Comments on: How SNL Filmed Their Opening Title Sequence

By: Tim Woodard

Tim Woodard — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:23:00 +0000

I think the Canon makes for a nice video camera and this was an awesome interveiw and very interesting to learn about the how they put the title sequence together.

The whole canon vs. nikon issue gets so old. Who really cares if Nikon has not stepped up their game for Video. Canon can not compete with the image quality that Nikon has when it come to super high ISO. Both companies make great gear. They both have good and bad things about them. Its our descison to figure out what works best for you as a photographer and go with that. I own Nikon SLR but I have a sweet little Canon point and shoot. If I shot video I would probably shoot with Canon.

By: Sideshow Rob

Sideshow Rob — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:26:00 +0000

I agree. I met Buono at Creatasphere in NYC a few months ago. He is very talented and knowledgeable, especially in the use of HDDSLRS in Cinematography.

By: Michael Carney

Michael Carney — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:39:00 +0000

This is the reason I switched. I shot Nikon from the get go, I had a nice lens setup and I was quite happy with my gear and its results. I got so fed up with the video, though, I called it a day. I sold all of my nikon and nikkors (boxing my 70-200 was a sad day) and switched camps.

Now I’ve got a canon 60D (I knowingly dropped to a more “consumer” camera from my D300s to buy better glass) and some L glass. Photos look just as good and the video is about 100 times better, IMO.

Sorry Nikon, a simple firmware update would have kept me as a customer, but your refusal to really accept DSLR video – I couldn’t live with that.

Back to the topic, It’s always interesting to see/hear how professional videographers find out about, and decide to use, new equipment. Especially a radically different piece of equipment and someone who was classically trained at USC.

By: Marvin Hagemeister

Marvin Hagemeister — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:22:00 +0000

I agree with that. Although it’s easy to follow him, some examples would have been nice…

By: Lee Morris

Lee Morris — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:12:00 +0000

Wish NBC had allowed them to actually use the footage he is talking about as an example in the video.

By: M

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:10:00 +0000

The short review left something to be desired, but once I saw the full length interview I didn’t mind so much :P

I really wish Nikon would release something to compete with the 5D Mk II, it always made me cringe a bit and think of switching to Canon *shutter* when they got spanked right after the D700 was released.

Heck, even with a D4, I’d consider a D700s type MK II competitor, although it would have to be priced under 2.5k.