BLACKMAGIC CINEMA CAMERA video reviews and demos - latest technology releases and product reviews from Rick Young

Shooting the solar eclipse 2015: BMCC & Nikon 80-400mm

Plays: 549 - Duration: 04:09 - Added: 20/03/2015

There is something magical about an eclipse. The solar eclipse of March 2015 is an event which won’t occur on this scale in the UK again until 2026, so I thought worth filming and documenting this. The question is which camera to use - I could use one with a Super 35mm sensor, ho...

Another Night in Barcelona: filmed with BM Pocket Camera

Plays: 879 - Duration: 10:04 - Added: 20/12/2014

2 years ago I shot a short film titled *One Night in Barcelona*. Filmed with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, this was test footage to see how well the camera would perform on the streets, in the bars of Barcelona, at night with only available light. Everything shot RAW, the test footage...

Amazing Sci-fi film shot on BM Camera, Graded with DaVinci Resolve 11

Plays: 5803 - Duration: 19:45 - Added: 10/12/2014

Here we see a short promo for an amazing new sci-fi film, shot on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and graded in DaVinci Resolve. Filmmaker Hasraf Dull explains the production and filming process, and how the Blackmagic Cinema Camera was used to produce exceptional results. Colorist, Gil...

Comparing BM Cameras: Cinema Camera, Pocket Camera, 4K Production Camera

Plays: 2005 - Duration: 06:31 - Added: 25/08/2014

The Blackmagic cameras offer tremendous value for money and extremely high quality recording. You can choose to shoot ProRes or RAW - and the different cameras offer different resolutions: the BM Cinema Camera offers 2.5K, the BM Production Camera shoots 4K, and the BM Pocket Cinema C...

Cinema Rig: Samurai Blade & Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Plays: 740 - Duration: 11:19 - Added: 28/02/2014

This piece shows the Blackmagic Cinema Camera built into a cinema rig configuration, for high quality acquisition of images and audio on location. The rig is built from the following pieces of equipment: Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF 2.5K Sound Devices Mix Pre Atomos Samurai Blade Za...

Shooting with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (part 3)

Plays: 1666 - Duration: 15:39 - Added: 17/02/2014

Filmed on location in Perth, Australia, and filmed entirely with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and also the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (the 2.5K model). This video piece shows the quality which can be achieved using these cameras. Working with 35mm still photography lenses, with ...

Filmed with many different cameras... guess which camera filmed which shots

Plays: 619 - Duration: 02:32 - Added: 08/02/2014

The above movie has been filmed with many different camera - from affordable to high-end cameras. Check out the shots and give it your best guess as to which camera has been used to film which shots. email: editor@moviemachine.tv A little bit of information - the following camera...

Shooting with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (part 2)

Plays: 1937 - Duration: 08:35 - Added: 01/02/2014

Filmed on location in Perth, Australia, and filmed entirely with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and also the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (the 2.5K model). This video piece shows the quality which can be achieved using these cameras. Working with 35mm still photography lenses, with ...

Shooting with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (part 1)

Plays: 4474 - Duration: 06:55 - Added: 23/01/2014

Filmed on location in Perth, Australia, and filmed entirely with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and also the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (the 2.5K model). This video piece shows the quality which can be achieved using these cameras. Working with 35mm still photography lenses, with ...

What Manner of Men - filmed with BM Cinema Camera & FS-700

Plays: 1387 - Duration: 18:37 - Added: 07/01/2014

Recorded live at the Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival, Dec. 4, 2013 An inspiring presentation by director, Josh Fortune, and VFX artist ,Rob Allison, about the making of "What Manner of Men," a short war drama about the decisions soldiers must make, regarding bravery and conduct...

Chris Keller, Winner, Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival

Plays: 337 - Duration: 11:16 - Added: 21/12/2013

Chris Keller is the winner of the Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival. His captivating short film, Valse, was voted the winner of the festival with a unanimous decision by the judges. The film tells of the ill-fated love affair between 2 snails, which comes abruptly to a tragic end...

Rick Young: Why we need RAW, why we need Compressed

Plays: 1589 - Duration: 20:35 - Added: 07/12/2013

Recorded live at the Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival, Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London, December 4, 2013. Featuring footage filmed with: Blackmagic Cinema Camera; Blackmagic Pocket Camera, Sony PMW-F3; Digital Bolex; Canon 5D Mark III recording RAW with Magic Lan...

Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival, London Dec. 4, 2013

Plays: 1195 - Duration: 03:18 - Added: 25/10/2013

This is a Worldwide Digital Cinema Festival. Submit your entries by Nov. 26 of this year. 1ST PRIZE IS A BLACKMAGIC CINEMA CAMERA courtesy of Holdan **Enter the Movie Machine Digital Cinema Festival** This will be a jam-packed evening showing off the 10 best films submitted to the C...

James Tonkin: DaVinci Resolve 10

Plays: 2052 - Duration: 32:18 - Added: 20/09/2013

**Recorded at the IBC SuperMeet, Amsterdam, September 15, 2013** James Tonkin shows the forthcoming DaVinci Resolve 10, along with footage shot with the new Pocket Cinema Camera and the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. He provides a close look at DaVinci Resolve 10's new functionality and f...

New York City: Night and Day. Filmed with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Plays: 7245 - Duration: 12:10 - Added: 19/07/2013

I land in New York 4 hours late. Weather held up flights across the US and we were sitting on the tarmac for hours unsure whether we were going to be able to fly or not. The dreaded words that the flight may have to be cancelled had been mentioned. However, luck was with us, and even ...

