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H. Paul Moon is a filmmaker based in New York City and Washington, D.C. whose works concentrate on the performing arts. Major films include “Sitka: A Piano Documentary” about the craftsmanship of Steinway pianos, “Quartet for the End of Time” about Olivier Messiaen’s transcendent WWII composition, and an acclaimed feature film about the life and music of American composer Samuel Barber that premiered on PBS. Moon has created music videos for numerous composers including Moondog, Susan Botti and Angélica Negrón, and three opera films set in a community garden. His film “The Passion of Scrooge” was awarded “Critic's Choice” by Opera News as a “thoroughly enjoyable film version, insightfully conceived and directed” with “first-rate and remarkably illustrative storytelling.” Further highlights include works featured in exhibitions at the Nevada Museum of Art and the City Museum of New York, PBS television broadcasts, and best of show awards in over a dozen international film festivals.

31 January 2015

Review of Rokinon Cine Primes

Written by Paul Moon

Adam Wilt has written this uncommonly extensive and articulate review of the Rokinon (Bower/Samyang) line of cinema prime lenses, comparing with Veydra and other pricier competitors. Check out his new post at dvinfo.net.

I have the 16mm, 24mm, 35mm and 85mm Rokinon Cine lenses, and look forward to getting the new 135mm one when it’s scheduled to drop in February.  They offer good value with high quality after stopping down just a bit, and as I mention in my Blackmagic rigging video, it’s advisable (as Adam notes in his review) to get the Canon EF version for adaptability across (almost) all lens mounts. That also buys you the flexibility to add things between the sensor and the lens, like a variable ND filter or, better yet, a focal reducer to increase your effective field of view and gather more light.

January 31, 2015 Reblog bower, cine lens, cine prime, cinema lens, cinema prime, rokinon, samyang 4 Comments
30 January 2015

RigShots: Panasonic GH4 (via Paul Moon)

Written by Paul Moon

January 30, 2015 Panasonic GH4, RigShots blackmagic, bmpcc Leave a Comment
26 January 2015

RØDE Stereo VideoMic X | Tests and Commentary

Written by Paul Moon

This video presents some sound tests and a running commentary about the RØDE Stereo VideoMic X (SVMX). Not quite an opinion review, and not quite a lab test, this is designed to acquaint you with what the microphone can do, at situations where you aren’t honing in on a specific sound, but instead capturing the whole stereo environment around your camera.

Considering its hefty $800 price tag, the usual advice applies: Don’t get want you want, just get what you need! If you need top-quality stereo capture, with excellent wind reduction and isolation from vibrations, using high-fidelity condenser microphone elements in a stereo X-Y pattern, this is the best on-camera stereo capsule on the market. It’s also future-proof if your rig grows, with mini XLR balanced ports that take 48V phantom power. Yet, if you do light documentary work, this video also suggests that in-camera stereo microphones often perform really well, and might be enough for your needs to begin with. Here’s the sample I refer to from the main video:

Looking forward to your comments, and further samples of field use. You can buy the RØDE Stereo VideoMic X at B&H Photo and Video.

January 26, 2015 FocusPulling Original Video boom mic, boom microphone, corona del mar, french quarter, gh4, lycote, new orleans, orange circle, royal street, RØDE, stereo mic, stereo microphone, VideoMic, VideoMic X Leave a Comment
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