John Hess covers the life and times of Sessue Hayakawa, Hollywood’s first sex symbol in the silent era and probably the most interesting independent filmmaker you never heard of.
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J. Ott asks for a second take and explores why you should almost always shoot a second take even if everything is perfect the first time around. How many takes do you generally ask for?
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How durable is the Canon 7d? DigitalRev TV dares to put the question to the test by hitting it with a car, dropping it down some steps on a wheelchair, freezing it, soaking it, and setting fire to it.
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Bill Hammack takes apart a digital camera and explains how its captures images using a CCD (charge coupled device). He also shares how a single CCD is used with a color filter array to create colored images. This video is based on a chapter from the EngineerGuy team’s latest book Eight Amazing Engineering Stories (Learn more at http://www.engineerguy.com/elements)
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