 24fps. At showscan I had the privilege to do research on how projected 70mm film at 60fps material vs 30fps / 24fps play a significant role on how we perceive and connect to the material we watch. The above chart gives you a simplistic example of the amount of frames per second that are captured depending on the chosen frame rate. These differences are crucial, and have a major affect on narrative films the most. I will be writing more about this topic since this is the latest major industry change to come since 3D with Peter Jackson decision to shot The Hobbit at 48FPS and James Camerons deciding to shoot in either 48FPS or 60FPS on the next Avatar.
-Michael Pappas
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RED,F35,ARRI-ALEXA,VIPER ETC ARE THE KINGS OF THE LAND
When shooting with these systems, it’s always a good
reminder for me why well built, and the right tools are
indispensable. With the massive DSLR requests on shoots; because people
believe that for some reason a 5DMKII etc is a RED (It’s Not!)
Look, I see the tantalizing draw to small cameras, however their
marginal at the stage their in. Years from now they will improve.
However they are not solid production camera’s, and to say so
to clients is untrue. Be honest and show the pitfalls vs others, and
if still they want to go the DSLR route. Then bang out the best from
those camera’s. That’s my approach to clients/business partners.
Just a quick brain blurb……..
-Michael Pappas
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PANASONIC AF100
Panasonic showed the AF101/AF100 at IBC- My opinion is this
camera will be a hit. SDI out from the big sensor is going
to be a massive plus, as well all other features published so far.
-Michael Pappas
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GH2- PANASONIC IMPROVES ON GH1
The GH2 shown at Photokina show’s good promise.
I will have more on this when it comes out.
-Michael Pappas
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The world’s largest CMOS image sensor.
TOKYO- Canon Inc. announced that it has successfully
developed the world’s largest CMOS image sensor,
a size measuring 202 x 205 mm; this enables greater
light-gathering capability. The sensor is capable
of capturing images in one one-hundredth the amount
of light required by a professional-model digital SLR camera.
I can only imagine how this could be used for high
temporal rate 60FPS or more with enhanced Hz/temporal
frame projection applied. This would take the Showscan
experience to a whole new level of clarity married to a
120hz+ projection; this would make for some serious
experience in the theater. Of course I hope that Red
is still behind making the RED EPIC 617,
That would be truly Awesome, just thinking about it…
-Michael Pappas
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RESURRECTION OF THE GH1
It’s alive. Testing on the Tester13 hack is on going.
More info to come…
-Michael Pappas
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IS BLACK AND WHITE CINEMA DEAD?
The White Ribbon, a black and white Austrian-German film written and directed by Michael Haneke. The story is about a society and family in a village in northern Germany before World War I. Director Haneke said the film is about “the origin of every type of terrorism, be it of political or religious nature.“ The White Ribbon was shot in color with digital cinema cameras; then converted to black and white. To achieve a look the filmmakers desired they used a process that creates an amazing contrast within the images from the color masters that creates whites that are very white, and blacks that are dark and deep. I love to see films in black and white, unfortunately it’s a medium that is almost completely avoided by the mainstream film industry. Black and white has fallen out of favor at least in narrative films, and that is a sad story unto itself. Maybe in time it will see a revival in the mainstream. However with 3D growing, and now the frame rate changes on the horizon, I can only see that black and white will even have a tougher time competing with technology that is trying to mimic real life as close as we see it with our own eye’s.
-Michael Pappas
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RED’s EPIC!
The New EPIC from RED. Great work RED!
-Michael Pappas
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The Panasonic AG-AF100.
Wow! Panasonic is quite serious in taking back the DVX market. I have
no doubt they’ve just started with the AG-AF100 system.
-Michael Pappas
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I SAW THIS LINE, AND HAD TO WRITE IT DOWN.
Though it has nothing to do with filmmaking directly. It was brilliantly said.
“ A paranoid-schizophrenic is a guy who just found out what’s going on; and
took it to heart.” William Burroughs.
-Michael Pappas
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CANON 5DMII GETS NEW FIRMWARE
Canon keeps on surprising me with their new out
of the box approach, that goes against their previous
business model. It’s nice to see. Granted, it would
be better if they did what RED does. However that is why
RED is unique. Well one of the reasons. The list would be
long if it was fully listed. Not saying anything bad
about the current VDSLR’s, just RED is playing in a whole
other level playing field. However kudos to Canon for doing the
right thing..
-Michael Pappas
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“I Love Filmmaking“……….REALLY?
“” I Love Filmmaking… “”
I saw this statement on a filmmakers forum. I thought
I would share my response here as I posted there:
My thoughts on this…
The process is a game of torture. Who will break first. You, or the film…….
Of course, the best part of it, is seeing it work at the end, or at
least getting close to how you saw it in your mind.
I guess it’s that way for most people who strive for
the best possible results in anything. You endure the torture, for
the good results.
Anything good, never comes easy, or painless!
I Like this quote from Dorothy Parker ” I hate writing, I love having written“
If I could, and it was possible; I would just pipe the
visuals straight from my brain to a recording system. Then I could
bypass all the logistical Bullshit you need to go through to get a
film actually made. This way, the idea would be what you imagined.
Still, you would have to come up with a good story that
was compelling, or it would be boring gibberish, like a bad novel.
It wouldn’t be easy, no more than writing a novel is easy. Since this
would be pretty much the equivalent to writing a novel, just you would
be writing the story with your visual system and recording it instead
of using words to tell it.
However, like many great writers, they hated the process of writing.
They also would say, they had no choice; they had to write.
They needed to get it out of their head. The same goes for filmmakers,
musicians, painters, inventors, or any artists I believe. You need to get it out.
So you endure the torture of the process to do so, hoping you get
those happy moments along the way, while letting loose the wild
energy from your mind to another medium. What ever that medium may be………
That’s the way I see it…..I think.
Or….It’s the writing stage that I’m in at the moment, that makes me more cynical about the whole process….. Grrrr.
I think it’s the writing.
A rant just for fun, now back to real writing.
-Michael Pappas
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AGENT SMITH MIGHT HAVE SAID IT BEST!
Excerpt from the script of The Matrix; on why the first Matrix failed:
Agent Smith:
“but I believe that, as a species, human beings define their reality
through misery and suffering. The perfect world was a dream that your
primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from.“
This might answer why many ( the majority ) of people
can never be satisfied; or if they are, it’s a temporary
mental state to prepare them for the next situation that will
jar them back into the vicious cycle of an unhappy dissatisfied
state of mind which people truly feel comfortable engaging in.
When will the human species learn and move up the evolutionary path?
-Michael Pappas
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BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH, SHUT THE #@%$ UP!
People have become ( or always have been ) so greedy and spoiled.
Blah this, blah that. We get what was considered top of the line
cinema tools in the not to distant past for a fraction of the
cost today; and people still complain. For god sakes shut the
hell up and stop complaining about what you don’t have, or what
is wrong with that or this. Instead, do something with what you
got, which is quite great. To use the infamous Nike line
“JUST DO IT” or shut the hell up!
BTW, this applies to all other aspects of life and people too; not just filmmaking……..
RANT OVER!
- Michael Pappas
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GH1- SOME FIRST THOUGHTS!
I have had the GH1 in my possession for about 7 weeks. It’s
quite amazing where cameras have come to be in a very trival amount
of time. Crazy as it sounds; this is only round one. My media server
is up and when footage is available; I will upload. Unlike the past though, this
footage is only for selected viewing by invitation only. I have not rigged the GH1
out yet. I need to design and machine a few costum parts to accomadate
my needs. BTW, having shot with the 5DMII and seen the 7D, they’re still no
where as having having the cool factor of the GH1. Motion capture still feels like
a bolted on feature on those. Where as the GH1, you know it was an equal design approach;
or at least closer to it.
-Michael Pappas
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Scarface: ” Say Hello To My Little Friend “
Ok for fun, I had to do it. I didn’t care about optical perfection , let alone
even good performance. However out the door it starts out as a 6,720mm
lens. Then I use the GH1′s cool 2x feature, it jumps to 13,440mm’s.
Then for the hell of it , when switching to 4x mode, it s a 26,880mm lens that
simply lets you park right up a fleas ass 500 yards away. Hand holding? No
way. Maybe if you lay down in sniper position. However this setup requires
a special anti vibration tripod mount to work correctly.