Marco Solorio talks about the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (part 2)

Plays: 1531 - Duration: 08:35 - Added: 30/06/2013

Marco Solorio, Filmmaker, Director of Photography, OneRiver Media, talks about his experiences with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Marco was one of the first people in the world to shoot with this camera and has built a workflow around several key accessories, and understanding the hu...

Marco Solorio talks about the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (part 1)

Plays: 1227 - Duration: 08:38 - Added: 17/06/2013

Marco Solorio, Filmmaker, Director of Photography, OneRiver Media, talks about his experiences with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Marco was one of the first people in the world to shoot with this camera and has built a workflow around several key accessories, and understanding the hu...

Grant Petty Interview NAB 2013 (Part 1)

Plays: 5278 - Duration: 13:52 - Added: 25/04/2013

Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design, talks about the introduction of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and the Blackmagic Production Camera. One year after the announcement of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera (EF), Blackmagic once again has stunned the world with the announcement of t...

IBC 2012: Blackmagic Cinema Camera MFT announced

Duration: 08:32 - Added: 14/09/2012

Interview with Peter Barber, Co-founder Blackmagic Design Recorded at IBC, Amsterdam, September 2012. In this interview Peter explains the important of having produced a camera with a wide dynamic range, capable of filming 2.5K RAW images. It is this feature, largely, which distingu...

THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL FILM CAMERA TECHNOLOGY (PART 2)

Plays: 1382 - Duration: 13:32 - Added: 31/12/2012

Recorded live at BVE North, Manchester, November 13, 2012 (part 2) Part 2 shows an investigation into what can be achieved using RAW files recorded with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, basic demonstration to show how to get started with DaVinci Resolve. Of all the products to have com...

The Impact of Digital Film Camera Technology (part 1)

Plays: 2158 - Duration: 15:13 - Added: 26/12/2012

Recorded live at BVE North, Manchester, November 13, 2012 (part 1) Watch part 2 of this presentation: http://www.moviemachine.tv/video/the-impact-of-digital-film-camera-technology-part-2/56574859/ In this presentation titled: The Impact of Digital Film Camera Technology, producer/d...

Shooting with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera Part 2: Canon and Nikon lens tests, using external batteries

Plays: 46425 - Duration: 15:34 - Added: 23/11/2012

*I was in Australia when I got my hands on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Footage in this report was filmed in Australia and then later in the UK. The was new unexplored territory. I’d never worked with RAW, the last time I shot film was in 1992, and suddenly, in my hands, was someth...

Filmed using the Blackmagic Cinema Camera - One Night in Barcelona

Plays: 8219 - Duration: 14:07 - Added: 13/11/2012

Was working on a job in Barcelona and I'd brought the Blackmagic Cinema Camera along to test. Not much opportunity for testing, the job was busy as can be. Shooting all day, long records to be encoded and uploaded. A lot of recording of presentations. Many different cameras being used...

Cinematographer John Brawley: impressions of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Plays: 2480 - Duration: 15:22 - Added: 27/09/2012

Having been involved with Blackmagic Design throughout the development, John has had an inside look at this camera from the early prototype stages though to the final release. John is experienced with many different cameras, from film to the extreme high end; his thoughts regarding t...

DaVinci Resolve 9 Raw Image Workflow - IBC SuperMeet

Plays: 1815 - Duration: 26:23 - Added: 18/09/2012

Recorded live at the IBC SuperMeet, Sunday Sept. 9, 2012. Cinematographer John Brawley and Digital Colourist Giles Livesky, take to the stage to investigate the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and how the RAW images work in combination with DaVinci Resolve. Clearly shown is the benefits of...

Interchangeable lenses on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera MFT

Plays: 12025 - Duration: 10:16 - Added: 14/09/2012

Mike Tapa of MTF www.mtfservices.com meets up with Stuart Ashton of Blackmagic Design - to investigate using MTF adapters with the, just announced, Blackmagic Cinema Camera MFT (micro four thirds.) What they find is that Mike Tapa's MTF adapters fit perfectly to the micro four thirds...

Grant Petty - The Blackmagic Cinema Camera (P3)

Plays: 4992 - Duration: 13:09 - Added: 31/08/2012

Part 3 of 3 - Recorded at Blackmagic Magic Design headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. Grant Petty, CEO Blackmagic Design, talks in-depth about the Blackmagic Cinema camera. The thoughts behind building a camera from scratch; what distinguishes this camera from others on the market,...

Grant Petty - The Blackmagic Cinema Camera (P2)

Plays: 2412 - Duration: 11:51 - Added: 31/08/2012

Part 2 of 3 - Recorded at Blackmagic Magic Design headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. Grant Petty, CEO Blackmagic Design, talks in-depth about the Blackmagic Cinema camera. The thoughts behind building a camera from scratch; what distinguishes this camera from others on the market,...

Shooting with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Plays: 51231 - Duration: 13:31 - Added: 29/08/2012

Hands-on test with Blackmagic Cinema camera. Rick Young tests the camera in many different situations; getting a feel for the camera in terms of operation, usability, working with different lenses, with a good look at the images the camera produces. Filmed on location in Perth Austra...

Grant Petty - The Blackmagic Cinema Camera (P1)

Plays: 4694 - Duration: 11:14 - Added: 27/08/2012

Part 1 of 3 - Recorded at Blackmagic Magic Design headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. Grant Petty, CEO Blackmagic Design, talks in-depth about the Blackmagic Cinema camera. The thoughts behind building a camera from scratch; what distinguishes this camera from others on the market,...