Canon "Cinema EOS C300"
In early Fall 2011, I shot some footage with a pre-production model of the Canon EOS C300 for one week in NYC. I created an article and a video for Canon based on my experiences with the camera. The video is meant to poke fun at most camera test videos I've seen over the years. Canon, not thrilled with my sense of humor, does not credit or condone this video, but I think it shows a lot of the camera's strengths.
Read my full article about the EOS C300 here
I believe that Canon made a beautiful camera that is sensible, reliable and portable in a way that I've always dreamed a camera could be. It prioritizes great skin tone and has higher ISO sensitivity than any other camera out there.
I know there's nothing I can say to change the minds of the RED fan club. For the rest of the skeptics, I think once you get your hands on it you'll understand how great this camera really is. Please buy this camera in January and go film some good skin tones in the dark. You'll love it.
Thanks go out to all my friends for helping me with this.
Date: October 2011
Director + DP + Editor: Jonathan Yi
Producer: Corwin Carroll
Composer: James Leste
Steadicam: Yosheng Tang
Assistant Camera: James Madrid + Emily Miller
Gaffer: Paul Yee
Colorist: R.J. Glass
Audio Engineers: Troy Hermes + Ken Meyer
Production Assistants: Gary Lo Savio + Matt Stallsworth
Talent: Corwin Carroll + Chris Cipriano + James Gannon + Joe Gannon
+ Sam Goetz + Davlyn Grant + Michael Haertlein + Ben Kim + James Madrid
+ Helena Martincova + Torey Thornton + Carolyn Vega + Jeff Williams
Special Thanks: eyepatch Productions + David Zellerford + Jeff Winner
+ Good Samaritan cyclist who fixed our flat tire + Mike Carmine
* Since quietly posting this on my reel, the video went on to go viral. In less than a week, it had more than 270,000 plays and over 4,500 vimeo "likes."
This video will be playing on all Virgin America flights via Boing Boing TV during the months of February and March 2012!
Read my interview with FILMMAKER MAGAZINE
Listen to my very long interview/podcast about this project via CROSSING THE 180
Dear Internet,
Thank you for all the coverage! I'd like to thank the following blogs (along with many, many others). Sorry if I missed your article/blog. Please send it to me if you aren't listed here!
Planet5D - FreshDV - ProLost - MSNBC - Hypebeast - Channel APA - high snobiety - the digital visual - Canon Rumors - Cinema5D - Bleeding Cool - WetPixel - FCP.CO - thesubstream.com - DVXUser - DVInfo - IMDB - saysaysay.de - Filmmakeriq.com - rawaddiction.net - crumple pop - Next Wave DV - Double 7 Images - dv.com - no film school - doobybrain - photoxels - raitank.jp - megapixel