-Michael Pappas
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Canon’s 7D announced! :-/
Ok, so this is how the 5DMII should have been! It’s a good step. However
it’s not anywhere as well rounded as the GH1. My guess is; Canon’s Video
division is going to do that. My bets are; that when they do, it will be pretty cool.
-Michael Pappas
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SOMETIMES LIFE IS JUST THAT: A CARTOON!
Isn’t this so true. Made me laugh.
-Michael Pappas
THE CANON 5DMII GETS MANUAL CONTROL FIRMWARE UPDATE
It seems Welles is happy too! Well he’s clapping anyhow!
About time. Next, 24fps. That said; it’s a very good start for canon.
-Michael Pappas
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS BIGGER ON THE OTHER SIDE
While the cropped issue is a matter of perspective. I hear
a lot of neophytes complain or exclaim their absolute
need not to be cropped, however most of them never have
shot on anything larger than 1/3, 2/3 or maybe S16mm
image area. Funny how most Entertainment has been shot on
S35mm film negative ratios with no issues, however the wannabes or
neophytes now say, they can’t work on anything less than 36x24mm sensors
since that implementation on the 5DMII. It’s actually silly; well really silly.
I had in my hands since I was 5yrs old 120 format cameras ; so I must feel
really cropped. I find the whole subject absurd; and I want FF sensors,
however I also know that if there was only going to be APS-C approx. size
sensors, I would have zero complaints…
If your coming from, lets say:
1/3: Well that’s cropped compared to
1/2: Now that’s cropped compared to
2/3: And that’s cropped when compared to
16mm: Which is cropped when compared to
S16mm: Cropped yet again when compared to
3perf 35mm: which is getting yet again cropped compared to
35mm AA : Which is fine, however small compared to
65mm 2:20:1 : Which is all in good, however compared to
IMAX full frame : Which is gigantic, maybe, however looking small, when compared to
8×10 large format.
You get my point!
No mater how you slice it ( crop it in this case ),your
almost always smaller than something else. 
-Michael Pappas
35MM F1.9 ANAMORPHIC TEST FRAME & MORE
CLICK THUMBNAIL TO SEE FULL FRAME:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/PappasArts/35MMF19.jpg
When I get all the other anamorphic test shots processed, I
will post them up at full res like this one.
-Michael Pappas
HUDSON BREAKS THE 5DMII FIRMWARE CODE
The 5D-MII code has been hacked by Hudson, and now this is the first jab
at the firmware. Good News!
-Michael Pappas
THE 35MM F1.9 ANAMORPHIC TESTING.
Ok, so speed is the game. I recieved a 35mm f1.9 today. Another
70′s lens. This one is a fast lens. Of course not a Kubrick 0.9, however
F1.9 plenty good. I ran a few tests, and for anamorphic at F1.9
I can’t complain; astigmatism is there, however minor.
Sweet bokeh looks smooth as silk. Can’t wait
for real world testing. I need to fabricate a sliding bracket
mechanism to alleviate weight load, however it will suffice for now.
-Michael Pappas
NEW LENS ARRIVED & CONTINUED ANAMORPHIC TESTS.
Received a mint mid 70′s 35mm f2.8 today from the east coast.
I ran a few Anamorphic tests in daylight and at night.
Shot these wide open to see worst case performance.
Interesting, and nice was the unique rainbow flare I got on the
daytime shot. Second shot was night time with a focus range
down to the inches. Makes you feel sorry for the AC’s doing
focus pulling in these ranges. I would like to try a faster
lens, something in the range of 1.2 to 1.4. However, in anamorphic
that’s suicide DOF focus ranges, not to mention the anamorphic
astigmatism etc wide open. Yes, T.4 is ideal for lens performance,
however I like using practicals to light. The FOV on this setup
is very sweet. I’m Looking forward to further testing.
-Michael Pappas
IF IT DOESN’T WORK, MAKE IT WORK!
Got hold of a lens from the 70′s that optically is good, and unfortunately do
to it’s optical flange, incompatible with the camera system. Well, I didn’t like that.
So I rebuilt that damn thing, and made it compatible. The shallow focus
with the 35mm f2.8 anamorphic shot lends itself to a very nice feel.
The shot above was the first frame from this test. Now it’s time to lock the
design down and bring the tolerances to a tighter specification.
-Michael Pappas
ANAMORPHIC TESTING CONTINUED!
- Michael Papppas
LATE IN THE MORNING ANAMORPHIC BRAIN MELTING TESTS!
Running stress tests to see the limitations. Anamorphic can be
quite tricky. Compared to cropping it’s a pain in the ass at times
That said, if you can tag the look, it’s worth it.
-Michael Pappas
LENS FOV COMPARISON OF 28MM AND 20MM SHOT ANAMORPHIC
Testing a 20mm with the Anamorphic lens system. I’m waiting for a
$4 part to arrive from Texas so I can mount this 20mm correcty. It’s a 3.8f-stop
lens which is kinda slow in todays standard. However it’s an experiment
that has proven in preliminary results to deliver a very epic look.
Previous anamorphic test shots were 28mm F2.8 lens.
-Michael Pappas
MORE ANAMORPHIC WIDE-SCREEN TEST SHOTS.
Shot with more of a warm tone. The previous tests were done to
have the ” matrix ” greenish hue. Just basic testing here.
NOTE: I’m uploading pics as I process them from anamorphic
squeezed format: 11:22pm today pacific time.
-Michael Pappas
FIRST DAY AT ANAMORPHIC WIDE SCREEN TESTING.
I did some basic testing today on a High Definition
camera mounted anamorphic system.
Shot in Newport and surrounding cities
Results were in the middle. This has more to do with
the Hi-Def camera not able to take advantage at capturing
the unique qualities offered by shooting anamorphic
optically. I’m so over basic High Definition cameras.
They are just not good at dynamic range/latitude and
are very limited at pixel density etc. Systems like Red,
Dalsa, Arri D20/21 and the likes have so much to offer,
and once you shoot in this spectrum of quality it’s
hard to go back. Today’s test were just a sample run,
so it wasn’t expected to be much more than marginal.
- Michael Pappas
ANAMORPHIC LENS ARRIVES!
An anamorphic lens arrived from Sydney Australia
today. This anamorphic I have wanted to try out for years.
I love super w i d e – s c r e e n composition cinematography
and photography. 
Of course
anamorphic lenses and adapters have their own unique look.
It’s not about perfect sharpness, it’s about attaining a certain look
and feel. Spherical lenses will always have an edge to edge resolution
and image correctness lead over anamorphic, however it’s the look of
what your trying to attain that’s the most important goal. I’ve done
some tests as soon as it arrived, and I like the preliminary results
a lot. One thing I notice that is contrary to other reports;
there is no significant light transmission loss. I ran a light
meter through as well and with or with out lens, my f-stops and
aperture are constant. Very good news.. I will start more
extensive testing during the next few weeks.
-Michael Pappas
2009 IS THE YEAR THIS FINALLY STARTS TO COME TRUE!
I’ve disliked 35mm adapters and all the nonsense associated with them. It will be nice to see these way overpriced tubes be put to rest. This is a year for transitions
for a few technologies. DSLR cinema is a leap I hoped for while- so
it’s a very enthusiastic time for I and many others that see the potential for
these new cinematography production tools.
-Michael Pappas
RUMORS OF NIKON’S D400 ARE BECOMING MORE REALISTIC.
Yes we all have heard the rumors since last year of a pending Nikon D400
with Movie capture at up to 1080p 24 fps with stereo sound and a 16 million +
mega pixel CMOS to be announced at PMA or even sooner. Lets hope Nikon can
improve on the D90 with global shutter and more. If so this could be quite a
camera in the $2000.00 dollar range. It has rumored to have been spotted at
the 2009 Obama Inaugural being beta tested with all labels covered in black tape.
As well I suspect it’s 50/50 chance that Canon responds at PMA. There is talk of a
60D or Rebel upgrade. Unknown at this time. If so, they will have HD/Live View too.
http://nikonrumors.com/
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=161446
-Michael Pappas
CANON’S “PROFESSIONAL” IS THE PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION INSULTING IT’S LOYAL USERS AS MANY PROCLAIM?
