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Chipotle’s “Back to the Start” Ad Shot With Canon 5D Mark II DSLR

Jeremiah — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:59:50 +0000

I went to see Killer Elite this weekend. Before the show and trailers was this beautiful 2-minute animation depicting a farmer’s life: his little pig farm growing into a successful, industrialized livestock factory, when in a pang of consciousness he realizes he’s been doing it wrong. He needs to go “back to the start”. And there, it ties in to the hook of Coldplay’s “The Scientist” which is stunningly rendered by Willie Nelson. It all passes by as a single tracking shot, tagged with a sign that reads “Cultivate a Better World”.

http://youtu.be/aMfSGt6rHos

Chipotle has shared a behind the scenes look into the production of this stop-motion animated ad, and while watching it i spotted a Canon DSLR, which appears to be the 5D Mark II, obviously shooting stills and not video (stop motion).

Canon 5D Mark II in a stop motion control rig.

The camera is shown in various points throughout the clip (6:06, 6:28, 7:28, 7:33), but is most clearly seen at 6:28 [above], where it is mounted upside-down onto a Gazelle motion control crane with gearing to control focus. I can’t tell what lens is being used. If you’re more familiar with the equipment, maybe you can identify some of it.

http://youtu.be/AFlbGwAW7rw

Today’s War in High Definition from a Canon 5D Mark II

Jeremiah — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:00:49 +0000

The opening scene in the video below was shot by photojournalist Danfung Dennis who was embedded with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Company in southern Afghanistan this summer.

This is relevant to me because i have family and friends that currently serve or have previously served in my country’s armed forces, and this is a real and current view into what is actually happening over there. It’s also remarkable because the video was shot by a single person using Canon’s new EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR that records high definition video. Which means scenes that used to be reproduced by armies of filmmakers for the movies can now be captured — actually documented — as they happen with cinematic quality and detail never before possible on today’s battlefield.

This preview is a rough cut from the first act of the Frontline documentary Obama’s War.

FRONTLINE: Obama’s War | PBS

[Seen on Gizmodo via Lightstalkers]

Time Of Death, 2:01am

Jeremiah — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:48:22 +0000

My Canon PowerShot SD400 digital camera is dead. I did everything in my power to revive it. But nothing i tried would bring it back.

It mysteriously stopped working two days ago, and tonight’s exploratory surgery revealed no problems or signs of trauma other than a very dusty interior.

I may research into possible causes and fixes; but i might just start looking for a new camera. Unfortunately, i probably won’t be able to afford one any time soon. So much for my perfect record this year—only three weeks in, and i’ve already missed a day taking a picture. I’ll have to figure out some way to get shooting again as soon as possible.