Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Portrait of a Place
The Clearing from UA, Telecommunication and Film on Vimeo.
This short film is a portrait of a place. It depicts an area that was once heavily wooded but is now a muddy clearing, a scarred landscape before development. The film juxtaposes this barren area with the surrounding nature. Directed by Adam Booher. Director of Photography Mathew Richards.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
JVC vs. SONY
Both the JVC HD and the SONY HDV cameras are stellar pieces of equipment and I am happy to use both of them. Both cameras have excellent picture quality, and great usability.
I prefer to use the JVCs for one reason. I would rather shoot to an SD card. SONYs write to mini dv tapes and require you to capture the footage to the computer. This is a hassle and I would much rather skip the step. Also, I recently shot with the Sony to a HDV tape and had a lot of trouble capturing it. There is only one HD dock in the downstairs lab and no docks at the library. This makes capturing your footage kind of a pain in the butt. I would much rather be able to drag and drop the files to save them. Also, the DV tapes hold something around 55 minutes of footage, which is far less than some SD cards are capable of holding. The JVC can hold two SD cards and when one fills up, it will automatically switch to recording on the second one. This allows you tape continuously which is advantageous for documentary filming.
My experience with shooting with both cameras is largely the same. They are both well designed, easy to use, and handle. The JVC is smaller, which is worth noting. It is lighter, easier to handle, carry, and is not as intimidating to point at someone.
Overall, both cameras are easy to use, however, I prefer to use the JVC because it is more compact, and it writes to an SD card.
I prefer to use the JVCs for one reason. I would rather shoot to an SD card. SONYs write to mini dv tapes and require you to capture the footage to the computer. This is a hassle and I would much rather skip the step. Also, I recently shot with the Sony to a HDV tape and had a lot of trouble capturing it. There is only one HD dock in the downstairs lab and no docks at the library. This makes capturing your footage kind of a pain in the butt. I would much rather be able to drag and drop the files to save them. Also, the DV tapes hold something around 55 minutes of footage, which is far less than some SD cards are capable of holding. The JVC can hold two SD cards and when one fills up, it will automatically switch to recording on the second one. This allows you tape continuously which is advantageous for documentary filming.
My experience with shooting with both cameras is largely the same. They are both well designed, easy to use, and handle. The JVC is smaller, which is worth noting. It is lighter, easier to handle, carry, and is not as intimidating to point at someone.
Overall, both cameras are easy to use, however, I prefer to use the JVC because it is more compact, and it writes to an SD card.
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