…second attempt Canon EOS video
…second attempt making movies with my Canon 5D Mk II ! I just presented this at a Canon Professional event to photographers and cinematographers last week in Melbourne.
I was asked by Canon Australia to show a bit of what I do with the Mk II and how I am using the video component.
The other presenter was Clayton Jacobson (Film producer/director of many feature movies including “Kenny”). Clayton showed how he used the Canon D5 Mk II to capture a movie, it was simply fantastic.
I shot one of my wedding couples last Friday afternoon in and around Melbourne city, I made the presentation showing the moving pictures and then my stills.
Here is M.Y - Melbourne by Yervant
To view High-definition version please click on HD above.
April 29th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Yervant, This is truly fantastic.How do you actually combine the motion and the stills within the video.I think it is a really great addition for a slide show.David Laverywww.davidlavery.com
May 1st, 2009 at 8:22 am
Yervant, do you use any accessory to keep the 5D stable? I’m starting to do some videos with it but I have a problem I shake a lot the camera
May 1st, 2009 at 8:28 pm
I just used a tripod.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Waarom zijn er interlaced artifacts zichtbaar in de video. Dat is als er video me5 fields i opgenomen en men vergeten is te deinterlacen bij de encoding.Zelfs fake interlaced zoals veel camerafabrikanten doen wordt gemaakt van een progressive beeld waar geen timeshift tussende fields is.Het antwoord zou kunnen zijn dat de video gedeelten niet met D5 zijn gemaakt maar met een videocamera die allen met fields kan opnemen. Worden we hier belazerd? Als D5 een echte interlacerd heeft is het een camera niet zo geschikt voor progressive schermen zoasl op het web.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Why are there interlaced artifacts visdible in the video parts of the clip?On te web interlaced is not needed, Screens are progressive anyway.Interlkaced is a thing of the prtevious century. So did you use a video camera then instead of the D5 for the video part? If D5 is truely interlaced so there are not identical fields in one frame ( time shifted) the camerta is use less for videop use. Prohgressive is the way to go interlaced is a crap inheritage from the past ols style video.
May 9th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Although I like the idea, It still feels like a gadget compared to your stunning imagery. It’s an entiry different ball game, film versus still photography. After seeing all the samples on the web as your first attempt and from others I’m not thrilled by the whole fusion idea. Get a good videographer to shoot along with you, instead of doing it all alone in one camera. You still photography will suffer in the end.
BTW your choice of music over the years is absolutely amazing.
May 16th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Stunning – I love the fusion of video and stills. It’s exciting to think that in a couple of years there will be no more ‘Wedding Photographers’ and ‘Wedding Videographers’. There will be ‘Wedding Photovideographers’. I think someone needs to think of a snappier title!
May 18th, 2009 at 11:58 am
I came across your nice website on the the other day and saw a some of your earlier posts that you did previously . I just added you to my bookmarks. Keep up the great work. i will Look forward to reading more from you again.
May 22nd, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Perfect…
June 24th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Yervant, this is fantastic! What’s the name of the song which you used in this slide-show?
October 21st, 2009 at 2:01 am
Well executed Yervant, but ultimately don’t you think fusion is pants? No matter what way you shoot video it detracts from the wonderful look of a well constructed still. Don’t you think that most of the video segments in this make you want to cringe? I think it’s the cheese factor that does it for me and that’s something that doesn’t come across in stills (or at least you can cover up any cheesy moments when shooting stills) Sorry fella but just playing the Devil’s advocate. I’m not sold on this as you may have guessed
November 1st, 2009 at 6:32 am
It’s all about pacing. As Alasdair mentioned about the ‘detraction’, I totally agree. Yervant is the master of his craft…still photography. And that’s not to say that he couldn’t be a master at moving pictures as well. The problem lies in the mixing of the two mediums. If the motion clips were slowed down to match the tempo of the music, that might help with the pacing and flow. Otherwise, again, it’s a major distraction. I know that Yervant and others like him will keep at this *FUSION* thing…and will probably make it into a viable product. I really do hope so. Sincerly, Tim, Vicksburg, MS U.S.A.