Panasonic have announced the new GH3 at Photokina 2012. The specs for video look pretty good particularly the ability to record 1080p 50fps in either .MOV or AVCHD file formats.

Here is the spec sheet from Panasonic.

Frame Grabs from "The Dimming Tide"

Below are some frame grabs from "The Dimming Tide" which we snatched during the mixing of the archival DVD master. The images are the mixed version and some have digital light leaks inserted on them as a VFX.

Big Carve [Digital Light leaks inserted]

Chris O'Neill Down The Line

Tim Ferguson Walking The Board

In the Curl [Digital Light Leaks inserted]

Unidentified Surfer [Digital Light Leaks inserted]

Getting Air [Digital Light Leaks inserted}

Nailing Boogers

Tim Ferguson In The Curl

Frank Gordon

Frank Gordon Dropping In

Chris O'Neill Dropping In

Chris O'Neill Carving

Tim Ferguson Rail Grab

Frank Gordon Dropping In

Unidentified Surfer

Tim Ferguson Dropping In

Unidentified Surfer

Tim Ferguson "Toes to the Nose"

Kevin Cavey explains board design

Kevin Cavey catches a wave

Raw Footage from Kodak Playsport Z5 of Paul Byrne [Irish SUP]

Picked up a discontinued Kodak Playsport Z5 waterproof camcorder shooting 1080p 30fps and took it out surfing during the week. Here is some raw footage straight off the card of competition surfer Paul Byrne of Irish SUP taking a stand up paddle board through its paces.

ON SET STILLS FROM UNTITLED VIDEO INSTALLATION PROJECT

We were out in the middle of the night filming action imagery with Tom Byrne for an unnamed video installation project for a client and thought we would put up a few of the on-set stills taken in between set-ups.

On Samuel Beckett Bridge

Checking focus

Waiting for the light

Is this your card?

Borrowed wings

Top Hat

Tattoo

Keanu Reeves Makes Documentary on Cinematography

Keanu Reeves and Martin Scorcese. Publicity Still from "Side by Side" [Photo: Tribeca Film]

Keanu Reeves, an actor and artist who has made some of the most iconic films of our time, has completed a documentary entitled "Side by Side" about the rubicon between film and digital cinematography that is screening at the Tribeca Film Festival.

VOTE FOR THE DIMMING TIDE

http://www.londonsurffilmfestival.com/the-dimming-tide

The Dimming Tide is the only Irish surf movie entered into the London Surf Film Festival 2012. Please click on the link and if you like what you see please click 'like'. Thanks!