TERRA 601: Laguna Negra

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Laguna Negra is a film that explores the core values of a subsistence farming community in Huancabamba (Peru), the way the fabric of this society has been threatened by large scale mining and the destructive outcome of imposing a capital intensive model of development on a society based on traditional values.

TERRA 541: Ceiba: Nature and the Maya Creation

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Based at archaeological sites across Belize, CEIBA tells the story of wildlife in the Maya creation myth, at the center of which is the Ceiba tree - the bridge between the heavens, earth and the underworld.

TERRA 538: Flathead Wild

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Proposed mountaintop removal mining in southeastern British Columbia, Canada is threatening one of Americas most endangered rivers and North Americas wildest remaining valley The Flathead. ; Flathead Wild

TERRA 537: A Winning Scenario

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A WINNING SCENARIO is a short film about the agricultural implications of climate change in Kenya. Despite the adverse effects of global warming in Kenya, local communities are adapting farming practices for improved crop production. Soil health is critical in a changing climate and this film explores the importance of protecting Kenyan soil for future generations.

TERRA 536: Wildlife at Work: Beaver, Otter and Native Fish on the Verde River

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Beavers are some of the great engineers of the wild kingdom. In Arizona, these toothy critters are hard at work along the Verde River, helping to restore this fragile river system to good health. They are creating dams and lodges that improve the habitat for otters, native fish and other species. People benefit as well because a healthy river system means good drinking water for the growing communities downstream.

TERRA 535: ***Emmy Special*** Montana FARE

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TERRA is pleased to bring you this special screening of Montana FARE. ; Most of our audience doesn't know that TERRA is also a popular science and nature TV series on MontanaPBS and this series was recently awarded a College Emmy for the broadcast of Jaime Jelenchick's Montana FARE and the corresponding interview produced by Danny Schmidt and Andy Adkins.

We are proud of the crew that made this possible and thankful to MontanaPBS and the Science and Natural History Filmmaking Program at Montana State University that encourages and supports such amazing (and award winning!) student work.

TERRA 534: Hindsight and Foresight - 20 Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

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In light of the recent catastrophe in the Gulf Coast region, it seems appropriate to re-visit the previous disaster of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. This film, produced by NOAA, takes a look at the past 20 years of recovery and persisting environmental effects in Prince William Sound. What does this film tell us about the consequences of the present BP oil drilling disaster in the Gulf Coast region and what can we learn from it?

TERRA 533: Return to the Wild

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'Return To The Wild: A Modern Tale of Wolf & Man' takes a fair and open-minded look at the re-introduction of the gray wolf to the Northern Rockies, the friction it has caused, and the passionate debate it has stirred. The goal of the documentary is to address the issue of how man and predator can co-exist, in the hope of finding a balanced solution that addresses the needs of the ranchers, wildlife supporters, hunters, and most importantly, the wolves themselves.

TERRA 532: Part TWO: Source to Sea, The Columbia River Swim

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Source to Sea

TERRA 531: Part One, Source to Sea - The Columbia River Swim

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Join Chris Swain for a thirteen-hundred mile swim down one of Americas greatest and most troubled rivers.

Cine lens adpater for the 7D

Has anyone invested in - or thinking about investing in - a lens adapter for the 7D? If you have, please let me know. Thanks, Meg

http://www.hotrodcameras.com/about/blog/

TERRA 530: Shifting Sands

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How will climate change affect desert environments and ecosystems?

Press Tour

This is a video cut together about Jason Reitman's Press Tour for his film Up In The Air. It's pretty well done.

Lost In The Air: The Jason Reitman Press Tour Simulator from Jason Reitman on Vimeo.

TERRA 529: Angels of the Forest: Silky Sifaka Lemurs of Madagascar PART TWO

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In this program produced by Sharon Pieczenik, Erik Patel, a PhD Candidate at Cornell University, discusses his efforts to save silky sifaka lemurs in Madagascar. Ninety-eight percent of Madagascar's mammals, including the rare silky sifaka lemurs, exist nowhere else on Earth. Because of their white fur, and their amazing ability to fly through the forest, silky sifaka lemurs are called angels of the forest".

For those with a 7D, this is just funny

How to get 444 Chroma from a 7d

http://www.freshdv.com/2010/01/444-7d-chroma.html

Aliasing

These are a couple of articles about aliasing in the hdslr cameras. They're worth reading.



Aliasing
by Barry Green

You Didn't Believe Me
Prolost Blog

And a pretty fair assessment from the Red User Forum on the issue.

