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“The Quest For Inspiration” Documents Landscape Photographer’s Journey

Mike Wilkinson — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:29:50 +0000

Seven months ago I shared the trailer for a documentary about French Landscape Photographer Alexandre Deschaumes, as he creates stunning landscape images all over the world. His travels have taken him to Patagonia, Iceland, Austria, and more, while the time he spends in nature is the time where he seems to get the most creative. The hour long documentary is finally available (for a small fee.) [more]

Novo – A Modified GoPro Hero 3: Black Edition Camera

Aaron Lindberg — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:31:57 +0000

The Novo is a GoPro Hero 3 that has been modified to control exposure, change focus and give the user the ability to swap lenses. Radiant Images along with View Factor Studios have tweaked the GoPro into a smaller aluminum body with more camera controls.

The Novo digital cinema camera is available exclusively at Radiant Images. The company states that it is an ideal solution [more]

New Motorized Parabolic Slider Available from Redrock Micro

Jaron Schneider — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:45:25 +0000

In addition to a new cage for the GoPro, Redrock Micro today announced the all-new One Man Crew, a new class of motorized ‘parabolic slider’ that operates unattended and delivers elegant cinematic motion. The One Man Crew is being touted as particularly effective for individuals and small crews who want their footage to stand out and have the look of being shot by a professional camera crew. [more]

Redrock Micro Launches New Cobalt Cage, the First Cage for GoPro Hero3

Jaron Schneider — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:22:37 +0000

Redrock Micro announced today its new line of Cobalt Cages and accessories for the GoPro cameras, including support for the new GoPro HERO3. The Cobalt Cage delivers an aluminum housing that encases the camera for protection, mounting and rigging support, and extensive accessory attachments. [more]

LineCam Systems: Cable-Assisted Media Capture

David Bickley — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:15:26 +0000

An interesting system is in development via Kickstarter for video professionals to get excited about. The LineCam can most easily be compared to a zipline style “track” that can either be operated through gravity (with the Glide) or via remote control (with the Flow). The devices themselves appear to be very well designed and prototypes have already been used in the field by the GoPro Media Team, who had this to say: [more]

UPDATED #2: GoPro Issued DMCA Notice to DigitalRev

Zach Sutton — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:59:07 +0000

NOTE: This post has been updated with an official response from GoPro. GoPro is recently gaining attention from their battle with online retailer DigitalRev. DigitalRev lashed out at GoPro for an apparent attack on their use of GoPro’s name and images in a review, but the story went deeper than that. After talking with GoPro’s team, GoPro may have had every right to issue that DMCA. [more]

NSFW: Insanely Well Done “Office Escape” Music Video Is A POV Thrill Ride

Mike Wilkinson — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:17:28 +0000

And I thought my Monday mornings in the office were tough! In this music video for the band “Biting Elbows“, the viewer (you) is taken on an adrenaline thrill ride including gunfights, explosions, high speed chases, parkour and more. The entire action is captured with a GoPro style point of view, but it’s thankfully not a big shakefest. The name of the song is vulgar, and there is considerable violence so consider this NSFW for conservative workplaces. [more]

Baby Sea Lion Jumps Aboard Kayak During Dive Trip

Lee Morris — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:34:13 +0000

Rick Coleman was scuba diving off the coast of Southern California at night from a personal kayak. As Rick was entering his boat after the dive a sea lion pup jumped aboard. Rick eventually was forced to push the pup back into the water but the pup jumped back on. luckily Rick had a couple of GoPros rolling throughout the whole experience. [more]

Will HD Referee Cams Revolutionize Sports?

Zach Sutton — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:19:09 +0000

Recently, a Rugby league has been toying with the idea of attaching HD cameras, much like a GoPro in size, to the heads of referees to live stream during sporting events. By doing this, it allows the viewers to get a point of view feed right in the heart of all the action. With advancing video technology, will this become the sport standard in the next few years? [more]

400 Foot Canyon Jump Shot With DSLR, GoPros, And An Octocopter

Mike Wilkinson — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:55:40 +0000

Where do you place cameras to capture someone taking a 400 foot plunge into a rocky abyss when you can’t get to the bottom? On the person falling of course! The popular YouTuber Devin Graham is up to his usual hijinks, but this time with a little help from some friends. If you enjoyed his Epic Rope Swing video, then you’ll definitely want to check this out. Final video inside! [more]