Bluebell timelapse and lessons learnt
Patrick and I are currently planning and preparing for our ‘uber film’, which we hope to begin shooting in early summer once our sponsors stump up a bike. It’s a mountain bike film set across all 4 seasons and filmed over 15 months. We’ve chosen such a long period because we want to make the most of the differences in riding conditions, weather and landscapes as the months progress. We’ve been planning this film in our head and on bits of paper for the last two years so it’s exciting to be so close to filming. Another awesome mountain bike film was released towards the end of last year called Life Cycles which makes an impressive use of the changing seasons and is definitely a source of inspiration for our own film.
Glimpse of worlds 1st professional HD Camera Recorder with Four Thirds optical system
The AG-AF100 is the worlds first professional HD Camera Recorder equipped with the micro Four Thirds optical system used in DSLR’s. It is capable of recording up to 12 hours of video using its two SDXC compatible slots. It offers AVCHD 1080 and 720 video recording in frame rates of 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 or 23.98p with the top two rates interlaced in 1080 mode. The camcorder also features industry-standard HD SDI and XLR connectors.
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My thoughts on the Panasonic Lumix GH1
In May 2010 I finally dug deep into my pockets and purchased the Panasonic Lumix GH1. Panasonic’s reputation for making outstanding video cameras is very well known. I personally got into videography using the Panasonic DVX-100 of which I’m still very fond. However I’ve recently noticed a positive boom in the number of videos created with DSLR’s and I love the depth of field and aesthetics displayed by many of the videos.
A Mountain Bike Film: Lee Quarry
I liked the aesthetics of video with DSLR’s so I recently dug deep into my pockets and purchased a Panasonic Lumix GH1. I now need to practice lots before I head out to India as volunteer videographer for Raleigh International in July. This is my first practice. The video follows Patrick mountain biking at Lee Quarry on his Ragley Mmmbop bike. I also took along my glidetrack. I’m looking forward to lots more DSLR filmming and getting to know the Panasonic GH1 a little better.