Many professional that have adopted the new Canon 5D Mark II into their arsenal
have had the unfortunate experience with the HD-1080P modes inability to do
true manual control. There would be no room for complaint if it wasn’t for the fact that
Canon them selves has promoted it otherwise in marketing adds, videos and placed
in the hand of pre-selected professionals to show off their new camera.
Here is a quote from Canon’s own white paper on the 5D Mark II……
Canon’s white paper quote:
“”The 1080p HDvideo recording mode represents a paradigm shift for still photographersand videographers alike, and promises to open new creative doors and commercial opportunities for advanced, professional, and fine art photographers. With it activated, photographers and video-graphers can capture high definition video with depth-of-field control found only in professional video models�using much more affordable Canon EF lenses including fisheye, ultra-wide,and image stabilized lenses.”"
Well…. I could swear I read the word professional and commercial. Hmmmm. Lets read that specific line again.
“commercial opportunities for advanced, professional“
Yep! There it is, the words ” professional & commercial “…….
I thought I was seeing things….. Come on Canon, you can do better than that!
Canon wants to play both sides depending on how there confronted on this issue with
the Mark II’s lack of manual control. They’ll call it a consumer product in one breath if
confronted about the lack of manual control. On the flip side, they go to great lengths
to make sure the camera is placed in professional circles, and used as such.
As well promoting it in their own documents as ” professional “.
Canon knows better to pull this. Reminds of that Canon marketing
phrase ( Canon Know How ). What happen? Have they lost their “know how”?
There is no excuse for this deliberate deletion of control from the
5D MARK II in the HD 1080P mode.
Oh yeah, one more thing. What makes this funny in the end, is to see professionals
use Canons number one competitors ( Nikon ) manual lenses on their latest flagship
camera the 5d Mark II for at least aperture control.
Canon is a ground breaking company, and they have done that with the 5D Mark II. However from a professional’s angle, we need those manual features. I’m sure V.2 aka 5D MIII will deliver much more. Overall good start though.
-Michael Pappas
TESTING OUT THE CANON 5D MARK II HD-1080P MODE.
This is a photo of me projected on a 13 foot screen from footage captured from testing
the Canon 5D Mark II. This picture doesn’t do justice to the quality of the camera. The
footage is quite amazing looking considering the impromptu condition it was captured.
PS: The 5D MII is insane good. It’s almost wrong……..
-Michael Pappas
THE WAY OF THE FUTURE.
In Scorsese ‘s Aviator; as the film ends Howard Hughes played by DiCaprio mutters
“the way of the future… the way of the future” … I can’t help not muttering that myself
about DSLR-Cinema. If not the exact future, then it’s a glimpse of an amazing road ahead.
For years ever since getting the D60, 10D & Fuji DSLR, I wished that option had been reality. Now my day dreaming of digital cinema ecstasy is starting to hit. When I first got the press release it felt like an hallucination. Just when I think it’s over, then RED counters and takes it to warp speed on steroids with it’s mega super wide camera’s that I have always felt was a great photographic medium. Now it’s moving pictures. WoW! One thing is for sure, I can’t say what’s next. So I’ll just sit back and enjoy this new digital hallucinogenic trip, that’s reality this time……..
Filmmaker Mr. Chung embraces the future in Beijing like many others around the world.
-Michael Pappas
Ok, first off. DSLR DigiCinema……..WHAT!
20MP+ CMOS. The tools for filmmakers, cinematographers has just taking a new path..
Enough said…… Im going to bed…
Something Very Interesting is coming………………… 
-Michael Pappas
THE 3K SCARLET D-CINEMA CAMERA GOT ME THINKING.
Just fun food for thought and obviously this is speculation of course, however
this is going to be reality sooner than later. 2009 is just a little over 8 months off.
With what’s known so far about Reds Scarlet 2/3 cmos 3k camera; how are
the current adapters going to perform with it? Just like people put adapters
on other 2/3 pro cameras to gain that ” look ” , there are going to be people
doing the same with Scarlet. Red code at 3k should be quite clean and very
sensitive to imperfect focus screens etc. How will they hold up?
Will current adapter designers need to seek out better focus screen
designs & technology?
What would be great is Red developing a 35mm adapter; with their
know how and capital they would for sure make one kick a*# unit.
Question posted on DVXUser as well….
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=132160
-Michael Pappas
NAB IS HAS BEGUN IN VEGAS…. HOLY SHIT. SCARLET AND EPIC ARE THE SHOWS HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ok I need to gather info up on this. To much data to digest. However it’s digital cinema revolution that won’t stop.
Absolutely amazing.
-Michael Pappas
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD; 35MM ADAPTER TESTING DELAYED AGAIN…...
So after exhausting research on 35mm-Adapters; nothing good to report.
The plan was to start by spring or earlier summer. So far I am not fully pleased
on my current research. There is possibly hope on one product. However I
will remain tight lipped until I can do more in-depth research on this.
Hopefully when a decision is made this testing will be in-conjunction
with the anamorphic tests that were delayed for 6 months. I can’t wait
to hook up the Nikon lenses as well. There is a line of Nikon cinema
modified lenses that look very promising. Lots to come in the next few months.
-Michael Pappas
Just heard a Rumor: Canon has a new D cinema camera to be announced at NAB in April.
???????????- WHO KNOWS…………….
-Michael Pappas
The ipod Touch
While on the film set Sunday I noticed someone had an ipod. Yes the new
ipod Touch that is an iphone without the phone. The “touch” is even thinner and
lighter too! Unfortunately there are ipod Touch LCD issues starting to surface on
the internet. So I was going to get one of these since I liked the wifi internet of
the iphone. Not now, it seems that Apple rushed this one out to quickly and
users are reporting black issues with video. Ahhhh, i’ll wait thank you. Let Apple
figure it out, and then get it. That aside, it’s awesome, and internet like
this is what I have wanted for a long time.
-Michael Pappas
RED CAMERA SET AT 4K SHOOTING AWAY ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD…….
-Michael Pappas
RED IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At such an earlier stage of the rollout we have
plenty of awesome material coming from the RED
system. I have to say that Im speechless ( Not really,
cause I can’t stop talking about RED ) that we have
come this far so quickly. If I were the big Camera
manufacturers, I would be worried because dragging
your feet all this time will not be accepted anymore.
Just look at this beauty on a set yesterday!
-Michael Pappas
Chapman University Shoot!
-Michael Pappas
“Houston…. The RED has Landed” We have broken the 4K barrier……
I just saw some of the first owners pics of them unraveling there newly
acquired RED cameras on the board. Holy F#ck it’s amazing to see this out and
in the hands of the people. Man, this is crack for cinematographers and directors.
Michael Pappas
35mmCine Adapter etc Update: Research on Brevis from Cinevate
still ongoing. So far, everything looks pretty damn amazing to me.
I will have some camera rig photos to show. The Nikkor lenses I
have seen look very good too. A lightning bolt of an idea struck me
the other night; my upcoming Anamorphic lens tests may take on
a whole new approach. More to come…
Michael Pappas
RED ships! Aug 31st 2007 Hurray……………! This is a historical moment
for this side of the film industry. My opinion is RED will force many slow
companies to finally get their ass up to speed and stop holding back
technology that could be much farther along otherwise.
Good work & congratulations RED team!
-Michael Pappas
___________________________________________________________ EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS MATERIAL THAT IS UNEDITED SINCE I MOVED THE OLD SITE HERE.
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………………. Ok, this is a first for me; I usually don’t promote films on my site. However tonight I
saw the Film Sicko by director Michael Moore. Wow, what an amazing documentary it is.
I think every American should see this film. No, let me refraise that; EVERY American must
see this film! I’m not new to the ” ill’s ” of the American profit medical industry engine that
it is, however it was shocking to see it on the big screen in the manner Michael Moore displayed it.
