I’ve been watching the DSLR world with some interest for some time now. Top of my list has been PhilipBloom and Zacuto. Their DSLR shootout has been quite eye opening to say the least. However, I have been held back for a number of reasons:

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Some of the interesting links I have happened across on the internet. This time there is quite an emphasis on DSLR. Enjoy.
DSLR

1. New DSLR Rigs from Zacuto
2. DSLR Follow Focus: Do You Need One?
3. DSLR Matte Box: Why Use One?
4. Color Correction and Gamma Runaround with DSLR Footage
5. Useful Tools for DSLR Shooters: Magic Bullet Grinder

Other

1. Video Editing on the iPad
2. Backup Solutions for Media Producers
3. Genarts Announces Availability Of Sapphire 5 For After Effects

I like what these guys are about. I like stories, not some – as they say – “crotch-punch and cat videos”; stories told creatively and effectively. I’ll have to put my lens where my mouth is and submit something as well.
Check them out at their website. They also make use of twitter and facebook.
Very Cool.

FleetFlicks is all about the short film. It is for film lovers and filmmakers.

A few examples of submissions :
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This is by far the best prize I have ever won. Yeah, I won the GenArts Sapphire plugins for Shake just for watching the GenArts Reels (and filling in a small form). The prize is so great it even beat the 5 out of 6 numbers I got in the lotto over 5 years ago. However, besides the monetary value of of the prize there is the usability value; I will find great use for this both in my personal projects as well as the stuff I do for Church.
I did play around with the trial version a while back for a music video I did, unfortunately I can’t show that because of copyright restrictions. But I have already started messing around with the plugins, here is my first creative test
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Volunteering in Church is really awesome; it does not matter whether it is for something technical or something low key and temporary. You can do anything, well almost – e.g. parking lot guy, announcement person or the CGI lady. I volunteered for video and that was a few years ago.
I have enjoyed it so much that it has become my extreme hobby, woot. If I actually make a feature film, I will blame by church.

I know that I am only speaking from an insider’s perspective, but here are a few things that I believe are great about what I do:
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Some of the more interesting links/stories related to Film-Making that I have come across during the week.

• New RED Mysterium-X support in Adobe tools
• Some Scarlet Questions Answered
• Magic Bullet Grinder grinds your DSLR footage into a more editable format
• Crowdfunding Your Film

Got any other links that you want to share?

Everyone has there own opinion on Christian Film; it has come a long way that is sure. There are some that would argue that we should not consider it as a genre and others say that we judge it separately because of it’s genre. Personally I like the way it has progressed, there is still some way to go, and it is sure to be hard because not many Producers/Production companies are keen to invest enough into it. Having said that; What do you think? (more…)

Joseph Hutson over at RedUser.net asked 10 Questions about the Red Scarlet Digital Cinema Camera. If you know anything about the RED One and it’s buddies; Epic and Scarlet, you may wanner check out the answers. Perhaps you have already. However, here is what stood out for me, together with some of my own thoughts. (more…)

Most of what SynapticLight.com is about is to make connections with people in the spheres of Film-making, Social Media and the Church. I try to maintain an overlap of those three areas in the kinds of people I engage with. However there are exceptions, as always, and some of those exceptions lead to great friendships

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