Thursday, July 21st, 156 views
by Richard van den Boogaard
It is a common theme for photographers and cameramen alike – whenever you have to travel by air, bringing along your equipment can be a tricky thing to arrange for. Most established media (TV, print press, etcetera) already know their ways with airlines. But for us independent freelancers, knowing how the procedures work is something that’s not easy to find out. For one, no airline website has any mention of a special arrangement for media. Continue reading »
Tuesday, April 5th, 342 views
by Richard van den Boogaard
Last week I spent a day in Bergen op Zoom for a Grip & Support training. Making the camera move probably is the surest way to increase the production value of your videos. Grip & Support involves various systems, such as car mounts, steadicam, dolly tracks, hi-hats, jibs/cranes and tabletop dolly trucks. Yes, we used them all to create a one-day edit. Continue reading »
Tuesday, February 1st, 179 views
by Richard van den Boogaard
Recently, I posted an article on ReelSEO.com which discusses the features I like to see included in the forthcoming Canon EOS 5D mark III, the successor to the wildly successful DSLR that democratized filmmaking – the Canon 5D mark II. Please feel free to read/comment on it here: Canon 5D Mark III: The Ultimate Feature Request List For DSLR Video.
Monday, November 22nd, 478 views
by Richard van den Boogaard
Last week, I received a request from one of my first clients, Warner Home Video Benelux. They wanted me to help them out in designing a standard YouTube branded channel for the recently released movie “Schemer”, internationally known as “Dusk”. Continue reading »
Saturday, October 23rd, 72 views
by Richard van den Boogaard
I just posted a new article on ReelSEO.com: “Exploring HDR Video – The Real Future of 3D Video”. A recent video from the Russian group Soviet Montage inspired me to further investigate this issue. I recently experimented with taking HDR stills on my 5D mark II, with some surprisingly nice results. Photoshop CS5 allows for quick and easy creation of HDR photos taken in bracketing mode. However, for video, you have to come up with different ways of doing things. Please read the full article here: http://www.reelseo.com/hdr-video-3d/