I was raised in a news savvy household, so I have been hearing and seeing reports like this for
some time. However seeing our medical system juxtaposed against other countries systems
just rubbed it in the ” wound ” much harder. It made me very sad of how we treat the week, the sick
and anyone in need of medical care in this country. Michael Moore did a great job on this film
and he deserves to be recognized for his work. I have list of links below that will take you to
the films main web-page and Moviefone film reviews, including playing times so you can get
your butt to the theater to see this film. Take a friend. No, take ten friends and have them
take ten of their friends. The more people that see it, the more we ” hopefully “; and I stress
hope really hard we can turn our sick pathetic health care system around for the better
in the the United States Of America.
- Michael Pappas
The Movies main web site
http://www.sicko-themovie.com/
Michael Moore’s web site:
http://www.michaelmoore.com
MovieFone
http://movies.aol.com/movie/sicko/26778/main?sem=1&ncid=AOLMOV00170000000009
…………..I have been considering Anamorphic lens testing on the HV20 and Canon A1
lately. Yeah I know that their both using 16×9 chips, however couple the two together
and that 1:78:1 chip with a suitable anamorphic adapter like Century optics etc and
you get a 2:35:1 scope image squeezed onto those 16×9 chips. When I get that
adapter I will post footage from this here, that’s for sure…
……………………………………IT’S A TOY CAMERA & I KNOW IT, HOWEVER THE CANON HV20 TESTING BEGINS
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4/16/2007 �………ALL FOOTAGE IS BACK ONLINE FOR DOWNLOAD!
�……. With all the talk over the Canon HV20, I had to get one to try out.
I can’t believe that Im actually testing this little consumer camera
however its generating a lot of buzz. So here is a small sample of
some first shots I have gotten. The camera has an extremely good image.
Almost scary from a camera at this cost. I will be getting more shots over
the next week to share. Don’t expect miracles with the footage since
learning how to control this camera takes a little getting used to.
However here is what I have so far.
All footage will be up only for a limited time..
Here is the link to part 1, 2 and 3 of the HV20 testing:
http://homepage.mac.com/pappasarts/FileSharing1.html
Don’t forget to use the VLC player…..
Link to player:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Here’s links to active discussion threads on the the HV20 at DVXUSER.com about all of
my tests; part 1, 2 & 3.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=92448
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=92477
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=92848
Black and White testing with the HV20 is next after part 4 & 5 are done.
This should be very interesting.
- Michael Pappas
The Hv20 Chart Vs Arri D-20 Chart…
I post this for fun. There is no way these are even one bit the same camera.
However the core images of these are scary close. If the HV20 was captured
straight component it would even be better and it just tells us that when the
next gen of this Cmos is in the next H1 or A1 replacement it’s going to be crazy!
That said, this is not science here, however just a fun comparison.
Here is the link to the images and discussion..
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=93136
-Michael Pappas
�……. FIRST PANASONIC HVX200 FRAMES POSTED.
… Here are some stills and video from the compilation clip I uploaded. Some
of you asked for this since the 400mb file is just a bit big for some connections.
These are not fancy captures and have some jpeg artifacts since the right way to
capture would have taken much longer and I don’t have the time to do all that.
However these are still good and very much show again the HVX200 is one bitchin
small form professional High-def Camcorder…..
Here are the sites that have my images from HVX200′s first test run..
link 1: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=57451
Link 2: http://www.xlcinema.com/cinematic/showthread.php?t=714
Link 3: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=57227
Link: 4 http://www.xlcinema.com/cinematic/showthread.php?t=701
Pappas
�……. Here is a thread of an analysis I did of the 6 camera shootout done up in
Hollywood back in January. I had placed this piece of research aside and forgot
about it. All the camera heads from the F900, Varicam, HVX200, XLH1 and HD100
were straight to G5′s via aja card. So this is a core camera head test. Well clearly
the F900 whoops ass, however it’s also $100,000+ too! Varicam does well for 2/3
the price and all others are damn good performers. Though all these cameras can
shoot films for the big screen and not be an issue, this just shows you which one is
on top. That said, Viper, Dalsa, Arri D20 and Panavisions Geniuses not involved in
this test, creams them all! However those cost insane amounts of money and Geniuses
is a rental only too!
Here is the link to my thread: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=59618
Pappas
�……. HVX200 and XLH1 footage on PappasArts media server is down for the next week.
We have had so many downloads that we are nearing a bandwidth limit. Come back in
a week or so for the full res files.
PappasArts Media server: Link: http://homepage.mac.com/PappasArts
Pappas
�……. GOOD NEWS!
PAPPASARTS HOME PAGE HAS HAD OVER 19,200 HITS IN JUST 170 DAYS.
PAPPASARTS MEDIA SERVER HAS HAD OVER 16,306 HITS IN JUST 59 DAYS SINCE IT OPENED.
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING…
-PAPPAS
�……. Digtial Cinematography Footage from PappasArts goes live on PAE media server!
HERE ARE CANON XLH1 AND JVC HD100 HIGH DEF DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY FOOTAGE
TESTS AT 24FPS 720P AND 1080P AT PappasArts Entertainments media server.
They’re just basic no thrills tests done in Laguna Beach,CA and NewportBeach/Corona Del Mar,CA and everywhere else.
Link: http://homepage.mac.com/PappasArts
If that link is slow, try this one.
Link: http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/default?user=pappasarts&templatefn=FileSharing1.html&xmlfn=TKDocument.1.xml&sitefn=RootSite.xml&aff=consumer&cty=US&lang=en
IMPORTANT:
You will need the VLC player to view all clips that are .m2t files. Good news
it’s a free download for windows and mac……
Link: http://www.videolan.org/
-Michael Pappas
HERE ARE A FEW FRAMES I FILMED FROM PAPPASARTS TEST SHOOT IN HIGH-DEF DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
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-michael pappas
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-michael pappas
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-michael pappas
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Michael Pappas
�……2/2006: Frames from XLH1 tests done by Scott Billups. The results have a WoW factor!!
Res Charts, fabric charts and a Macbeth chart filmed. SDI captures and HDV of the same test charts.
http://cineform.blogspot.com/2006/02/canon-xl-h1-filmout-results-awesome.html
Here is a quote about how well the XLH1 did up against the f900!
<<< It can be stated emphatically that the XL H1 when printed to 35 mm film really looks excellent � colors, shadows, highlights, range, low noise, etc. It held up very well to the F900. I�m not sure why, and it was a surprise to us, but the F900 had a noisier appearance than the XL H1.>>>>>
<<<When recording HDCam to tape the spatial resolution is 1440 x 1080 (same as HDV) with 3:1:1 chroma (versus 4:2:0) and 8 bits of precision (same). >>>>
<<<< It held up very well to the F900. I�m not sure why, and it was a surprise to us, but the F900 had a noisier appearance than the XL H1.>>>>>
Now who can argue with the XLH1 color space even being in the same ballpark as a F900. WOW!
-Michael Pappas
________________________________HIGHLIGHTS___________________________________________
�…………………………………………..:IMPORTANT READ FIRST:
�…….. ALL LINKED IMAGE THUMBNAILS IN THE NEWS SECTION HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN TO BE
MOVED TO A NEW SERVER.. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
� ……..JAN/2006: TO SEE CANON XLH1 FRAME GRABS I FILMED AT BIRNS & SAWYER OF HOLLYWOOD-
SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE A FEW PARAGRAPHS. YOU CAN’T MISS IT!
� ……..Birns and Sawyer of Hollywood is having this month a Canon XL-H1 Seminar
TO BE ANNOUNCED– For more info go here :http://www.birnsandsawyer.com/
� ……..HVX200 TO 35MM FILM BLOWUP SLOW-MOTION CLIPS FILMED
OFF THE SCREEN AT LASER PACIFIC COMING….
� ……Moviola is having a HVX200 free seminar at their Digital Education Center.
TO BE ANNOUNCED–
1135 N. Mansfield Hollywood, CA 90038
REGISTER FOR THE EVENT: HERE http://www.moviola.com/Reg_P2.html
Find out more about the camera and P2 technology; see HD footage
shot with the HVX200; meet the people who are already using it;
learn about the HVX200′s tapeless workflow options; and find out
how you can rent this cutting-edge equipment from Moviola.
� ……..My ongoing little research pet project on Health & Life Extension here:
: http://www.pbase.com/paeheadshots2/pappasart_science__division
You ask what’s this has to do with Filmmaking.
Have you Ever seen how filmmaking can
wreak havoc even on the healthiest of people.
