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  • Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MP CMOS APS-C Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
    Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MP CMOS APS-C Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
    Canon
  • Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC (Vibration Compensation) Lens Kit,for Canon EOS, with Tiffen 72mm UV Wide Angle Filter, Professional Lens Cleaning Kit
    Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC (Vibration Compensation) Lens Kit,for Canon EOS, with Tiffen 72mm UV Wide Angle Filter, Professional Lens Cleaning Kit
    Tamron
  • Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
    Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
    Canon
  • Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home Photography Messenger Bag
    Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home Photography Messenger Bag
    Crumpler
  • Manfrotto 785 Modo Maxi Photo Video Grip Head Tripod
    Manfrotto 785 Modo Maxi Photo Video Grip Head Tripod
    Manfrotto
  • Manfrotto 679B Monopod 3-Section Replaces 679 (Black)
    Manfrotto 679B Monopod 3-Section Replaces 679 (Black)
    Manfrotto
  • Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
    Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
    Sigma Corporation

Thursday
Jul152010

Disney Park HDSLR Videos

I have found some more great Disney Park videos shot with HDSLR cameras. The first video is comprised of all shots moving sideways. I think it gives an interesting perspective of the park. While I think a background music track would have helped the end product I am not sure if it would have had the genuine feel with out the actual sounds of the park.  

Disneyland, Sideways from Matt Haughey on Vimeo.

 

Next up is a special piece, a friend documented a woman and her son's day a Disneyland and brought it all together with some great instrumental music and a great color treatment. After watching this a few times it really makes a person wish that some could have done this through out life and all those extra special times at the parks. you would have this little souvenir that is better than anything you could buy in the emporium. Albert is a lucky boy to have this gift from his mom's friend! 

A Day at Disneyland from Brad Lindseth on Vimeo.

Music can make or break a video and this is a perfect example of how this can be true. The camera work on Sister Winter is not the best, and can be almost terrible. Now I have lots of footage that hits the cutting room floor ( and probably a lot more that should have )  but where the footage fails, the music choice and then time in the edit suite picks up makes up for it all.  Saying all that there are fragments of moments when the composition and adjustments produce great results.  

I do have personal experience with the kind of manual adjustments these HDSLR cameras require doing video and during the odd lighting conditions that occur on Mainstreet plus all shot all on the move with no stabilization gear I think the end end result is pretty fiar. I recognize the artistic look the shooter was trying to achieve and I can't say I would have done much better. I do like the use of depth of field and the bokeh effect of the out of focus lights and in the end I think most will enjoy this video.  

Sister Winter from Simon Filip on Vimeo.

The beginning of the following video has not much to do with Disney but is a story of how a young couple pick their wedding location. this is where the Disney tie in comes in as they choose WDW. This is ends up being a new type of wedding invitation and the last portion is filmed in Magic Kingdom. This was shot by a professional and clearly has a grasp on how to use the tools of the trade. I really have to find out what stabilizer was used and wether they had to get special permission to use it in the parks!

Mary + Paul / Save the Date from Rising Moon on Vimeo.

Tuesday
Jun292010

TheBigD HD ep 45 - Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage

Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage from Chris Fisher on Vimeo.

Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is a new take on an old Disneyland favorite. In 1959 the Original opened and took passengers on a journey under the Arctic Ocean's polar ice cap. The Tomorrowland Attraction stayed open until 1998 but sat dormant until 2005 when construction began for the re-imagneered version showcasing the Pixar Movie Finding Nemo.

In this episode we board the submarine and help Marlin find his son Nemo and experience all the adventures along the way.

All of the attraction footage was shot using:
Canon T2i DSLR
Tamron F2.8 17-55 Lens 
Edited with Final Cut Pro  

direct download links:

TBD 045 Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage - Ipod 

TheBigD_HD - 045 Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage

Thursday
Jun102010

World of Color , behind the scenes  

World of Color, a new night time water show celebrating Walt Disney's 1960's ground breaking color television show. WoC is a Fountains of Bellagio style show cranked up to 20 and then multiplied by 100.   With nearly 1,200 high powered moving fountains with multi color LED lights that spout water from 30 to 200 feet in the air. Now add water screens that have HD projections behind the fountains and you have everything you need to bring the wonderful world of color and animation to life.

