I just got my hands on the Canon EOS 7D – a camera that has created some buzz over its HD video quality. I’ve just started exploring the camera, trying out different lenses and settings. Fortunately there are a lot of resources and sound advice to be found out there on the web. Here’s a quick summary of the best sites I’ve found so far.
Filmmakers
Philip Bloom has quickly become something of a HD-DSLR guru. A few months ago he was invited to George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch to demonstrate how to get the best out of the 7D and the 5DmkII. Lucasfilm has a history of pioneering in the field of digital filmmaking, and apparently they were impressed with the results you can get out of these tiny Canon cameras.
Stu Maschwitz has a background from Industrial Light & Magic and The Orphanage, and he is the authour of the useful The DV Rebel’s Guide. He’s also the Creative Director behind the popular Magic Bullet products, great for colour grading digital video. His blog has loads of useful info on the 7D and digital filmmaking.
Shane Hurlbut is perhaps best known as the cinematographer that got in the line of Christian Bale’s verbal fire during the shooting of the latest Terminator movie. His blog has tons of great info on using HD-DSLR cameras on professional shoots.
The people behind Canon Filmmakers gather excellent info and links on the Canon line of HD-DSLRs.
Liam Finn’s Finndependent.
Forums
Cinema5D is home of the best forum on Canon Filmmaking.
Norsk Amatørfilmforum (in Norwegian)
Other sites
Photocine News
Canon’s own tutorial videos for the 7D
An excellent guide to using proxy files for smooth editing
Article on color correcting 7D footage