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……NEWS 224: PAPPASARTS HAS STARTED FILM LAB TESTING OF HIGH-DEF FOOTAGE
I just got back from picking up some of my first stage testing prints from the Film Lab. This
will be a semi long and laborious testing stage.
Here is a link to the main post with a photo of the first prints of frames to be analyzed:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?p=419259#post419259
This week I plan to be at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood for the film out
of the HD100. Stay tune on updates related to that.
> Michael Pappas
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……NEWS 223: Canon XLH1 Random Clips from Sundance Film Festival for downloading…..
Here are some random clips from Sundance Film Festival filmed with the
XLH1. The H1 was adjusted away from its normal flat look. The H1 image can
be pushed much farther out then even this with it’s menu controls in all directions if desired…
XLH1 Settings for these shots were:
-4 master ped
+2 color sat
Cine-Gamma 2
Gain -3db
All this was recorded to HDV tape. Transfered via SDI to Kona card into
DVCproHD 1080i. Reversed telecine to 23.98. “” No Re-compression “”
The h.264 version has excellent quality, yet the footage is hit with another pass of compression.
First HDV, second DVCproHD, third .h264…… These clips will only be up be for 48hrs…
Here is the LINK: http://homepage.mac.com/mrbarlowelton
-Michael Pappas
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……NEWS 222: SAMPLE VIDEO OF PAPPASARTS STORYBOARD ANIMATICS POSTED FOR UPCOMING FILM PROJECT.
This is a sample story board animatics done here at PappasArts for testing of new work flow.
Silo modeler was also used but not mentioned in the clip. You can down the the 5mb
file at this link.
Link to anamatic: http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0JI9KD74AAL0S24QNCM4WLD6KA
Michael Pappas
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……NEWS 221: VIDEO CLIPS OF THE HVX200 BLOWUP TO 35MM FILM FROM LASRER PACIFIC EVENT.
__Scroll down the page to news story (…NEWS 206: ) and the link to the clips
is there below the photos of the filmmakers at the event….
Michael Pappas
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……NEWS 220: BASIC BLOW-UP RESOLUTION TESTS ON HVX200 FRAME- 720P vs 1080P/24
I was doing some testing for evaluation on the HVX200; here is one of the blow up frames
that was an analysis on 720p vs 1080p taken from material Kaku posted.
I wanted to see if there was an increase in resolving power when going to 1080p mode.
……..CLICK THUMBNAILS TO SEE FULL SIZE IMAGES
<a href=”http://imagecloset.com/view.php?im=http://imagecloset.com/8/01380521-HVX200 1080 VS 720.jpg” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://imagecloset.com/8/thumbs/t_01380521HVX200 1080 VS 720.jpg”></a>
Michael Pappas
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……NEWS 219: CANON XLH1 VS SONY FX1/Z1U….
A comparison between the H1 and Z1u tells a lot about The XLH1′s resolution!
If the Z1u is about 650 lines, than with the results of this blow up of the
H1 vs Z1u, the H1 is clearly way above 800 lines easily.
The difference between these both shots is far more than just simply 150 lines…
The link to tests: http://www.eidomedia.com/test/out_test.htm
Link to main sites tests: http://www.eidomedia.com/test
Michael Pappas
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……NEWS 218: MORE GRADED TEST FOOTAGE FROM XLH1
This is a simple scratch pad graded clip that I did from my friend
Barlow Eltons footage filmed in Utah. I went for a very dramatic warm
contrasty tone, but at the same time tried to hold the blue white tones
of the snow. There is a lot of room to work with in footage from the
XLH1- This is a 1280×720 down convert to .h264. The
original full frame has even more resolution. Below is a a jpeg of a
comparison from of the original and the graded version as well the.
Below that is a link to the footage.
……………….THIS IS A CLICKABLE THUMBNAIL TO A BIGGER PICTURE OF A
……………….COMPARISON OF BEFORE AND AFTER BASIC GRADING
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Link to Footage. There are three clips, the top one is the ( cc ) version. It’s exact title of the graded clip is ( Sisters24FDV100#2.mov )
UPDATE: THES ECLIPS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. NEW CLIPS FROM SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ARE NOW ONLINE JUST
FILMED DAYS AGO FROM THE TRENCHES OF THE FESTIVAL. ALL HD WAS FILMED WITH THE CANON XLH1 HD
CAMERA…. ENJOY
LINK: http://homepage.mac.com/mrbarlowelton
-Michael Pappas
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…..NEWS 0217: JAY NEMETH FILES HIS REPORT ON THE 4 CAMERA SHOOT AT DVXUSER…
Here is a link to the Jay Nemeth report at DVX user on the 4 way camera shoot.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?t=43511
-michael pappas
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****Update: 1-14-06… ABOUT SHANNON RAWLS 4 WAY CAMERA SHOOT REPORT…..
I just got a request to remove the link to the .pdf of Shannon Rawls controversial personal report on the four camera shoot out.
Please still read Barry Greens report at DVXuser. Link Below.******
…..NEWS 0216: SHANNON RAWLS REPORT AND BARRY GREENS FIRST REPORT ON THE 4-WAY CAMERA SHOOT.
SHANNON RAWLS WROTE A CONTROVERSAL REPORT OF HIS OPINIONS ON THE 4 WAY CAMERA SHOOT
( HVX200-XLH1-HD100-Z1U ) THAT BARRY GREEN PUT TOGETHER IN HOLLYWOOD. THIS REPORT HAS CREATED
A FIRESTORM OF DEBATE. THIS .PDFOF THE ORIGINAL REPORT IS SHANNON RAWLS OPINIONS AND DOES NOT
REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF PAPPASARTS OR ARRFILMS. WE HAVE THIS HERE ONLY TO OFFER A BALLANCE OF
INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DECIDING ON WHAT HIGH DEF CAMERA SYSTEM TO GO WITH.
PAPPASARTS & ARRFILMS IS NETURAL ON THIS MATTER. WE SUPPORT EVERYONE & ALL
THE CAMERAS IN THIS TESTING. THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT WORKED HARD TO MAKE
THIS EVENT COME TOGETHER. WE HOPE TO HAVE IMAGES FROM THIS EVENT. ENJOY.
THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO A .PDF OF THE ORGINAL INTACT REPORT
ON THE 4 WAY CAMERA SHOOT WRITTEN BY SHANNON RAWLS.
http://www:***********LINK..TO..PDF..DELETED*******************************
THIS IS A LINK IS TO BARRY GREENS FIRST FILED REPORT ON HIS 4 WAY CAMERA SHOOT. IT’S AT
DVXUSER.COM. ENJOY!
http://www.dvxuser.com/V3/showthread.php?t=43409
-Michael Pappas
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…..NEWS 0215: PHOTOS OF HVX200 & XLH1 FOOTAGE DISPLAYED A $6,500 DOLLAR PIONEER PRO-1130HD 50″ PLASMA.
I went to dinner at my good friends home of Bob Jones and his wife Barbara here in town. Bob Jones is the owner and creator of the SkyCrane.com that builds camera cranes for filmmaking and video production applications. His wife is an artist and photographer as well. Here are photos of footage displayed on their new $6,500 dollar Pioneer PRO-1130HD 50″ Plasma monitor. There are HVX200 shots and a XLH1 as well. The HVX200 looked awesome. It had an amazing look that was very rich and dynamic looking. It felt very very film like. This clip has a lot of discussions related to it containing lots of noise. Well, at this viewing it was not an issue. I like this clip the first time I saw it and thought the noise issue was way over blown. It’s awesome looking in my opinion. The Helicopter shot had noise; however I have read that it was at full gain. This footage looked good in my opinion; and I felt as I did with the singer clip that it was very rich in color and dynamic. The rack focus on the tree leaves are tack sharp too in this shot. The noise sure gave it that nice kinda grainy look that high speed film has. Seriously, it had a cool look that if you wanted to add noise to emulate a grittier grainy look; the HVX200 can do it very well gained up. I wish I had brought the bamboo footage, because it too looks nice on the PC/Mac systems. All and all everything was looking great on this screen. I also brought some very inclusive footage from a film being shot with the JVC HD100 and this HD camera footage looked very film like. The 24P is awesome on the HD100. I feel that JVC gets a bad wrap in my opinion in regards to the HD100. In the pics I shot some close ups of the screen to show you how much detail comes up and also full screen photos. Enjoy…..
