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Canon 5D mark II nostalgia

by Lan Bui May 14, 2012

Canon 5D mark II nostalgia

I just got my Canon 5D mark II back from the Hollywood Canon repair center. It was a sad day when after 3 years my camera broke in my hands… all by my doing. All I remember doing was putting a CF card into the camera in the dark and it wouldn’t let me get [...]

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Traveling with a Kessler Slider

by Lan Bui May 6, 2012

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I’m in the airport about to fly to San Francisco to shoot for Zacuto at the Skywalker Ranch. One of the things Vu and I wanted to make sure we were able to bring was a slider… So I packed my standard cary on Lowepro X200 to the brim with all the gear I normally [...]

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Erica Rhodes photo shoot

by Lan Bui April 23, 2012

Erica Rhodes photos

So here is what happens when you need to do a quick shoot with pretty much no planning time…

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The Guild – I’m the One That’s Cool – Band Photo

by Lan Bui April 10, 2012

The Guild - I’m the One That’s Cool - Band Photo

A few months ago I got a call to shoot the cast of The Guild for their new music video! It was very exciting!!! And as usual, I would have very limited time with the talent. If you have been shooting things like this you know the drill… you get the talent in between takes [...]

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Brain Crack … Don’t get addicted

by Lan Bui March 30, 2012

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Every once in a while… well actually at least once a month I have to watch this video by Ze Frank… the part I’m talking about is from 0:25 to 1:33 in the video. Although the profane song at the end always puts me in a good mood! That is all… just thought I’d share [...]

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How to do SXSW for FREE

by Lan Bui March 9, 2012

Today I talked to Lindsey Eckwall about her experience at SXSW for the last 5 years. Well… her free experience at SXSW of the last 5 years. Basically she has been to SXSW for free every time she has been! So over the years Lindsey has become an expert at knowing all that is free [...]

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Name our new filmmaking podcast (and get fifty bucks)

by Vu Bui February 29, 2012

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The new podcast idea We are starting a new audio podcast about filmmaking. Yes, we realize it sounds funny to do an audio podcast about a visual medium… but really it does make sense. See, I used to not understand how people could listen to podcasts either, without the visual stimulation of video I couldn’t [...]

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Vimeo Video School – DSLR camera stabilization

by Lan Bui February 29, 2012

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Here is the second in the series of videos we were asked to do with Vimeo and Nikon!!! Lots of cool Zacuto stuff in it…

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Vimeo Video School – Beginner DSLR video tutorial

by Vu Bui February 14, 2012

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When Lan and I were contacted by Vimeo and Nikon to help with a short video tutorial series for beginner DSLR users, we thought the project sounded like a fun little time. Little did we know what they had in store. Vimeo has been producing their Video School videos for a little over a year [...]

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Teaser – Vimeo Video School: Do more with your DSLR

by Lan Bui February 8, 2012

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YAY!!! Finally we get to show a bit of what we did with Vimeo that Nikon sponsored!!! At the end of last year Nikon and Vimeo asked Vu and I to come to NYC and do some educational content for the Vimeo Video School… Well the first video coming is “Do more with your DSLR” [...]

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Closing thoughts on the Canon C300 – Late night chatter with Rodney Charters, Drew Gardner and Lan Bui part 3

by Lan Bui January 16, 2012

Closing thoughts on the Canon C300

Here we go, the last part of our chat… our closing thoughts on the C300 from New Year’s eve. Stay around for the Billingsgate video and a whole lot more about the Canon C300…

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Using the C300 to create believable pictures – Late Night Chatter with Rodney Charters, Drew Gardner and Lan Bui – part 2

by Vu Bui January 10, 2012

Canon C300 shooting realistic pictures

In the second part of the “late night camera geek chat” the guys (Drew Gardner, Rodney Charters and Lan Bui) get a little more drunk and talk a little more about the C300 and what it’ll be good for. If you saw an earlier video Lan posted, they used an iPad and iPhone to light [...]

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Killing TV lighting, 4k and 10-bit – Canon C300 late night chat with Rodney Charters, Drew Gardner and Lan Bui part 1

by Lan Bui January 5, 2012

Killing TV lighting, 4k and 10-bit - Canon C300

This is a late light chat Drew and I had with Rodney Charters on New Year’s eve sparked by the Canon C300. After we shot the ultimate low light test on the Canon C300 we had some whisky and talked about a wide range of things related to filmmaking. Here is a compressed list of [...]

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Canon C300 – the ultimate low light test with Rodney Charters, Drew Gardner and Lan Bui

by Lan Bui January 3, 2012

canon c300 ultimate low light test

This video is what i will consider the ultimate low light test for the Canon C300. Rodney Charters, Drew Gardner and Lan Bui (me) spent New Year’s

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Canon C300 test video – Michaelmas Goose Dinner

by Lan Bui December 29, 2011

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Here we go!!! Another test video shot on the Canon C300… remember the dinner Drew was cooking the other day? You know when Drew and I were talking about the benefits of the C300 over DSLRs… Well after a few drinks and trying to stay out of Drew’s way that was what I shot.

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Canon C300 video – Grand Union Canal, Hertfordshire, UK

by Lan Bui December 28, 2011

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Yesterday I finally got to get out and shoot real video with the Canon C300!!! Drew was headed out to the market so I tagged along just to get dropped off at the canal and shoot a few test shots while he was shopping. I shot for one hour during sunset… well during sunset time…

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Canon C300 Day 2 – Discussing shooting with the C300, Canon DSLR vs C300?

by Lan Bui December 27, 2011

Today I finally got the camera outside the house and shot some test shots with it. Here is Drew and I talking about the camera a little bit more and we talk about the Canon C300 vs DSLRs… is the Canon C300 just a glorified souped up DSLR? Is it worth all the fuss? Footage [...]

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L’Oreal UNESCO For Women in Science

by Lan Bui December 18, 2011

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L’Oreal and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) give money to outstanding women in science each year… it is amazing to see women in science getting support for their research.

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Give Siri a sexy voice on your iPhone 4S

by Lan Bui October 24, 2011

Siri calls me bitch

I’ve been using my iPhone 4S for a few days now and love using Siri for various things… but the one thing I really wanted to do was change her voice. Not sure why I want this.. it really doesn’t matter… I just wanted to! So after I was just playing around in the settings [...]

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