Honcho Media is one of only a handful of companies in Northern Ireland that has acquired permission from the Civil Aviation Authority to carry out aerial cinematography/video work. If your UAS (unmanned aircraft system) operator does not have this permission they will not be insured. When choosing a UAS or […]
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FS700 4K Odyssey 7Q Raw test
It looks like camera technology is finally starting to catch up with the demands of professionals and consumers for those in the large sensor market. For many years we have had to battle with lens adaptors and DSLR cameras to get the filmic look, but now things are starting to […]
The Viral Video – what you should be aiming for
It has been a marketeers favourite “Buzz” word for the past few years now, well locally in Northern Ireland anyway. “We want to make a viral video” they say. “It has to be really short and punchy and we’ve got this really good idea”. I raise the palm of my […]
Chain Reaction Cycles commercial
Some sample clips and behind the scenes video of the 2012 Chain Reaction Cycles TV commercial for Century TV’s ‘The Cycle Show’. Thanks to Shove-it Design for the behind the scenes video!
Metabones Speed Booster sample footage
The Speed Booster adaptor from Metabones comes is various forms. The sample footage here uses the Canon EF to Sony E mount version. The Speed Booster definitely is a step-up in terms of design from the Metabones mki. Tolerances have been changed on the mounting rings so there is less […]
Giant’s Causeway Coast Sportive video 2012
Video of the 2012 Giant’s Causeway Coast Sportive cycling event.
Neat Video noise reduction review
Every once in a while you come across a product that just works, and works well. Neat video noise reduction is one of them. It comes in the form of a plugin for all of the most popular editing and motion graphics packages including After Effets, FCPX, Premier, and […]
After Effects Alpha Channel in FCPX
I was working on a project recently where I was bringing in some rendered After Effects layers with alpha channels. I layered the imported ProRes 4444 files in the FCPX timeline but I was getting a weird black line around the mask blur. It turns out the problem is way […]
Phantom Post Workflow with GlueTools
I was recently asked to edit a commercial shot with a Phantom high speed camera, so was presented with the task of figuring out some kind of work-flow. The commercials had to be delivered on a tight deadline so whatever method I used, it had to be fast. After a […]
Canon C300 demo – Dublin
Canon UK and Ireland were kind enough to invite me down to their video demo day in Dublin. They had a 5d mkii and an XF305 there, but the product that I was interested in was the C300 EOS Digital Cinema Camera. I had already been very interested in purchasing […]
2011 Causeway Coast Marathon video
A video produced for 26extreme, the event organisers of the 2011 Causeway Coast Marathon.
Sony HX9v
I just recently purchased a Sony HX9v compact camera so I can take some photos while out on my bike. The camera also shots 1080p video at 50fps which is amazing for this price. I just had to test this out, so took a mixed bag of shots out and […]