-michael pappas
……..CLICK THUMBNAILS TO SEE FULL SIZE IMAGES
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PHOTOS OF THE HVX200 FOOTAGE DISPLAYED ON MONITOR….
……..<a href=”http://imagecloset.com/view.php?im=http://imagecloset.com/8/01130409-IMG_1740.jpg” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://imagecloset.com/8/thumbs/t_01130409IMG_1740.jpg”></a>……..<a href=”http://imagecloset.com/view.php?im=http://imagecloset.com/8/01210409-COMBO IMG_1741.jpg” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://imagecloset.com/8/thumbs/t_01210409COMBO IMG_1741.jpg”></a>
PHOTOS OF THE XLH1 FOOTAGE DISPLAYED ON MONITOR….
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…..NEWS 0214: THE HVX200 HAS A FIRMWARE UPDRADE OPTION VIA THE SD CARD.
I created a survey at DVinfo.net, DVXuser.com & CreativeCow.com asking film industry colleagues would they feel more comfortable purchasing the Panasonic HVX200 today if they new they could get firmware upgrades to fix possible issues if needed, as well possible feature upgrades. It was brought to my attention on page 125 of the manual that Panasonic has set this exact system up via the SD card terminal. Very good news. Kudos to Panasonic for doing this and I believe the first one to offer this on professional small form High Definition cameras.
- michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0213: WHAT’S PANASONIC’S OFFICIAL POLICY ON DEAD PIXELS WITH THE HVX200
Still waiting for Panasonic Professional/Broadcast to give an official statement on how the will handle dead pixel issues if any on the HVX200. Unfortunately they have been avoiding the question on purpose. Here is a link to a thread at DVinfo.net on this subject. Come by and comment on this subject. ( UPDATE ) Jan Crittenden Livingston of Panasonic ; Product Manager @ Panasonics Broadcast & TV Systems. Jan posted a statement. I will post in full here of her response soon. I am waiting for response to a follow up question, and we can put this away in the file cabinet…
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=57365
- michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0212: RECENT FRAMES FROM FILMING I DID IN HOLLYWOOD AT BRINS & SAWYER.
Here are frames from footage using the Canon XLH1 Digital Cinema High Definition camera I filmed in Hollywood at Birns & Sawyer during December 2005. This was all natural lighting and practicals only. Half the time I was forced to film with the people on the dark side of the moon as I like to call it. The sun was facing me into the lens and in return I was filming the shadow side, forcing me to blow out the backgrounds to bring up exposures. As you can see with a little control the blowouts look quite good. The XL H1 handles highlights very well contrary to what some people say. There’s also frames taken once the sun was gone, and the XLH1 handles this very well in low key light levels. This camera can give you whatever image/look/style you want it to achieve. You just need to set it up right. The material was filmed in 24f and it was quite hard to find blur free images since any slight motion at 1/48th a second shutter is rendered blurry. I managed to get some though. I have done ” No” grading to these; only resizing to 1280×720 for bandwidth issues. So these frames have more res then is displayed as well. These frames were captured via the cameras built in SD card option straight from the original HDV tape. The original raw .m2t files are better than these jpegs taken from the built in camera capture function; so yes it actually gets better than this. I watched a good majority of this material in Birns & Sawyers large screen projection High Def theater; and it was smooth and clean. There are more frames to come, so enjoy these for now.
It’s best to open these in quicktime and then play as full screen in loop mode. Or you can pipe them off to a HD monitor..
-michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0211:
Just got back from Promax transfering HighDef footage that I filmed at Birns & Sawyer. I will be posting jpegs taken straight from HDV tape.
Stay Tune!
-michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0210: Post Production tests on HVX200 material..
This is a frame from material Kaku has captured with the HVX200. This is a basic scratch pad grading of the 1080 clip.
It has been downsized to 1280×720. Original on left and grading the on right……
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Here are two frames; one from the Panasonic HVX200 on the left and the Canon XL H1 on right to show you the same location
with two different HDcams. Don’t judge these cameras from these examples. They were shot at different times. There just here for you to see.
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…..NEWS 0210: This is an upscale test of the XLH1.
This is an upscale test of the XLH1.
Uprez to 4k working file for grading as well.
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This is a before and after frame of my friends daughter shot with the XLH1 in HD.
I did some basic grading on this shot. The material has alot of room to manipulate.
I took one shot out to 4k and I was impressed with how well it held up!..Click thumbnail for larger image
-michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0209: AGFA MEETS FUJI FILM EXTREME LOOK TEST..
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THIS IS FROM CANON XLH1 FOOTAGE SHOT IN JAPAN BY KAKU. THIS WAS AN AGFA MEETS FUJI FILM EXTREME LOOK, BUT IT HELD UP . I HAVE TAKEN THE ORIGINAL FRAME LEFT AND DID SOME GRADING TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN PUSH THE EXTREMES ON THE HDV MATERIAL. I’M VERY IMPRESSED BY THE RESULTS CONSIDERING HOW COMPRESSED THE 1920X1080 HD HDV IS.
-michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0208: FINALLY GOT OUR RAW HVX200 CLIPS. NOW WE NEED A SERVER FOR HOSTING!
Finally got around to getting our HVX200 clips shot on P2. I have 4 raw clips that my friend Barlow and I shot with Panasonic’s HVX200 at DVexpo last week. What I have are three 720P 24 and one 1080P 24 raw clips.** We shot these on a 4gig p2 card and then brought them from a powerbook laptop via the PCMCIA slot into Final Cut Pro and then burned them to CD.
BTW- Import to FCP was so easy that it was awesome. I have no problem with tape, but the P2 worked flawlessly with FCP. Thumbs Up!
The Footage is nothing fancy at all. It’s convention show floor footage on sticks with pretty bland lighting you get at any show. It’s more like If I were shooting a documentary ( ala Michael Moore- frontline etc ) or run & gun film like BlairWitch etc; that’s what these show conditions would resemble simply non controlled environments that we would face for that type of filmmaking or cinema verite style. Stay tune!
-michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0207: Producer, Director Shannon Rawls has purchased a Canon XLH1
Producer, Director Shannon Rawls has purchased a Canon XLH1. Right on Shannon, we’re all very happy for you. Hi-def digital cinematography is here at a price point unheard of and Mr. Rawls is now an early adopter… Here is a link to an on going thread at dvinfo. : http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=56074
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-michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0206: THE FIRST HVX200 FILM OUT IN WORLD TO 35MM FILM AT LASER PACIFIC HOLLYWOOD.
JUST GOT BACK FROM THE FIRST HVX200 FILM OUT IN WORLD TO 35MM FILM AT LASER
PACIFIC HOLLYWOOD. MET THE FILMMAKERS AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. DVCPRO-HD CODEC HAD SOME ISSUES, BUT IT’S
6K AFTER ALL. I’M WRITING MY REPORT LATER. MORE TO COME . I SHOT PHOTOS AT THE EVENT AS WELL. IT WAS AWESOME. STAY TUNE!
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THIS IS ONE OF LASER PACIFIC’S SCREENING ROOMS. VERY NICE. THE LAST IMAGE IS ONE I TOOK OF THE HVX200 MATERIAL ON THE SCREEN; 35MM FILM PROJECTED. IT LOOKED VERY GOOD. THE DISTRACTION FACTOR THAT PLAUGED STANDARD DEF DIGITAL VIDEO IS GONE WITH THE NEW HD DIGITAL CINEMA CAMERAS… LAST PHOTO ARE THE FILMMAKERS – STARTING FROM THE LEFT ARE PRODUCERS Matt Compton, Illya Friedman & Director Ben Rock…… GREAT WORK GUYS!
____UPDATE: 1-21-2006 VIDEO CLIPS FROM HVX200 BLOWUP TO 35MM FILM AT LASRER PACIFIC_____
HVX200 35mm Blolwup PART 1 : THESE LINKS ARE DOWN AT THE MOMENT
HVX200 35mm Blolwup PART 2 : THESE LINKS ARE DOWN AT THE MONENT
HVX200 35mm Blolwup PART 3 SLOW-MOTION :——– NOT UPLOADED YET
I have tried the best to shorten this clip so everyone could see this.
