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Equipment & Techniques => Motion & Video => Topic started by: Peter Mellis on February 06, 2010, 12:42:53 pm

Title: TV ads being shot with DSLR's?
Post by: Peter Mellis on February 06, 2010, 12:42:53 pm

I've noticed a fair number of ads on TV lately that look like they've been shot with a tilt/shift lens or maybe a Lensbaby. Anybody know if these are these being done with the video capabilities of a DSLR or with a t/s lens on a video camera?

Title: TV ads being shot with DSLR's?
Post by: smthopr on February 07, 2010, 09:32:18 pm

Quote from: PeterAM

I've noticed a fair number of ads on TV lately that look like they've been shot with a tilt/shift lens or maybe a Lensbaby. Anybody know if these are these being done with the video capabilities of a DSLR or with a t/s lens on a video camera?

Tilt/shift lenses and lens baby are available in movie camera lens mounts so these could just as easily be shot with a movie camera or digital movie camera as a DSLR.

Title: TV ads being shot with DSLR's?
Post by: DanielStone on February 08, 2010, 11:28:19 am

the commercial for the kindle reader thingy(one with the girl singing) was shot on a 5dII.

but it wasn't video, just a succession of still frames(stop motion).

-Dan

Title: TV ads being shot with DSLR's?
Post by: geesbert on March 30, 2010, 02:19:46 pm

last week I've seen an Osram spot filmed with a 5d2. three trucks of lighting gear, 30 people standing around trying to look busy, a 200kg Dolly and a wheeny cam. strange....