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Philip Bloom Pocket Dolly Batch #19 – On Sale Tuesday February 21st – Two release times

February 17, 2012 / Featured, News

We are taking orders for the Philip Bloom Pocket Dolly Tuesday, February 21strd, 2011. Ordering To make it more convenient for the various time zones, we will we have 2 releases: Release #1 Tuesday, February 21st 2012 @ 11:00AM Eastern Daylight Time (New York time). Release #2 Tuesday, February 21st 2012 @ 9:00PM Eastern Daylight Time (New York time). To find out when your time zone should order, go to this website: www.timeanddate.com The ADD TO CART button will be

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WPPI workshop with Joe Simon and Kevin Shahinian

January 25, 2012 / Featured, News

About the Event Joe Simon and Kevin Shahinian present an all-new two-part cinematography workshop at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, to coincide with WPPI. This exclusive full day course includes timeless storytelling techniques, in-depth HDSLR filmmaking workflows, and essentials for photographers and filmmakers of all skill levels looking to take their cinematography skills to the next level. Workshop Schedule Two complete sessions. One day only. Limited to 15 attendees per session. – Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

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Staying on Track – Philip Bloom Pocket Dolly : DV.com

January 12, 2012 / Featured, News

Kessler Crane is proud to announce the recent award from DV.com, the Digital Video Excellence Award for the Kessler Crane Philip Bloom Pocket Dolly. Check out the great read about the importance of camera movement in films: “Motion in moviemaking is vital. You learn that early on, whether in film school or on your own. If you examine movies scene by scene, you’ll quickly learn just how vital (and just how often) motion is used to help convey emotion. Notice

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In [Focus] with Joe Simon

January 4, 2012 / Featured, News

About the Event This year, In[Focus] will be held January 16-19 in Charleston, South Carolina. Through 12 platform presentations from innovative industry leaders, In[Focus] 2012 will share with you how to develop a strong business with deep roots that will serve as a legacy to your name. This year, Kessler Crane is bringing Joe Simon to Charleston to demonstrate how KC tools enhance storytelling for event filmmakers. You will get hands on experience with the new Stealth Slider, the Oracle,

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Happy New Years From Kessler Crane

January 1, 2012 / Just for Fun, News

From everyone at Kessler Crane, we wish you the best in 2012!

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Kessler Crane Sponsors I AM THE APA ! – Chapter Video Contest

December 29, 2011 / Contests & Promotions, News

Create a Promotional Video for your Chance to Win! Kessler Crane is proud to be one of the sponsors of the I AM THE APA! Chapter Video Contest. The APA alongside many sponsors, including Kessler Crane, are hosting a Video contest with over $10,000 in prizes. For more information on the contest, please see the press release below. The entries will start being accepted (via APA National’s “Dropbox”) for posting on Jan 10th with a final deadline of Sunday Jan 29th,

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Thanksgiving – Office CLOSED Thursday & Friday!

November 22, 2011 / News

Due to the celebration of Thanksgiving, our office will be closed Thursday & Friday (November 24th and 25th). We will be back in office Monday, November 28th. Note: UPS does not deliver to U.S. addresses on the 24th or 25th of November. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Masters In Motion – Day Three

November 18, 2011 / Blog, Featured, News, Workshops

It’s rare when a sequel trumps the original, but Master In Motion – Day 3 was tough to beat. The action started at 9:30 with Philip Bloom taking to the stage, using his latest short, Redneck Hippie, to demonstrate his technique for capture and color grading. He also delved into his production workflow, the tools he uses, and how he uses them. We also learned a bit of the horror story behind just how many hard drives Philip Bloom

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Masters In Motion – Day Two

November 15, 2011 / Blog, News, Workshops

Day two is done, and if you walked out of the Alamo Drafthouse theater and weren’t completely inspired, then you might want to check your pulse! Today’s speakers were Vincent Laforet, Khalid Mohtaseb, Tyler Ginter, and Jonathan Bregel. Vincent started the morning off strong with his Composition and Imagination segment, in which he stressed thinking outside of the box in filmmaking. Then he brought the fun in the form of the Phantom Flex, showing off its perfect slow motion capture capabilities. Water