The original is 300MB’s big and 2:50 seconds long. It also has some dialouge
from one of the engineers talking about the filmout during the screening and other technical info.
Michael Pappas
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…..NEWS 0204: Birns & Sawyer in Hollywood shows off new facility and new HD gear to filmmakers…….
Just got home from a long and good day at Birns & Sawyer in Hollywood . Met a whole bunch of wonderful people at
B & S. I will put up more photos as soon as there is more time. Here are a few taken today. You can see I have a fully rigged out XLH1 on my shoulder. It had excelent weight balance too.The Canon XLH1 performed outstanding! I have shot some very good footage and we projected it in their HD theater. The XLH1 HDV footage was ” Amazing looking….” I can’t say the same for the HVX200. The artifacts were to much. Something is not right. I am resevering judgement until I see footage from an actual shipping camera. I did film with it for some time. More to come…..
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-michael pappas
THANKS TO THE GIRLS MARTY & MELLISA OF BIRNS & SAWYER FOR THE BALL CAPS AND MERLOT…
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…..NEWS 0203: Birns & Sawyer day……….
Today is Birns & Sawyer day at the new ArcLight Center in Hollywood. What will be on the agenda is evaluation of the Panasonic HVX200 and Canon XLH1. The XLH1 will surely be hooked up to prime lenses. This will be amazing to see. The HVX200 as well will be tested. Both are excellent Digital Cinema tools. Pictures from this event should be up sometime tonight or sunday morning. Stay tuned!
-michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0202: THE HVX200 DEBUT………….
I am putting together my thoughts on the HVX200. It’s an amazing camera. It’s also making my life miserable in deciding which to buy now. The XLH1 vs the HVX200. Removalble optics is beautiful. The HVX200 fixed lens is beuatiful and very wide too! The latitude on the HVX200 and how it handles hightlights from what I see is better than the XLH1. The XLH1 has overall more res from what I can tell from footage. The tone of the image from the HVX200 is so very film like that it is awesome. The only problem is the footage was on a small LCD monitor. I belive a 17″. Why not a bigger one like Canon’s 1000 line Sony CRT. I need to see more tests. Birns this weekend is having demos…Now all the hard research is about to begin. Kudos to both Canon and Panasonic. You both created very good HD cameras no matter what. Stay tune as I try to collect my thoughts over the past week and try to digest tons of clips and data. Saturday I go to B&S in Hollywood for an all day project on these HD cams. By the way it was so great to see all the new faces and put faces to names from DVXuser and DVinfo. Had a great time guys and girls… : – )
PS:I Loved the UCLA CheerLeader HD footage shot with the HVX200 …MMMMMM Thanks Jarred and I believe Evin also shot that as well. You guys are Outstanding!
-michael pappas
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…..NEWS 0201: THIS IS A SMALL LIVE REPORT FROM THE FLOOR OF DVEXPO:
The Canon XLH1 is an amazing camera….. I must say that the XLH1 is a mini Cinealta. It was so nice to see friends from canon Joe Bogacz, Mike Zorich and Tim Smith. I have a lot of respect for Canon and how they run their business. The XLH1 is far and above the best HD camera under 10k in all around offerings. The clock maker footage was excellent. It didn’t stop there. The Italy footage that was shot in 1080i 60 was beautiful. It was filmed in HDV and was mouth watering. What’s funny is, the HDV Codec works the least best with interlace video. In progressive video HDV shines; yet the italy footage looked amazing and it being shot in interlace mode not progressive. I now know how well the H1 will do in HDV 24F progressive mode. Wow! Kudos to Canon for an excellent tool that is top notch….. Planning next to see the HVX200 and try it out. This event is turning out to be a very good one indeed………….
-Michael Pappas
Pics from DV-EXPO.. Here I’m filming on the ClockMaker set and good friend Chris Hurd and I posing together….
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11/22/05 News. Canon has released the Canon XL H1 high def camera system. It’s the XL2,
but now HD and a whole lot more. This looks like it will be an awesome filmmaking tool as well for all sorts of productions..
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…..NOV/20/2005
ABOVE WILL BE THE NEWS ROOM FROM NOW ON UNTIL THE MAIN WEB SITE IS UP. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY INQUIRES WERE THINGS ARE AT ON A WEEKLY BASIS. FROM NOW ON ALL FILM AND RELATED NEWS WILL BE IN THIS SECTION STARTING TODAY. THE OLD NEWS SECTION HAS BEEN DELETED AND SOME SOME MATERIAL ARCHIVED BELOW. THANK YOU.
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These are some of the latest articles. Older articles are now archived in links section below.
DO AG-HVX200′S DREAM OF OPTICAL ENLIGHTENMENT..
: http://www.pbase.com/aghvx200/do_hvx200s_dream_of_lenses
The JVC GY-HD100 and Its Second Coming
: http://www.hdvinfo.net/articles/jvcprohd/pappas5.php
ARTICLE ON JVC’S HIGH DEF CAMERA THE JVCHD100u
: http://www.pbase.com/aghvx200/pappasarts_entertainment_
HDX-200 lens good or just functional Article….
: http://www.pbase.com/aghvx200/hdx200_lens_good_or_just_functional_
SDX900 vs AG-HVX200 Article..
: http://www.pbase.com/aghvx200/sdx900_vs_aghvx200_illustrated_pov
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It’s official; Arrival Entertainments name has been changed. PappasArts is the new official name and has been registered. PappasArts.com is now an Internet Domain too, and will be up in the near future. Any new developments from now on will be under the PappasArts logo. ARRFILMS & PappasFilms; the film development group are now under PappasArts.
The film web site was delayed and HD cinematography research put on hold until 2006.
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Projects in the works…….
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As of 2/27/2005
Can’t say much now, but Panasonic is about to rock the HD cinematography technology house.
I hope my good friends at Canon Digital Video development are going to announce something any day. When Canon does
watch out, the XL2 for a low resolution camera is very good. I can imagine how their HD is going to be.. Larry Thorpe, former Sony broadcast is now at Cannon. That’s very good for Canon development. NAB in Las Vegas begins April 18th 2005, that’s going to be a ground breaking show. More to come
***12 / 10 / 2004***
DV Expo West started this week. Since the last show back in July in NewYork, Sony has released the $4,000 HDR FX1 and Z1U hi-def camera. This kind of image quality at this level was in the $50,000+ starting range before the release of low cost HDcams. I know normally there would be mounds of data, but to many projects are going on at once. Sony of-course did not put on a 24p mode, what are they thinking. Bad marketing move on their part. The Z1 version from the broadcast devision does not have 24p either. More to come………..
New HD material at PappasArts sub site: http://www.pbase.com/PappasArtshd
2004
DV Expo-east started and Canon announced the XL2. No HDV on the XL2 though. Very sad
I am a long time Canon supporter and believe they are an excellent Camera manufacturer. I was hoping for HD to be on the XL2, but to be honest my instincts told me it was just a bit to early for Canon. They usually are the last to dive in. But there is hope, Canon’s Mike Zorich did allude to a HD camera soon. This time next year Canon will have some HD system out, I’m sure of that. For now it’s in JVC, Panasonic and Sony’s hands. Who will be the first to come out with a HD camcorder? Yes it’s true that JVC does have the HD10u out, but for film production, it’s a bit short on the control side. So we wait for the next big cam to come. Sony’s unnamed HDV camera announced back in march has promises, but there is no release date. I hope Sony’s HDV cam does what the VX1000 did 8 years ago for SD video.
Here is an HD camera system that the military and Nasa are looking at. This system can
be used for Studio film production as well visual effects work.
Here is a link: http://www.isgchips.com/Templates/t_quadhdtv.htm
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WHAT’S NEW TO CHECK OUT…..
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Some of my J. Paul Getty Museum photos added.
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MY NIGHT SKIES PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY IS NOW OPEN.
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Canon D60 gallery added.