Disneyland Press release 

Lights, Water, Animation! ‘World of Color’ Water Spectacular

Debuts June 11 at Disney’s California Adventure Park
ANAHEIM, Calif.– Lights, water, music, fire and animation will come together like never before on June 11 when “World of Color” makes its dazzling debut at Disney’s California Adventure theme park.  The show is choreographed with revolutionary technology that creates a playful, nighttime spectacular and a new way for guests to experience Disney stories – from the charming to the adventurous.
Presented on Paradise Bay in Disney’s California Adventure park, “World of Color” is a major milestone in the multi-year expansion of the park.  The show combines nearly 1,200 powerful fountains, popular Disney music and an all-new kaleidoscope of audio and visual effects, including both classic and new animation projected on massive screens of water.  “World of Color” floods the senses and takes the audience on an imaginative, emotional journey into the colorful worlds of Disney classics, such as “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid,” along with Disney•Pixar films including “Toy Story” and “WALL-E.”
“What’s great about ‘World of Color’ is there’s something for everybody,” said Steve Davison of Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment. 
“World of Color” will take water-infused entertainment to a new level of artistry.  Disney’s newest production features an unprecedented infrastructure of water effects, larger-than-life projections, lasers, fire, fog, surround sound and moving fountains that can shoot spouts from 30 feet to 200 feet high.  Technical wizardry integrates all the media with one of the biggest show control systems ever built; more than 18,000 active points of control are precisely managed by a single system.
“World of Color” debuts this year as part of “Summer Nightastic!” – a lineup of exciting, after-dark entertainment that will illuminate the night at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure theme parks.  “Summer Nightastic!” will run from June 11 through Aug.29, while “World of Color” will continue entertaining guests year-round at Paradise Bay.
At Disneyland park, “Fantasmic!” ignites the night with thrills, life-like creatures including a fire-breathing dragon, and spine-tingling adventures for Sorcerer Mickey.  In the skies above Sleeping Beauty Castle, “Magical” sparks to life with a dazzling firework spectacular in which colorful, choreographed pyrotechnics burst and soar to a soundtrack of Disney songs.  “Magical” features both Tinker Bell and Dumbo in flight over the castle. 

 

Besides being an incredible show WoC is part of a bigger plan to enhance DCA and get some of the guests of the Disneyland Resort to spread out all over the resort ever since the Park opened it just has never added up to the sum of all it's parts. a few years ago Disney announced a 2 billion dollar budget to overhaul the park and make it something that could compete Disneyland's Magic Kingdom for gate admissions. With the additions of Toy Story Mania and earlier Tower of Terror, World of Color is definitely a large step in the right direction. 

While I have not seen in person what this show on Paradise Bay in Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim is like. What I have seen is overwhelmingly impressive. between the Video provided by Disney there is now first hand recording popping up on Youtube check out. All I can say is I can't wait to see this in person!

Here are the best youtube video.

World of Color Part 1  

 

World of Color Part 2

World of Color Part 3

Wednesday
May262010

My Interview on IMW Podcast: Our day at the Disney ABC Studios

On the recent trip to Disneyland I was fortunate enough get to spend a day at teh Disney ABC Studios and then Green room access at the Jimmy Kimmel Live.On the Show Greg interveiws me ... well we more just talk about our day at WDI, Disney ABC studios and Hollywood.

Check out the interview at Imagineering My Way Podcast

direct download MP3: IMW Show 055

Tuesday
May182010

TheBigD HD 2010 Preview

2010 Preview from Chris Fisher on Vimeo.

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A montage of shots taken during The Disney Podcast Network's Westfest at Disneyland this past May.

As The Big D podcast turned 4 this year it was time for new camera gear. Since HDSLR video is all the craze I figured I might was well jump on the bandwagon.

This serves as a bit of a preview of whats to come int he near future so hopefully this will show that The Big D is not going any ware and will continue to produce some fine video of the Disney Parks for the foreseeable future.

direct download links:

TBD 2010 Preview

TheBigD 2010 Preview