Run & Gun

Last week’s trip to DV Expo was a great experience. I ran into many interesting filmmakers with all sorts of cool projects in the works. Cinematographer and fellow Canon Explorer of Light Rodney Charters (of 24 fame) stopped by and we chatted about codecs and camera mounts and all sorts of neat HDSLR stuff.

Here’s something fun to report! I recently worked with a talented first-time Director by the name of Rebecca Wilson. I met Rebecca during the San Diego stop of the Canon Live Learning Tour and we quickly laid plans to work together at the earliest opportunity. Rebecca is a fine stills shooter and has a deep history in the music industry as a traveling engineer for a variety of Rock & Roll acts. When the chance came up to shoot a music video for a San Diego band named Hyena, Rebecca asked me to pop over to act as DOP on a song entitled "Anyone’s Guess."

The Really Big News is that the finished piece has been selected by the Curator of San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art for inclusion in a special exhibition that will showcase current trends in motion picture capture. The event, Alt. PictureShow, will run on Thursday, September 8th, 2010. Please attend the screenings if you’re in the area. There will be many great pieces to enjoy. Work continues to refine the final cut so the video is likey evolve further from the version shown here...

This IDC Run & Gun Kit is ultra-light and a perfect match for the amazingly-capable and astonishingly-affordable Canon EOS Rebel T2i. This camera is also known as the EOS 550D and Kiss X4 in other international markets.

Now capable of full 1080P recording, this compact HDSLR camera makes a darn good primary HD camera for beginning filmmakers. It’s also a great B camera for those choosing the more robust and highly-weatherized Canon 7D as their primary platform.