Gale Tattersall

Shooting Moving Vehicles with Multiple Cameras

admin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:53:45 +0000

On episode three, we shot some fantastic material on go-karts. I designed the lighting scheme for the race track, twice the size of a football field, working to enhance the feeling of movement as the drivers raced through the environment. We wanted to shoot multiple angles from the go-karts so we rigged four to five Canon 5D cameras to a single vehicle. Due to the small size of these cameras we were able to pull it off without any problems, capturing the scene just as we had envisioned it. There’s no way we could have done this with our standard film cameras due to the excess weight and the physical size of the cameras. Plus, the larger film cameras would have blocked the drivers view resulting in safety issues.

The 5D hasn’t stopped working for us since the season finale. We haven’t done an entire episode with them since, but we use them on every shoot; it’s part of our toolkit. I wondered how we ever managed without these cameras, they are so special and produce such unique results. I can’t wait to see where they will take us next.

Link to Hulu video showing the go-kart scene.
http://www.hulu.com/embed/UBI1zqxWqTxdfcxuhZlGhA/1743/1953

Slow Motion on a Small Budget

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:10:18 +0000

All of this new technology absolutely amazes me. Take a look at this footage. My friend sent this to me and I wondered what kind of camera system they used. To my surprise, it was a Canon 7D and some post production magic. It was shot on a 7D at 60 fps and then converted in post using Twixtor. Do you have any idea how expensive this would have been if it was done on film 10 years ago. I can’t believe the tools that are available today. Not only are the tools limitless in terms of creativity, but they don’t cost a fortune. This was done with a $1,700 camera and some software. If things keep heading this way, I am going to be lose by job and be replaced with a kid shooting movies with his mobile phone.

If things keep heading this way, I am going to lose my job and be replaced with a kid shooting movies with his mobile phone!!!

Slow Motion Footage

7D 1000 fps from Oton Bačar on Vimeo.

HD DSLR Workhsops Video

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:58:55 +0000

The HD DSLR Workshops are on the way. Here’s a quick video to give you an idea of what we will be doing with the workshops. It’s going to be all about making great
looking films using Canon DSLRs.

You can find out more information by going to the HD DSLR Workshops website at www.hddslrworkshops.com.

Work Overview

admin — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:45:12 +0000