Pro Fusion Expo is upon us this week, with has special guest speakers, and workshops. One of the guest is none other than film guru and DSLR film making pioneer Philip Bloom. Before Philip’s arrival, he had asked me to put together a meet up of local film makers, despite his hectiate schedule. The event was held last night at Casey’s, where we all able to share stories on film making workflow’s and various gear. Not only was Philip gracious enough to share his time with us, he brought along some of his own gear to share. These included his Canon 5D MKII, Zacuto fast draw, and to everyone’s surprise his latest acquisitions the Kessler Pocket Dolly 2, and a Sony point and shoot with full wide screen HD recording. Many people were happy to get a “hands on” feel for the gear.
Another suprise last night was the intresting gear brought in by Eric Diosay. Eric had brought in his very own self built DSLR rig. The rig included a Marshall 70xPHDMI, Follow Focus, Giottos Ballhead, Matte Box, Zoom H4N, and a Zacuto Zwing Away, all fitted to a handheld rig. Unbelivable! Even Philip was quick to pick it up to try it out, although he did note that rig becomes heavy after some substantial time.
Towards the end of evening Philip was more than happy to give an interview to Dave from http://www.rgbfilter.com/an interview which should be up soon.
The event was hugely successful, and everyone had a great time sharing and learning from Philip Bloom.
Be sure to check out the pictures & film below of this fantastic event.
Special Thanks to Christopher Drost for helping organize this event. Be sure to check out the pictures of Chris’s very large lens he brought with him. Words just don’t do it justice.
* Update Preston Kanak has put together a rough cut of the footage from the meet up with Philip Bloom. The footage was shot on Eric Diosay’s rig for the Canon 5D. This was shot by various people during the evening, myself included. Take a look and enjoy.
The Meet Up from Preston Kanak on Vimeo.
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Tej Babra is a film maker and editor working with broadcast giants like Bell Media, CTV, Rogers, MTV, and Much Music, as well as a variety of film production companies. Tej is also a proud associate member of the Canadian Cinema Editors.
Too bad I could not make it. Maybe next time!
Thanks to Tej and Chris for setting up an amazing evening with Philip Bloom and a host of budding and experienced DSLR shooters.
The evening was littered with interesting conversation, awesome gear and a strong sense of community. I hope to see everyone again soon and hopefully, Philip will be back to share his cool stuff and his amazing knowledge.
Thank you Eric. It was my pleasure. I am glad everyone had a great time. It was truly a wonderful night.
Thanks again for putting this together it was great times….
I look forward to the next time Philip is in town!
I know I had RSVP’d but I just cpuld not make it. Looks like I missed one heck of a night!
Looks like you guys had a great time. I am sorry I could not make it.
Thank you Tej for putting this together again! IT was a pleasure to finally meet Philip Bloom in person
Great film it really captures the night. Although the intro did seem a little long…
nice write up! … and wow, i like that rig … where can i buy that thing? ;)
It’s actually a custom built rig by Eric Diosay. The rig is great to use. I love the monitor, it’s just a little heavy. Eric is working on that though.
It’s only 10lbs with the monitor! You guys are weak =)! Anyway, without the monitor and tripod attachment, the whole thing weighs in at around 5lbs which should make it easier for an operator to lug around. The monitor can be removed and be held by an AC who can be tethered to the rig to focus.
So this set-up can be used as a one-man rig, a two-man rig or on sticks. More details of the parts can be found here: http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=16297
You are right! I don’t think it was that heavy…however The monitor was the best part. I would not take that off. It’s in a perfect position. Great for using handheld, and for taking lower panning shots of Rims. IF you know what I mean. I would love to use this rig for car film.
Tej, THAT is exactly why I put this rig together. ^_^