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Comment on Video of the Day: Shutterbug by @therealbigboi by video media

video media — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:41:21 +0000

That is really a great video,very impressive..!!I like the music cos its very lively and entertaining..I had so much fun…Good job and keep posting such an interesting video like this one..!!

Comment on Critique Our (potential) Kit by Stephen Lee

Stephen Lee — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:48:53 +0000

Yeah, the main difference between the 5D and the 7D is the full frame sensor. The one thing the 7D/T2i has over the 5D is that it’s able to shoot 60fps ( slow motion ) at 720p.

But honestly, if you’re going to go with the 7D you might as well go with the new Canon T2i. It’s exactly the same thing on the video side, but for the still images it can’t compare to the 7D. The body isn’t as well made, but for $800 you really can’t go wrong. Save the your money and go with the Zeiss primes Canon mounts.

I’ve work a lot with the 5D and the 7D, especially on making docs and shorts, and it’s pretty crazy where it’s going. I recently directed a short on the RED and it cut really well with the Canon 7D. Check out my reel, the 4th sequence is shot on the 7D

Comment on How To @$#!ing Bleep A Word Out by nina

nina — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:40:17 +0000

hey thanks for reading, you make a great point. what is it about the bleep? on a subconscious level there might be something there, having spent the majority of my youth glued to the jerry springer show and real world.

but i do believe that parents should have a choice in what their children are exposed to at a young age, rather than the children themselves, and i simply don’t want to be responsible for breaking in a young child’s ears to the tune of “fuck” and “tits” once they accidentally stumble upon my vimeo page.

i guess for me it’s more a question of, what is it about these words that make them socially taboo in the first place, and should those taboos be broken? i guess it’s a personal decision every artist must make for herself, so thanks for pointing out that we do indeed have that agency on the wild wild web.

Comment on @greenpeace crowdsources new logo for @BP_America by Jeff Boortz

Jeff Boortz — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:18:45 +0000

I think BPs present logo suits their brand fine. It is a perfect example of Corporate double-speak. Say the exact opposite of what you actually do. It has been that way since it came on the scene, marking the change from British Petroleum to “Beyond Petroleum.” We all know how far beyond petroleum BP has moved since that date. Maybe now we will start to be suspicious of all corporate speech, which will be healthy for us, because they are about to enter the political conversation in an unprecedented way.

Comment on Critique Our (potential) Kit by Nathan Jongewaard

Nathan Jongewaard — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:27:33 +0000

As a 7D owner/lover, of course I'm going to say this is a great camera and you should do this. Though - unless it's a money question - why not spring for the 5DM2? The latest firmware adds 24p, it's got a full-size sensor and Magic Lantern adds audio gain control and other features (and this firmware doesn't exist for the 7D). But you're undoubtedly aware of this and, like I said, the 7D is great. I use this card, which is only slightly more expensive and twice the size of the one you've got listed. It's plenty fast enough. I have two of them. You will almost certainly want a follow focus and a loupe with that Red Rock rig. I own a Cavision rig, but I would have sprung for a Red Rock if I could have afforded it. The Cavision requires considerable futzing and tweaking, though it does the trick. One more recommendation, if you do with the 7D: the Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens. I love this lens. It's fast, it's super-wide and even has a slight zoom, but the distortion is much less than what you might think. Have fun!

Comment on How To @$#!ing Bleep A Word Out by Nathan Jongewaard

Nathan Jongewaard — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:10:35 +0000

Good tip – that’s definitely the easiest way and it can even be kinda fun and funny under the right circumstances. I used to have to do that at Current a lot.

But, as I’ve seen this self-censorship phenomenon around the Web, I’ve been wondering why do this? I mean, obviously there are circumstances where it makes sense to do so, depending on audience. But I find it interesting that we are so used to the bleep of TV standards and practices that we start doing it voluntarily, sometimes in venues where it’s totally unnecessary. Is there something comfort-food about the bleep?

Comment on You Love Buzz Bands: Nneka by Nina

Nina — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:47:14 +0000

+ the intro to her single “changes” sounds eerily similar to the intro to fu-gee-la…just the first bar. hear it?

Comment on @Radarmusicvideo Online Music Video Marketplace by Caroline Bottomley

Caroline Bottomley — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:42:54 +0000

Hi Henry
Thanks for flagging up our service. If you go to the slideshows on our front page, you’ll see stats on 12 videos with aggregate views of c 3 million or so, not bad for up and coming bands. Over a 100 videos have been made through Radar on budgets under £5k, very many of them have been chosen as front page features on YouTube, Vimeo and many other sites. Have a look on the testominials page too for c40 glowing testimonials! http://www.radarmusicvideos.com/about
all best
Caroline

Comment on who is the @ebertchicago of video games? by nina

nina — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:36 +0000

ebert has been hating on everything! is he getting senile? he was talking serious s*** about 3D movies also. ebert = hater.

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