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Masters In Motion – Day One

November 14, 2011 / Blog, News, Workshops

The first day of Masters In Motion has wrapped! With speakers like Tom Guilmette, Joe Simon, and Philip Bloom, there’s no way anyone there didn’t walk away with some great stuff to take into their own filmmaking projects. The morning began with Tom Guilmette, whose talk on composition and imagination in filmmaking inspired much of the audience to simply get out there and shoot, which had quite the impact. The afternoon was reserved for Joe Simon, who gave a fantastic

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Travis Rice & Art Of Flight On Conan O’Brian

November 9, 2011 / News

Any fans of the epic action sports film The Art Of Flight were probably pretty stoked to see Travis Rice, iconic snowboarder and The Art Of Flight star on last night’s episode of Conan O’Brian. Travis had an in depth interview with Conan, where they explore Travis’ technique, battles with avalanches, the art of the falling leaf and more! The Art Of Flight, from Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema, is a film like none

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From Emmy Nominated To Emmy Winner! Again!

November 7, 2011 / News

It seems lightning does strike twice. At least when you have enough talent to make it so! We are, of course, talking about Zacuto, who just won their second Emmy, this time for their long running web series FilmFellas. While last year’s achievements were certainly a feat, this year Zacuto really knocked it out of the park. Nominated for not one, not two, or even three, but 4 Emmy’s this year, FilmFellas rose to the top of their heap, netting

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Vincent Laforet’s Mobius Heralds Canon’s Cinema EOS System

November 4, 2011 / Blog, Featured, News

Anyone with their eyes on the internet yesterday undoubtedly saw the release of Canon’s new Cinema EOS System. If you looked just a fraction of a bit closer, it wasn’t hard to see the four short films that were made with the new cameras, one of which was Vincent Laforet’s Mobius. Mind bending and high pressure, Mobius goes beyond just showing the capabilities of the the new cameras, but is also a great showing of the Kessler Crane in action.

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From The Hip With Peter Lik

November 2, 2011 / Blog, Featured, KC In the Wild, News

“Peter Lik sits at the summit of landscape photography.” This first sentence of Peter’s biography comes from his website, and is an epic statement to be sure. By epic statement, I of course mean epic understatement, as Peter Lik’s 31 year career has seen him trek all across the globe, win many an award, create and run his own company, open 13 galleries, and film his own Weather Channel series. On top of that, he completed the “…biggest challenge of

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The Slanted Lens – Episode 9

October 26, 2011 / Education, KUTV, Lighting, News, Production, The Slanted Lens

Combining Artificial Lights & An Evening Sky: A lighting Lesson Jay P. Morgan and his crew take it to the streets to show you how to shoot a sunset with a cityscape in the background, and how to combine both the natural and artificial light sources. For more information about The Slanted Lens, check out our series page at: Kessler Presents the Slanted Lens

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Hallo-weekend: 5 Videos, 5 Points Of View!

October 25, 2011 / Contests & Promotions, Just for Fun, News

On September 30th, Eric Kessler and Philip Bloom hosted the first Hallo-weekend DSLR meetup at Ohio’s Cedar Point Amusement Park. Known as the “Roller Coaster Capitol of the World”, Cedar Point was decked out in it’s Halloween finest, complete with ten “frightfully scary” attractions. We could try to explain them to you, but wouldn’t it be better to just see them yourself? No, we won’t go into the past to attend the event. We will give you the next best

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NEW Products: Oracle Joystick Protector & Camera Battery Adapter

October 17, 2011 / News

Oracle Joystick Protector The brand new Oracle Joystick Protector will keep your Oracle’s Joystick safe from damage! Also, you can now send in your ORACLE for a SmartLapse upgrade and choose to have a Proctector added on. http://www.kesslercrane.com/product-p/oracle_protector.htm Camera Battery Adapter Out of camera batteries? Use the new Kessler Camera Battery Adapter to power your Canon 5D, 7D and 60D with your choice of AC (wall) power or DC (battery) power. For wall power,

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Shane Hurlbut, ASC, Sports Authority, and Kessler

September 14, 2011 / KC In the Wild, News

Hollywood Cinematographer and Kessler shooter Shane Hurlbut, ASC recently wrapped up yet another great commercial, this time for Sports Authority. Following a track runner trying to make a track meet on time, Shane and his Elite Team wanted only the best to get the job done. Equipped with his trusty 5 and 7D’s, Shane also turned to three other great pieces of equipment: the Kessler V3 Crane, Revolution Head, and the Oracle Controller. Here’s a bit from Shane on his

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