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HDSLR Gear That Saves the Day

April 6, 2011 By Eric Reagan

I’ve been working on a short film project recently with my church (along with our in-house video director/my very good friend Nick, and some very talented volunteers). The short film is something we plan to use as part of our Easter morning service later this month.  We’re shooting it entirely on the Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 7D. We shot most of the scenes in one day at two locations (around 25 total set ups for a 16+ hour shooting day).  Yesterday, we wrapped up with the intro scene, which calls for the lead character in a vehicle talking on a cell phone.

I thought I would share some of the random little tools that really saved the day and helped us get the shots (and audio) that were critical to this production. [Read more…]

Filed Under: hdslr Tagged With: 5d mark ii, 7d, cinematography, gorillapod, guerilla filmmaking, hdslr, joby, Mafrotto 241V, Rode NTG-3, Shock Mount, short film, shotgun mic, suction cup, zoom h4n

 

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