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10 Tips for Better Video with Your Canon HDSLR Camera – The Photoletariat

Dec 29, 2010 at 12:49 pm in cinematography, production by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

There are many ways to manipulate DSLR cameras for video work. Here are a few tips I have picked up along the way that I would recommend to anyone shooting video with a HDSLR.

1. For all Professional Canon HDSLR’s, we have discovered what we call “Native” ISO’s. They are 160, 320, 640, 1250 and 2500. We have found that the other ISO’s are either a pull down or push up from the native ISO’s. This will improve the quality of  [read more →]

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Season Finale Of ‘House’ Filmed With Canon DSLR – PCWorld

Apr 13, 2010 at 9:03 pm in broadcast, cinematography, film, production by Smiley Katz · Leave a Comment »

Considering the TV series House centers around an unorthodox doctor, it isn’t too surprising that the production crew took an unorthodox approach to filming the Season Six finale.

According to a tweet by director Greg Yaitanes, the production crew shot this year’s season finale using the HD video recording feature of a Canon 5D Mark II DSLR still camera.

In replies to fans’ questions on Twitter (via PetaPixel), Yaitanes says that the $2500 Cannon camera was perfect for the finale’s  [read more →]

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Shooting Awesome Video

May 22, 2009 at 5:00 pm in cinematography, lighting, location sound, planning, self-paced training, web video by Josh Mellicker · 14 Comments »


Shooting Awesome Video is a complete introductory course in camera operation, shooting aesthetics, lighting, location audio and a bonus behind-the-scenes shoot section.

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