"DSLR Video On Assignment with Dan Chung" *REVIEW*

 

A little over a year ago, in the early stages of the "DSLR Revolution," The F-Stop Academy, a London based training company for filmmakers run by 20 year industry veteran Den Lennie, established themselves as one of the early resources for DSLR training with their release of the video, "Learn Canon 5D Mark II Cinematography with Philip Bloom"   

Following up on the success of the first DVD they quickly produced a follow up DVD for the Canon 7D when it was released, as well as releasing a DVD educating stills shooters, by “Epic Advertising Photographer” Drew Gardner, later that year.   

By following award winning photojournalist Dan Chung while on assignment covering the Hindu festival Thaipusam that takes place yearly at the Batu Caves north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, F-Stop’s latest DSLR training video, “DSLR Video On Assignment with Dan Chung,” takes a slightly different approach than previous releases.

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The possibilities of DSLR Video

I don't plan to post other peoples work on my blog on a regular basis, but I felt that this film warranted your time. 

There has been a lot of talk about the quality and possibilities of DSLR video, and there are a lot of "high profile" projects that are coming down the pipe in the coming months, but what I believe to be the first "real" demonstration of the cameras capabilities for filmmakers comes in the form of "City of Lakes."  A concept wedding film from a talented group of wedding filmmakers led by Kevin Shahinian of Pacific Pictures, "City of Lakes" puts the Canon line of DSLRs through their paces.

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