Recent content by Ed Sarkissian

If there's shallow DoF they're immediately disqualified. :) Tough to enforce... I'm not aware of video having EXIF information.

I can't vouch for it firsthand, but quite possibly the Nokia 808 PureView with 41 megapixels (!) and Carl Zeiss optics.

Hi Lilia, I'm not sure what you mean by "sparkles in a forest" - is there an example you can give? Unless you're indoors it will be difficult to block out the sunlight. Try to shoot on overcast days for the most consistent lighting, or shoot in the shade on a sunny day. If you have constant...

Hi Lilia, welcome to the forum. I would say learn to use and manipulate available light as much as possible - use bounceboards for fill light, use diffusion in direct sunlight, etc. Is there a specific question or topic you were curious about?

David, I was wondering how you typically approach lighting a scene - not so much the creative decision-making, but rather the logistics. Lets assume you've already determined how you want the scene to be lit - qualities of light, motivation, ratio, etc. Do you start with the key and try to...

I'm sure the answer is 'yes', but I'd like to understand why. I can think of 2 reasons for slating - to sync audio to video, and to mark the beginning of a take. So, is slate really necessary on a mini-dv shoot when recording sound to the same tape? The audio is already synced to the video...

Hi, I'm just curious... will something shot in SD (ie. a dvd) look better on an HDTV just because it's HD? I assume it would because of progressive scanning. But then how does the difference in resolution work? I'm trying to think it through... 525 lines of resolution that would have to...