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02/08/2014

Slow motion (filming) (commonly abbreviated as slowmo) is an effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down. It was invented by the Austrian priest August Musger in the early 20th century.

Typically this style is achieved when each film frame is captured at a rate much faster than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving more slowly. A term for creating slow motion film is overcranking which refers to hand cranking an early camera at a faster rate than normal (i.e. faster than 24 frames per second). Slow motion can also be achieved by playing normally recorded footage at a slower speed. This technique is more often applied to video subjected to instant replay, than to film. A third technique that is becoming common using current computer software post-processing (with programs like Twixtor) is to fabricate digitally interpolated frames to smoothly transition between the frames that were actually shot. Motion can be slowed further by combining techniques, interpolating between overcranked frames. The traditional method for achieving super-slow motion is through high-speed photography, a more sophisticated technique that uses specialized equipment to record fast phenomena, usually for scientific applications.

05/11/2013

SHUTTER SPEED

FOR NIGHT SCENES, ACTION SHOTS, IMPLIED MOTION, SPORTS

Shutter speed determines how long the camera's aperture stays open to admit light to the digital sensor, and full auto likes to play it safe on this front too. It generally opts for middling speeds from ⅛0 to 1/500 of a second, which reliably produce blur-free images. But reliable can be boring.

When photographing things that move, turn the mode dial to S (or Tv in Canon cameras). In bright light, choose a very fast shutter speed, 1/1000 or higher, to freeze action. You'll see every little drop of spray as a whitewater raft blasts through rapids, and each clod of dirt flying from the tires of a mountain bike.

02/11/2013

Aperture Priority

Let’s talk a little bit about Aperture.

Photos taken with a low aperture let in more light, allowing you to take pictures in situations where there is not much light (like indoors and at night).

A low aperture will also give you a shallow depth of field. You know, the photos where one thing is in focus and the background is blurred....

Picture Here:
f/1.8
1/200 sec
ISO 800

11/02/2013

A Brief History Of Television

A German inventor named Paul Nipkow invented the first rotating disk that would allow pictures to transmit over wire in 1884. His discovery was the first electromechanical television scanning system in the world. This rotating disk would rotate at a fast pace, while light passed through the holes to create a picture on a screen.

John Baird became famous when he invented the first pictures in motion that were televised in Europe in 1924. He later transmitted the human face onto a screen, and during World War II invented the first color picture tube. While it would be some time before color TV became a staple in American households, his contribution to the history of TV was enormous.

Charles Jenkins invented a mechanical television that he called “radiovision,” which was said to have transmitted one of the first moving images in 1923. This American inventor went on to promote his theories in the technology of the television along with other inventors when they transmitted the first live pictures onto a screen. This pilgrim in the history of the television is also famous for creating the first television station in North America.

Vladimir Zworykin invented the Cathode Ray tube, which he named the Kinescope and started a new era in the history of TV. Before the Kinescope, televisions in the 1920’s were mechanical. The Cathode Ray tube was not only needed for transmission; this device transformed the television into an electronic device.

Finally, an American farmer named Philo Farnsworth made a breakthrough in the history of TV at the age of 13, when he discovered a way to transmit images onto a screen by the use of 60 horizontal lines, which made the picture clearer. Farnsworth also invented over 165 devices, including the dissector tube, which became the groundwork for televisions we use today.

28/01/2013

Behind the scenes

11/01/2013

"Ali Na Ine" Music Video Shoot

17/10/2012

Speed to edit a project and deliver to the client in good time is critical to customer service. This, though, is sometimes the case but is a complete thng of the past with the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment at Streams.

18/09/2012

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27/08/2012

The Canon EOS-1D C* represents a breakthrough in cinematography in a DSLR specifically designed for video, that is incredibly flexible, rugged and compact. Offering onboard 4K image capture, industry-standard codecs and interfaces, and incredible low light performance, the EOS-1D C helps make 4K filmmaking as creative as you want it to be.

For anyone familiar with Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II or the EO
S-1D product line, the compact size and weight of the EOS-1D C will be immediately recognizable. Built with onboard 4K recording at 24P or HD recording at a range of frame rates up to 60p; and Clean HD via HDMI, the EOS-1D C offers additional capabilities for film and TV production as well as specialty image acquisition applications.

Coupled with Canon’s compact EF-mount lenses, the EOS-1D C facilitates 4K image origination in the tightest and most challenging environments, opening up fresh cinematic opportunities along the way.

15/06/2012