Canon 5D MkII 27/11/08
I first read about this camera about a month or so back on WIRED, and was quite impressed by the technical specifications. But after actually seeing what this camera is capable of – via a video brought to my attention by my good friend Spencer Sternberg — I’d have to say that ‘impressed’ is a slight understatement. Below is a video filmed by Guardian photographer Dan Chung entirely on a production Canon EOS5DmkII using manual focus. The film was shot an edited in about twelve hours directly after picking the camera up from a Beijing camera store and charging the battery.
Stunning.
Canon EOS5DmkII, One night in Beijing. from Dan Chung on Vimeo.
Battles with UVA 15/10/07
UnitedVisualArtist have been working with Battles to create the video for their single ‘Tonto’, and as you can guess, the result is amazing. Set in a disused Welsh slate mine, UVA created a LED installation that was synchronised with the audio to great effect. There are also some photo documentation of the making of the clip on their blog.
Peacebone 20/09/07
The FADER magazine have a great interview over on their website with Timothy Saccenti, the director of the completely insane and amazing “Piecebone” film clip (from the Animal Collectives latest album Strawberry Jam). Timothy goes through the process of making the video, including production stills, storyboards and other behind-the-scenes info.
