Link Of the Day - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

interesting little disection of a scene where, not much happens , but its'considered a great scene.

http://nofilmschool.com/2013/10/the-mathematical-editing-of-sergio-leonis-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/

Not sure if I buy alot of what he's selling, but he makes somw interesting points and it's worth watching.

Link of The day - Halloween vimeo Challenge

Vimeo's Weekend challenge  this time have a Halloween/Spooky theme to it. 

Deadline is modnight on Halloween.

Details & examples below.

http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/457/weekend-challenge-short-and-spooky

Link of The Day - 800mm X2 X2 X2

What do you get when you combine Philip Bloom, Eric Kessler,  an 800mm prime,  2 4K cameras (1Dc & F55) and some 2X extenders? 

Super zoom crazyness!

AND a cool Philip Bloom short & Post called "From Chicago to the Moon"

The stuff you can do when you have  Time & Toys  .. and of coaurse, alot of skill.

Link of The day - Portraits

How to pose people for portraits.  Pretty straight forward & useful.

http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/7-posing-techniques-for-non-models--photo-15608

It's Snowing in Owen Sound! - Link of The Day

Not sure if there still be snow on the trafic cams when you check them but heres the link
http://www.grey.ca/cameras/

Link of The day - DIY Tilt Shift Lens

http://www.diyphotography.net/make-make-macro-tilt-shift-lens-old-headphones

We have an old 50 1.8 FD (manual focus) lens at home.

Might be worth a try.

Link of The Day - From CFOS

Interesting article about wages & cost of living.

http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=60999

Seems more and more jobs are being reducedto minimum wage.

"nine per cent of Ontario's workforce is working for minimum wage -- that is more than double what it was nearly a decade before."

Less jobs overall , but more of them are minimum wage.

Monday Challange - Monster Movie

Film Riot has a moviwe challange to make a monster movie in two minutes or less.

Link of The Day - Creativity

http://nofilmschool.com/2013/10/science-of-creativity-understand-improve-creative-process/

Link of The Day - 2013 Tree House Of Horror Couch Gag

Treehouse of Horror XXIV Couch Gag by Guillermo del Toro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CtgYY7dhTyE

Link of The Day - Cool Headphones/Ear Buds

Pretty cool headphones (ear buds I guess, what ever).

tweakedaudio.com

Lots of them have mics and flat cords (it's supposed to stop them from tangling),  they also make a pair of wooden ear buds,  that's pretty cool.

I'm trying to talk myself into and out of getting a pair. 

I don't really NEED a new pair of ear buds,  ... but I could use a a new pair with a MIC.

I do like the full size headphones, but these are pretty cool.

Have to think about it.

Link of The Day - Best Budget Rig

Caleb Pike from DSLR Video Shooter  puts together what he feels is the Best Budget Rig. 

It's not a single item it's pieces from different manufacturers that he thinks works well together.

I haven't checked out all the links for the different pieces but I did follow the link to the shoulder pad w/ mounting point, as I think it might work with the I have.

I'll probably check out the rest of the piece when I have some time.

Link of The Day - More from EdelKrone

Damn Germans,  every time I see a new mini rig from Edelfrone I say "WOW, That's Cool! ... I want one."

The new Pocket Shot is no exception.  It's 35mm X 46mm and expands to over half a meter. It can reconfigured in lots of ways for a should rig with a top handle, or the handle can be used for accessories,  and it has a cool option to stabilize it on your belt (Les Stroud style).

It's all cnc Aluminium  and composite materials & holds a 2KG camera. 

It's$199 Not sure how much shipping is,  you have to set up an account and go through the ordering prceedure to get prices for international shipping.