by Josh

Canon announces an exciting first with its new WP-V1 underwater housing for the VIXIA HF20 & HF200 flash memory camcorders

February 18, 2009 in cinematography, digital video news by Josh

This case is good up to an amazing 130 feet! You can shoot video, or stills with the camcorder flash. This compact and light-weight housing hugs the camcorder like a wet suit, enabling easy on-camera operation and control. LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 18, 2009 – Canon announces an exciting first with its new WP-V1 Waterproof [...]

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How can I previsualize my project for my team, clients or backers without shooting a single second?

February 5, 2009 in planning by Josh

If you really want to previsualize your project before shooting, either for your own benefit or to pitch a project to financiers, your boss, or your mom, consider doing a “living storyboard”- that means: draw storyboard frames use the “Photo” button on your camcorder to capture each storyboard frame to DV tape capture the “footage” [...]

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Apple may add storyboarding to Final Cut Pro?

February 3, 2009 in editing, planning by Josh

I remember heading to dinner 6 or 7 years ago with Randy Ubillos, creator of Final Cut Pro, telling him my vision for a future FCP update- incorporating some pre-production elements like storyboarding, in which the user would link captured clips to a storyboard frame, then FCP would rough cut the project together automatically, with [...]