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Polly portable dolly system

Just stumbled over this new dolly system. It’s called Polly. It’s obviously that the name is a mix of the words “portable” and “dolly”. Polly is intended for filmmakers who like to work with compact camera systems like DSLRs. It’s design is very small and compact, so it would fit in a bag or similar.

Key benefits:

  • Flywheel driven and stabilized
  • Ultra Portable and built like a tank
  • No electricity needed
  • Runs super smooth on every flat surface
  • Almost no prep time
  • Flexible and extendable system
  • Stopmotion scale for accurate tracking sequences
  • High quality engineering

Pure awesomeness.

I shot this timelapse montage from late 2010 through early 2011.

One year in the making.

My goal was to show the duality between city and nature.

Locations include :

  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Quebec city, Quebec, Canada
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Manhattan, New York, USA
  • Chicago, Illinois, USA

You can visit my website at dominicboudreault.com

Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/​d0minicb

Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/​motionphotographer

Contact : dom@dominicboudreault.com

For timelapse stock footage, you can browse through some of my represented work at Getty Images : bit.ly/​fHV5kH

Music is by Hans Zimmer

Remember to crank the volume way up before watching this and turn HD on !

Not much information but a nice video with nice gear.

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/21999047]

Read more at edelkrone.com.

Zeiss just announced a set of 5 cinema lenses. They come in a custom made case.

These lenses are included:

  • Distagon T* 2,8/21
  • Distagon T* 2/28
  • Distagon T* 2/35
  • Planar T* 1,4/50
  • Planar T* 1,4/85

With these Zeiss reacts to the growing demand of affordable lenses with a precise manual focus.

The recommended retail price is 4562,- € exclusive of taxes.

NAB 2011: Zeiss cinema lens set in a custom made case

Technicolor formed a strategic aliance with Canon USA to to leverage Technicolor’s color-science in the development of a suite of creative tools for cinematographers to facilitate greater usability and integration of Canon EOS DSLR cameras into the motion picture and television production pipeline

Read more at technicolor.com

frameforest.com published a handy guide, which explains, how to prepare your material right and set up your Final Cut Pro project to edit it.

Read more at frameforest.com.

Iain Alexander explains in what way Canon EOS 5D & 7D DSLRs have changed the film industry.

Excerpt:

DSLR cameras have brought on huge change in the film industry, with the Canon 5D and 7D cameras becoming top choices for indie filmmakers. At film festivals across the world, short films, documentaries and even feature films are being shot on these two cameras.

Read more at filmindustrynetwork.biz

Canon just released version 1.0.9 of their EOS 60D firmware.

Firmware Version 1.0.9 incorporates the following fixes and changes.

Changes the name of the feature called “Art Filters” to “Creative Filters” (which is used in markets other than Japan) in the Japanese version to make the terms consistent. (This change only applies to the Japanese version and does not apply to other language versions.

Fixes a phenomenon where the camera may operate abnormally when it is set to Quick Mode AF during Live View shooting immediately after capturing an image with the C.Fn II-1 Long exposure noise reduction setting set to [2: On] and a shutter speed setting of 5 seconds or more.

Fixes a phenomenon where the camera may operate abnormally when after Live View shooting, the remote switch on the EOS Utility screen is pressed to immediately start movie-shooting. This phenomenon only occurs when the camera is connected to a compatible personal computer and the Remote Live View function of EOS Utility software is being used.

Read more at canon.com.

Rig Wheels

Make your camera rig a dolly or slider with rig wheels.

What is it?

RigWheels are a simple and sleek way to add motion to your images utilizing the support equipment that you may already own. Because RigWheels can mount directly to your camera rig or other support platform right out of the box, they are the easiest and most portable way for you to add smooth camera movement to your arsenal.

Read more at rigwheels.com

Jag35 offers an upgraded version of their Tripod Plate called Tripod Plate Pro.

The Tripod Plate Pro is a much sturdier, stronger, and robust version of the standard Tripod Plate. It will support your shoulder rig and many accessories with less flex and more support. The Tripod Plate Pro will allow you to connect any set of rods to a tripod.

It is made of aluminum and features a cheese plate that contains both 1/4-20 and 3/8 holes that will let you mount to any 1/4-20 and 3/8 threaded studs. It will work perfectly with our Shoulder Rigs and Bottom Rods that are designed for our DSLR Cage.

Read more at Jag35.com