My New Camera Stabilizer!

Camera stabilizers ,especially the Freefly Movi, are very expensive, so I’m going the “organic” route on this one. I’ll have to get in touch with Beth.

Moonbase: Negative, Flying Car: Negative, Jetpack: AFFIRMATIVE!

When I was young my favorite book was the “Charlie Brown Book of Science Questions and Answers.”  This book was amazing, especially to an 8 year old with a curious mind and active imagination! My first understanding of what space was and what it was made up of were learned directly from the pages of this book, with some help from Snoopy and Woodstock. The seeds of my fanatical obsession with space and space exploration were sewn in the hours spent reading this book. The book also made statements about the possibilities of future technologies.  For instance, it was proposed …

“Tilt-Lapse” Taken to the Next Level

If you know me you know I’m a fan of both time lapse AND tilt-shift photography.  While both of these methods are unusual they’re certainly not new but done well, can produce stunning images.  It’s been quite some time since the mediums have been challenged, and the following video really takes things to the next level.In comes Keith Loutit.  You might remember him from the “Bathtub IV” tilt-shift video I posted a few years back.  He’s been playing with focal lengths in his latest AMAZING short. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/49753231 w=800&h=450] The Lion City from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. He says, “For …

Cool Concepts in Video: Thanks YouTube!

There is no doubt the internet is rife with great videos.  Some are better than others and this post is to highlight a few of the better ones.  I can consume videos all day, the quality to quantity ratio is a bit off on YouTube.  I’ve found a few I think you’ll like. Check this one out. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ey3g6BmuTI] This content already existed, but I love that this dude thought it would be cool, compiled and editing INTO something cool.  Nice work Landstrider The Faking Hoaxer takes it up several notches.  This guy is amazing and you should spend the time …