Thanks to Cali Lewis for finding this, and then Troy Hocking for pointing it out to me, we’ve got one of the most amazing videos ever made. The reason? Simple. It was shot with a camera, not a camcorder!
That’s right, this video was shot entirely with the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera (review), which incorporates full motion 1080P video capability. I am absolutely speechless, and about ready to sell my Canon XH-A1 for one of these puppies.
Only problem is that I don’t believe there is any sound recording, so you’d need to handle that separately and then splice sound and video together in post production. Also, the camera is only capable of clips up to 12 minutes in length. Still, based on the incredible imagery it just may be worth it.
Here is Reverie, filmed by Vincent Laforet:
Here is a higher quality version if that didn’t do it for you.
As a bonus, here is the “Making Of” video that shows a lot of how it was shot and assembled:
This is a great camera!
Thanks for this post. That camera makes me drool.
You wrote: “Only problem is that I don’t believe there is any sound recording”
Which would have saved me $2700 when this camera came out (seems a bit useless without sound recording), but I researched a bit more and on the Canon press release for this camera, it says that it actually DOES have an on camera microphone (Mono) for recording audio along with the video plus the ability to attach a stereo microphone accessory.
The press release says:
“The new camera features an input terminal for external stereo microphones as well as a built-in monaural microphone for convenience.”
I can’t believe it.Actually the video is being done so professionally that it looks amazing.Thanx for the share.