A Tripod-On-Skates Lets Amateurs Pull Off Hollywood-Quality Camera Moves

What’s the difference between a compelling, immersive short film and a throwaway piece of sub-viral crap? Not video resolution: nowadays, when every cat-filming schmoe has an HD video camera in his smartphone and the DSLR revolution has unleashed a tsunami of bokeh onto Vimeo.com, you need more than sharp pictures and good lenses to make an impact. According to Justin Jensen, an engineer-cum-amateur photographer/filmmaker who studied Computational Photography at the MIT Media Lab, "I realized that video quality is no longer limited by resolution, but instead by stabilization." In other words, you need smooth camera movement to give your vids that juicy sheen of production value. Jensen sought funding for his invention on Kickstarter, and apparently he struck a nerve with other indie filmmakers, because he exceeded his $20,000 ask in just one day.

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Quiénes « El visor del cortometraje El visor del cortometraje es una iniciativa que lleva funcionando desde el mes de febrero de 2012. En sus planteamientos iniciales participaron diferentes agentes del mundo del cortometraje, con la idea de un bien común para el sector. Otras personas han colaborado y colaboran en la creación de esta web, el diseño del cartel, etc. En los encuentros mensuales participan directores, productores, distribuidores, directores de festivales y otras muchas personas de nuestro ámbito. Esperamos que puedas unirte a nosotros, porque El visor ya es nuestro, vuestro y de ellos.