Sony FS100 / A Camera made from Real Film Maker's Ideas!

Super 35mm NXCAM camcorder, the FS100 is a film makers dream camera. An amazing video camera with real video camera features and the size of a DSLR. Sony actually invited some of the most renown indie film makers to brainstorm about what this camera was going to be. And the result is amazing. At least from what I have read. I have not had one in my hands, but I sure hope to very soon. “The NEX-FS100E NXCAM Super 35mm camcorder enables budget content creators and videographers to experience a new level of creative expression,” said Bill Drummond, Strategic Marketing Manager, of Sony Professional. “Sony has responded to professional user feedback to create this new camcorder with an ergonomically designed body and accessories offering really flexibility in use.” Red has promised us a 6000 dollar Scarlet for over 1 year now and as amazing as the Epic is....it still is in the 30,000 dollar price range (by the time you have outfitted it). That is an unbelievable price for a camera that has 5K resolution....it blows the competition out of the water!! BUT!!! It is still way out of the range of most of us struggling film makers. At $5000 plus lens, the FS100 is not cheap. But just think, 5 years ago...would you ever even begun to have thought you could shoot something comparable to a film shot with a 150K Pro Video Camera. Well...take a look at this test piece shot on a FS100 on Vimeo and tell me I am not dreaming!

Vortex Media's Sony NEX-FS100 Demo Footage from Doug Jensen on Vimeo.

Really Cool Time-lapse Film

TimeScapes: Rapture from Tom Lowe @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

This is a very talented man...Tom Lowe @ Timescapes
Check it out and let us know what you think.

The Red Scarlet is REAL!!

Here is a quick video of Tonaci Tran holding a {WORKING} Red Scarlet.  Maybe there is hope after all!!  It is a fixed lens Scarlet and it looks pretty awesome!

Red Scarlet Fixed Lens Camera - First video of a working Scarlet ! from Tonaci Tran on Vimeo.

Sony Sees RED!

And the Hits Just Keep on Comin'......Tired of still waiting for your Scarlet? Well here kids is another offering from Sony for the Indie Film Maker......and this one is surely is aimed directly at those of us who wamt to shoot footage that can pass for the big Hollywood production, but don't have 100K laying around. One of our favorite sites, Engaget says "In the wild, wild world of film production it's sometimes tough to separate the consumers from the prosumers from the independent filmmakers from the big studios -- especially when more affordable technology makes it easier and easier for one class to imitate the other. Sony's latest 35mm CMOS imager video camera is an attempt to cover lost ground in the "indie" realm of requisite low-budget and desired high production value, a market dominated by the RED One, and to some extent Canon's 5D Mark II and 7D, for the past couple years."

The playing field just keeps getting more "crowded" everyday. Will there be room left for Red, when they finally leave the dressing room?

Jarvy....

Sony NXCAM HD Teaser Trailer from H. Paul Moon on Vimeo.

It Might Get Loud / A must see movie for anyone who loves the Guitar

It Might Get Loud is a must see movie for anyone who loves the Guitar. It is the story of 3 Rock Guitar Legends. Although I must admit, I had a little trouble with putting Detroit's own Jack White in the mix with the man who "Defined the Real Rock Guitar Sound". For I remember purchasing Led Zeppelin II and going home to sit down in front of my parent's "Console HiFi Player". (I know......a lot of the younger readers do not even know what a "HiFi Console" is....but for some you you who are my age, you know exactly what I am talking about!!!) Anyway, dropping the arm of the record player on "Whole Lotta Love" for the first time and hearing that amazing sound from Jimmy Page's Les Paul is something that changed my life. But after watching this incredible documentary, I have a new found respect for Jack White. What is really amazing about this film is the stories the 3 guitarist tell about how they came to love the guitar and music, just as I did that day I bought Led Zep II. If you love music.......DO NOT MISS THIS FILM!!!
Jarvy, 11-16-2010

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American Star: "A Real Rock and Roll Story"

One boy’s journey to the top and back. This is the story of one boy’s rise to Rock Stardom and his realization that all the money and fame in the world does not guarantee true happiness.
In 1973 a boy had a dream of becoming a “Rockstar”. American Star is the story of this boy’s journey from a High School Talent Show to the top of the entertainment industry. There was never a better time to be a Rockstar than the 1970’s. It was a time when the term “Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll” was still politically correct. All the infamous tales of rock in the 70’s become a reality for this loner kid from the Midwest, but the real story is about how he finds that fame and fortune doesn’t provide automatic true happiness and his journey to then discover what does.
Here is a link to the Flash Trailer for "American Star"

Vicky and Sam

I saw this first on the Zacuto Critics Series and was blown away.  This is a real testament to what can now be done with the new amazing digital camera equipment and a shoestring budget.  But no matter what equipment is used, it still always comes down to talent and the film maker who wrote directed and shot this film, Nuno Rocha is the definition of "TALENT"!
Take a look for yourself.......
Jarvy

Vicky and Sam - trailer from Nuno Rocha on Vimeo.