NIGHT SKIES GALLERY NOW OPEN. These are some of my nightime test photography I was trying
NEW ANOUNCEMENT:
It’s official; Arrival Entertainments name has been changed. PappasArts is the new official name and has been registered. PappasArts.com is now an Internet Domain too, and will be up in the near future. Any new developments from now on will be under the PappasArts logo. ARRFILMS & PappasFilms, the film development group are now under PappasArts.
UPDATE:
The J. Paul Getty Museum gallery is up. This is a very small sample of
photos I shot at the Museum. More to come!
UPDATE:
My Photography II gallery is up!
Update:
The Canon Rebel 300D gallery coming soon!!! The 300D is everything the 10D is, just costs much less. That’s good news.
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LIST OF QUOTES I’VE WRITTEN
” The principles among which all living things interconnect with one another; are not unlike that of gravities role through out the universe”
“It only takes one to see the possibilities, and millions will follow on sheer inspiration.”
“It takes one to see the possibilities, and millions will follow on sheer inspiration.”
“Fear and complacency are the enemy of great endeavors”
“Fear and complacency are the enemies of great endeavors”
“History is a gift from the past often taken for granted”
“History is a gift from the past often taken for granted by those in the present”
” In life the only limitations built up around us, are those we constructed “
” Victory only pays claim to two people. Those who died fighting for it, and those who live to be victorious “
” The adventure in any journey are the mysteries that lie ahead “
“The road to perfection is simplification”
” At the roots of perfection, lies simplification “
” simplification mirrors perfection “
” Perfection mirrors simplification “
” Great Ideas and achievements have no price other than their needed labor of love “
” Great Ideas and achievements have no price other than the needed labor of love “
” Great Ideas and achievements have no price other than the labor of love “
” Imagination is the precursor to invention “
” Our imagination is the precursor to invention “
” It’s our imagination that is the precursor to invention “
” It can be filmed if it has been imagined “
” Imagination is the prologue to creation “
” Imagination is the prologue to invention “
” Imagination is the prologue to a film “
” Imagination and ideas are the prologue to a film “
“The best disinformation ever told was the truth”
“The best disinformation campaign ever, was to tell the truth.”
“The best disinformation campaign executed, was to tell the truth topped off with a touch of the absurd.”
” A perfect disinformation campaign is 98 percent truth and 2 percent lunacy”
” A successful disinformation campaign is ninety eight percent truth and two percent lies “
” A perfect disinformation campaign is ninety eight percent truth and two percent lies”
” A perfect disinformation campaign is ninety eight percent truth and two percent lunacy”
” A successful disinformation campaign is ninety eight percent truth and two percent lunacy”
” Victory only pays claim to two kinds of people. Those who died trying to achieve it, and those who live victoriously “
” The best weapon is a motivated mind “
” The best weapon is a mind that’s motivated “
” The most effective weapon is a motivated mind “
” The most effective weapon is a mind that’s motivated “
” You can’t blame a scorpion for what it does- however it’s still a piece of shit “
“Life is building dreams on the edge of a razor blade”
“Life is just building a sequence of dreams on the edge of a razor blade”
” You know what you see when you look between a 90 year old ladies legs? Your reflection, you old pussy! “
“A million dollar surgical instrument in the hands of a skilled surgeon is a successful operation. In the hands of a fool; a dead patient”
“Those who dwell on the past will have one thing less thing to dwell on in the future, success.”
“The past is gone, the present is now, the future is coming”
“Everyone is Creative, very few are Innovative”
“I believe in fairy tales, tales about fairies, but I don’t believe in fairies.”
“It’s better in life to be an optimist who’s occasionally wrong rather than a pessimist who’s proven right.”
“It’s better in life to be an optimist who’s occasionally wrong than a pessimist who’s proven right.”
“Everyone is Creative, few are Innovative”
“Creativity is abundant, innovation is sparse.”
“Creativity is abuntant, innovation is rare.”
“You must be willing to be open minded to reality, and be willing to adapt to change regardless of where you stand if it means long term survival is at stake.”
“A camera test chart in the hands of an amateur is like having a loaded pistol in the hands of baby.”
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Joke: ” You know what you see when you look between a 90 year old ladies legs? A mirror, you old pussy! “
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Termanology
“COF” camera original files
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“Two bushes are better than a chicken in the hand”
“Two bushes are better than one chicken in the hand”
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MY ARTICLES, WEB LINKS AND MORE
THIS COLLECTION IS OF VERY OLD ARTICLES WRITTEN LONG AGO, SOME 10 PLUS YEARS AGO. MOST ARE BACKED UP IN A WEB ARCHIVE STATE NOW.
Rack and Follow Focus Workaround for the XL1 an article by Michael Pappas
http://replay.web.archive.org/20050915031733/http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article21.php
PUBLISHED IN 4/2005
DO AG-HVX200′S DREAM OF OPTICAL ENLIGHTENMENT ?
WELL , MAYBE NOT YET. BUT………….
Written by Michael Pappas. http://replay.web.archive.org/20071222082656/http://www.pbase.com/aghvx200/do_hvx200s_dream_of_lenses
Low Key Lighting and the XL1 an article by Michael Pappas
http://replay.web.archive.org/20050920151519/http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article2.php
Getting the “Movie Look” from Digital DV article by Michael Pappas
http://www.hollywoodrock.com/production/info/articles/filmlook.htm
In Focus: The Optex Pro Zoom Lens an article by Michael Pappas
http://web.archive.org/web/20041018140119/http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article32.php
The Frame Movie Mode Explained an article by Michael Pappas
http://replay.web.archive.org/20060113044135/http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article32.php
Achieving a ‘Filmlook’ with Digital Video:
A theory on motion blur of blended fields and its affect on temporal motion blur an article by Michael Pappas
http://replay.web.archive.org/20070922105044/http://www.dvinfo.net/dvarticles/filmlook/pappas1.htm
http://www.dvinfo.net/dvarticles/filmlook/pappas1.htm
Varizoom Stealth Zoom controller is a stealthy performer. Written by Michael Pappas
http://replay.web.archive.org/20051001040604/http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/camaccs/pappas2.php
Achieving a ‘Filmlook’ with Digital Video:
A theory on motion blur of blended fields
and its affect on temporal motion blur
an article by Michael Pappas. http://replay.web.archive.org/20050311022618/http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/filmlook/pappas1.php
Digital Cinematography has a new player..
It’s called the XL-1. An article by Michael Pappas
http://web.archive.org/web/20101103190303/http://digitaljournalist.org/issue9712/pappasreview.htm
Achieving a ‘Filmlook’ with Digital Video
A theory on motion blur of blended fields and its affect on temporal motion blur.
http://replay.web.archive.org/20050419184221/http://www.digitalfilmmaker.com/MPappas.html
Here are some photographs done with the VX2000 and GL2 for
dvinfo.net. Not bad for a DV camera. http://replay.web.archive.org/20050405052258/http://www.dvinfo.net/sony/images/images1.php
http://replay.web.archive.org/20050307185416/http://www.dvinfo.net/canongl2/images/images2.php
HVX-200 lens good or just functional. Blog entry from 2005.
http://replay.web.archive.org/20071221064609/http://www.pbase.com/aghvx200/hdx200_lens_good_or_just_functional_
JVC GY-HD100u and Its Second Coming
Will JVC realize they have a chance for the gold medal or just settle for the bronze. Written By Michael Pappas
http://replay.web.archive.org/20080103191710/http://www.hdvinfo.net/articles/jvcprohd/pappas5.php
http://replay.web.archive.org/20071222034451/http://www.pbase.com/aghvx200/pappasarts_entertainment_
The JVC GY-HD100 and Its Second Coming
an article by Michael Pappas- 2005
http://replay.web.archive.org/20080609091154/http://www.hdvinfo.net/articles/jvcprohd/pappas5.php
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?278662-More-Nikon-D800-1080P-video-tests
“Just because you don’t’ see my POV on this matter, doesn’t invalidate that POV.”
“A Ghost in the river, oh she quiver, nothing more than a deleted twitter”
http://www.bmcuser.com/showthread.php?28-BlackMagic-Cinema-Camera-Technology-Announcements-amp-Latest-Info
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2002/05/52236
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/may/02/animalwelfare.highereducation
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/05/0501_020501_roborats.html
http://www.phschool.com/science/science_news/articles/rescue_rat.html
