I'm going to try and take some more like this, but better, over the summer.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Podcast Updates from Jimmerish FM
At the moment I've got two new podcasts on the go over at Jimmerish FM. Cidercast is a tech podcast from the perspective of Apple users and Fangin Around is an all-over-the-place podcast discussing the world's most important news and issues from the perspective of a bunch of guys who don't always know what they are talking about.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
A Crazy Dream
"Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy dream of making computer animated films."
John Lasseter & Ed Catmull - Pixar
I am thankful for everyone I have but I am jealous of everyone at Apple and Pixar. I wish I had a Steve to take a chance on me.
My father turned 57 last weekend. Whatever happens to me, I am still one of the luckiest people on Earth as I sit here in Perth, thinking of something to write on my Macbook Air. Treasure your family and friends kids, because not even billionaires are a match for Time. Time destroys everything. Ask yourself every day the same question that he did.
"If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?"
To the Crazy One,
You changed my life and likely millions of others.
You changed my life and likely millions of others.
My thoughts are with your family.
Steve Jobs
1955-2011
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Friday, May 07, 2010
Shooting Under Moonlight
In 1975 Stanley Kubrick stunned the world by filming some incredible scenes in his film Barry Lyndon, lit only by candlelight. He used lenses by Zeiss developed for NASA for use in the Apollo moon landings.
Today, using a Canon 5D MK II and an EF 50mm F/1.0L USM lens, you can film under only moonlight.
Apart from the various transcoding processes from getting it off the camera, edited and onto Vimeo, there has been no post processing. No colour grading, no noise reduction, it's pretty much straight off the camera. The brighter shots that you can see were absorbing light from the street lamps of a carpark about 50-100m away and the camera was slightly stopped down. The final three shots in this video were shot later at night and the streetlights had been turned off. The only source of artificial light was possibly some minimal light pollution from the city. So you can see it straining there. The lens was wide open, maximum ISO (25600) and I believe a shutter speed of 1/30th of a second.
Today, using a Canon 5D MK II and an EF 50mm F/1.0L USM lens, you can film under only moonlight.
Apart from the various transcoding processes from getting it off the camera, edited and onto Vimeo, there has been no post processing. No colour grading, no noise reduction, it's pretty much straight off the camera. The brighter shots that you can see were absorbing light from the street lamps of a carpark about 50-100m away and the camera was slightly stopped down. The final three shots in this video were shot later at night and the streetlights had been turned off. The only source of artificial light was possibly some minimal light pollution from the city. So you can see it straining there. The lens was wide open, maximum ISO (25600) and I believe a shutter speed of 1/30th of a second.
This was filmed on the 30th of January 2010, to my knowledge this was the brightest full moon of the year. Music by Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream (Van She Tech Remix). You can get the track here.
Of course, this is just the beginning, there are cameras that are coming out now, inculding the 1D MK IV, that support ISOs of up to 102400. I'm told this means they can capture images in low light that are far beyond what the human eye can see. Imagine if we could attach Kubrick's "God" lens to one of these cameras?
Of course, this is just the beginning, there are cameras that are coming out now, inculding the 1D MK IV, that support ISOs of up to 102400. I'm told this means they can capture images in low light that are far beyond what the human eye can see. Imagine if we could attach Kubrick's "God" lens to one of these cameras?
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