When it came to produce Monty’s Quest, Canon had just brought out the Canon EOS 500D which gave shallow depth of field due to having a larger chip. The only downside was that that camera only recorded 20 frames per second (fps) instead of 25fps. However, we shot about 60 minutes worth of the finished film using the 500D during the summer of 2009.
A year later Canon released the EOS 550D which extended the camera’s capabilities to include 25fps and manual controls for shutter and f-stop in movie mode. This enabled us to capture images a full 1080p at 25fps for the new material shot in the Summer of 2010.
Panasonic had already released a superb digital stills camera in the form of the Lumix GH1 but the camera was beyond my own budget at the time of shooting Monty’s Quest. It is interesting to now see that Panasonic have gone that extra mile to produce video cameras with all the regular features one would expect on a professional camcorder but now with the inclusion of a 4/3 CMOS chip.
The future of digital filmmaking is becoming more exciting. I look forward to my next digital feature film production and using a camera such as the Panasonic AG-AF 101.
For an excellent site for seeing these cameras in use visit Phillip Bloom‘s webpage.
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