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CATching Up With CAT - April, 2012
CATching Up With CAT - April, 2012
Columbia Access Television can be seen on Mediacom Channel 85, CenturyLink Channel 603, Charter Channel 21, streaming live and available on demand at columbiaaccess.tv and select programming can be watched on our Vimeo channel, just search for Columbia Access Television.
It’s not Thanksgiving, but that won’t stop me from being so thankful to have such a vast amount of new local programming on CAT. Our members have emerged from their safe slumber away from our harsh winter and with them they have some great tv to show you. Let’s get on with it...
Our Missouri Arts Council grant funded series, CAT Chats, continues to bring you in-depth, interactive discussions with some of our most talented local artisans in the field of cinematography, filmmaking and video production, audio engineering and graphic design. Filmed in HD in Studio A and incorporating demonstrations, this is a series not to be missed. Watch CAT Chats: Graphic Design with Ben Chlapek and Jonny Pez Monday through Friday at 1:30AM and 2:30 PM. Find this and other episodes in HD on vimeo.com -- search “Columbia Access Television”.
Awww yeah!!! The Bone Man is presenting new episodes of Bone Man Rhapsody and new rap battles are just around the corner. Until the battles drop we’ve got three new episodes of Bone Man Rhapsody. Featured in the new eps you will see King’s Offspring, Breakneck, Mr. Pizzy, 3PFD and Jonny Storm. Tune into the Rhapsody Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 11PM.
The Star of NAB: Blackmagic Cinema Camera
NAB, the biggest video and broadcast trade convention in the nation, just wrapped up in Las Vegas. Because this is such a hugely popular event, many video manufacturers debut brand-spankin’ new technologies at this event. With so many companies sharing a flurry of press releases, it’s pretty easy to lose great new products in the noise. Since this blog post is MY pedestal from which to proselytize, I’m going to tell you about my favorite stand-out gadget.
Blackmagic Designs has, until now, almost exclusively been a post-production and live switching company; they’ve just unveiled their first foray into acquisition with Blackmagic Cinema Camera.
This camera seems best suited for the discerning DSLR video shooter and attempts to address many of the main issues that DSLR users have. Rather than the lossy and sometimes troublesome H.264 codecs that you get with DSLR cameras, The BMD Cinema Camera will record in RAW, ProRes or DNxHD, effectively removing the transcode step of the DSLR workflow. This camera also features industry standard inputs for audio removing the need for additional, separate audio recording devices. On top of all that, this little beauty can record up to 2.5k resolution!
My first reaction when reading about the Cinema Camera was, "How much is this going to cost?" When I finally saw the price tag of approximately $3,000, I was pleasantly surprised. To put that in context, that's about the same price as a Canon 5D Mk. III with all its video quirks.
There is always a ton of great stuff coming out of NAB, but this, by far, was my favorite new gadget. Hopefully all you enterprising DSLR shooters will keep this in mind when you're upgrading your gear!
CAT Schedule Changes Will Usher in Our New Community Media Center!
As I related in my last column, CAT, Columbia’s very own community media center, will be opening an additional location -- the CAT SAT(ellite) -- right downtown in early March 2012 at 23 N. 10th Street.
In order to make sure we have everything up and running as quickly as possible, AND so that we may collaborate with Columbia’s own True/False Film Fest, we will have to close our doors for a few days in early March.
Here’s our revised schedule for early March:
- Thursday, March 1, through Saturday, March 3: CLOSED to work on the documentation crew for the True/False Film Fest
- Sunday, March 4, through Monday, March 12: CLOSED for the move
- Tuesday, March 13: CAT SAT(ellite) is open for business!
Don’t forget to join us on March 8 for a housewarming and sneak peek at the new CAT SAT -- meet at 7 p.m. at Ragtag Cinema to watch a quick highlight reel and then walk over to 23 N. 10th for snacks, bubbly and celebration!
We promise -- once we open our doors at the CAT SAT(ellite), you will be happy with all that you’ll be able to LEARN, GAIN ACCESS to, REACH OUT and SHARE through CAT!
Cheers,
Jennifer Erickson
CATching Up with CAT! Late February, 2012
Columbia Access Television can be seen on Mediacom Channel 85, CenturyLink Channel 603, Charter Channel 21, streaming live and available on demand at columbiaaccess.tv and select programming can be watched on our Vimeo channel, just search for Columbia Access Television.