Ok, so I know I haven’t written in a while. Lots of things happening, good things, growing and learning! So enough of that…
Canon finally announces the Canon EOS 5D Mk III! How many years ago now did the famous “Reverie”, The first 1080p short film photographed with the Canon EOS 5D MKII by Vincent LaForet was released to the world, changing thing forever. Since then, there have been many a films made and continue to be made by this wonderful camera. Some would venture to say that the arrival of this camera was more anticipated than the Cinema Camera Canon released late last year. Don’t get me wrong now, I think Canon’s got it! The Lenses, the ability to hit low light situations with ease. Like I heard another filmmaker say, I know what “I” want and I’m gunning for the Scarlett unless a shift in the space time continuum makes my reality something completely different. But anyway, back to the Mk III.
We’ve all seen how beautiful the images are from this full frame camera, from stills to captivating movies. It’s been boasted that the 5D Mk II was seen on the set of Iron Man and of course Shane Hurlbet’s Act of Valor I believe was shot with that with Letus’ new gear also “House” DP Gale Tattersall, just to name a few. Films that have been showing in a lot of the film festivals have been filmed by this camera! To say that this is a fluke is crazy. The camera takes wonderfully astounding images. But you can have a wonderfully astounding image and have a bad story and it all will suck then.
I’m not going to get into the specifics of this camera here, seeing that you guys can go to Canon’s website and find out the juicy details yourself. But I already know that the chosen few that will their hands on the camera, will be posting some incredible footage. Again to make this clear, I myself shoot with the Canon T2i, and I’ve loved the way it shoots, do I know about the issues, YES but through the trail and errors of others I’ve learned to not make them an issue. Also I’ve installed the Magic Lantern Firmware update and now I have a great movie making machine. I’ve never met Koo (nofilmschool.com) but I’d love to, because he has inspired me to stick to what I believe in. I’ve been studying about the Red for a while as well and I know, KNOW KNOW that it is what I want to shoot with! I’m excited about getting it in my hands and I’m excited about shooting my movies with it! Sorry I’ve digressed. Check out the Canon 5D Mark III, would love to get some feedback regarding it. I actually just borrowed a 5D MII and learning my way around it. Man it’s heavy…..lol
Enjoy
Michael “The DP”
Director of Photography 