New Cameras!
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="160"] New Sony cameras[/caption] New developments in high-end cameras for filmmaking at the Casual Dog Productions web site. Come see!
Cinematography rolls on
The pace of change in film and TV (and web and iPhone) production is astounding. In just a few years, digital acquisition has become the norm for TV production, and is rapidly taking over feature film production. Cameras like the Arri Alexa, and Sony's new F65, along with the Red…
Curiouser and Curiouser
The world of film editing is in turmoil. Since Apple abandoned its loyal users with the introduction of Final Cut Pro X - often dubbed iMovie Pro - Filmmakers, editors, and post-production professionals have been roiling. A few advocate going forward with Final Cut X, but many basic professional features…
Richard Leacock, RIP
Richard Leacock, one of the founders or inventors of direct cinema style of documentary film making (a close cousin of cinema vérité) and a prolific documentary filmmaker, has passed away. A good obituary and discussion of his work is on the blog All These Wonderful Things by AJ Schnack. Ricky Leacock's own web site doesn't…
Apple of my I
Most visual artists use Apple computers if they use any, and this is particularly true of film editing. Apple's Final Cut Pro software has carved out a hefty chunk of the film editing market, although Avid's Media Composer and related products are still the gorillas. Apple is due to release…
Casual Dog, Updated
I have just finished remodeling the Casual Dog Productions, LLC editing suite. It is now much more functional - and it looks much better! We now have a Panasonic plasma monitor. After calibration, it isn't quite up to color grading - but then, the walls are optical communications blue anyway.…
What’s in a name?
I have been unhappy with the working title What's Inside, Professor? for quite some time now. For one thing, it is hard to write down - that dang question mark. Also, it is a bit cryptic. As the project has evolved, I have settled on an approach that uses Alan's…
Casual Dog news
Casual Dog Productions, LLC, has been undergoing some changes. For one thing, the LLC - we are now registered in Oregon as a Limited Liability Corporation. Doesn't that sound official and grown-up? Much more exciting has been the re-tooling of our production and post facilities for high-definition video production. And…
Gear
We are filming What's Inside, Professor? on the cheap using modern very-low-cost production methods. Not really pioneered by them so much as articulated at UC Berkeley's j-school, you can read about the philosophy in their DV cookbook. Here is a rundown of the basics of our gear: Panasonic AG-DVX100A camera…