Scientist Turned Comedian

Tim Lee was a scientist that couldn't stand academia and so he took up comedy instead.

Read about him in this NYTimes article.

TERRA 448: Frog, Chemical, Water, YOU!

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Amphibians are indicator species. Because of their sensitive permeable skin, scientists use amphibians to gauge the overall health of the worldwide ecosystem that we all share. So with nearly half of the world's amphibian populations in decline, we're all potentially in big trouble. But there are simple things you can start doing today to help.

TERRA 528: Angels of the Forest: Silky Sifakas of Madagascar PART ONE

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In this program produced by Sharon Pieczenik, Erik Patel, a PhD Candidate at Cornell University, discusses his efforts to save silky sifaka lemurs in Madagascar. Ninety-eight percent of Madagascars mammals, including the rare silky sifaka lemurs, exist nowhere else on Earth. Because of their white fur, and their amazing ability to fly through the forest, silky sifaka lemurs are called angels of the forest. But silkies are one of the worlds top 25 most endangered primates. If silky sifaka lemurs were to disappear from Madagascar, then they would disappear from our world. International scientists and local Malagasy conservationists are fighting for the survival of this exceptional species and its irreplaceable habitat.

Compact Flash specs for Canon HDSLR cameras.

Cine Technica posted a blog entry where they show the speed requirements for CF cards for the Canon 7d and 5d M2 with a chart showing what speeds to look for when purchasing cards.

The latest from Red

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=38274

Shooting a film on the 7D in Colombia

Hello All - This is a short trailer we cut for the natural history doc we are shooting in Colombia about the critically endangered Cotton-top Tamarin and the conservation efforts to save it.

Shot on the Canon 7D in November of 2009 - look for the full length movie in May of 2010
Thanks!

To Shoot a Titi from Daniel Schmidt on Vimeo.

The Linguists

This is a film about two linguists traveling around the world looking for the few people who speak many of the languages that barely remain.

Rachel Pike: The science behind a climate headline

I thought this was interesting.

Food Inc

The only thing more disturbing than a documentary about the Japanese slaughtering dolphins for food is a documentary about the US food industry. I'm going vegan.

Oscar Documentary Short list

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just released the short list of documentaries under consideration for an Oscar. Here the list and the press release. It's nice to see The Cove on there.

* “The Beaches of Agnes,” Agnès Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris)
* “Burma VJ,” Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films)
* “The Cove,” Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society)
* “Every Little Step,” James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors (Endgame Entertainment)
* “Facing Ali,” Pete McCormack, director (Network Films Inc.)
* “Food, Inc.,” Robert Kenner, director (Robert Kenner Films)
* “Garbage Dreams,” Mai Iskander, director (Iskander Films, Inc.)
* “Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders,” Mark N. Hopkins, director (Red Floor Pictures LLC)
* “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, directors (Kovno Communications)
* “Mugabe and the White African,” Andrew Thompson and Lucy Bailey, directors (Arturi Films Limited)
* “Sergio,” Greg Barker, director (Passion Pictures and Silverbridge Productions)
* “Soundtrack for a Revolution,” Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman, directors (Freedom Song Productions)
* “Under Our Skin,” Andy Abrahams Wilson, director (Open Eye Pictures)
* “Valentino The Last Emperor,” Matt Tyrnauer, director (Acolyte Films)
* “Which Way Home,” Rebecca Cammisa, director (Mr. Mudd)


This is an article criticizing the choices for the list.

"The passionate, adventurously crafted, and highly praised movies that were left off the list are, in every case, not about well-meaning social and political themes — and that, I believe, is what really doomed them. They fell victim to a kind of self-defeating aesthetic of granola documentary correctness."

Interview Project: Vernon from Keene, New Hampshire.

Take a look at David Lynch's Interview Project. He's been traveling around the country interviewing ordinary people and posting the interviews on his website. They're pretty interesting. Interview Project: Vernon from Keene, New Hampshire.

http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_debevec_animates_a_photo_real_digital_face.html

A Time Comes - The Story of the Kingsnorth Six

"In this nineteen minute short Nick Broomfield goes back to look at a group of Greenpeace activists who decided to climb the chimney of Kingsnorth power station in protest of government plans for the first new coal-fired power station in Britain for three decades. The protest made national news and the activists were arrested. The resulting court case gained support from the world’s leading scientists and their subsequent acquittal was historic and changed government policy."

A Time Comes - the story of the Kingsnorth Six from Greenpeace UK on Vimeo.

Red

There are a bunch of new updates from Red about the new Epic and Scarlet cameras.

Have a look.