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Explore the basics of DSLR with this great introduction to DSLR video by Fenchel & Janisch is divided into six parts. Learn how to set up your camera, and shoot in daylight and at night. This tutorial shows you how to get the cinematic film look that so many people are talking about.

In the fall of 2008, Vincent Laforet was the first one to use the Canon EOS 5D Mark II which was the first digital SLR capable of recording full HD video. The short film he shot mostly at night, called “Reverie”, become popular overnight. Something that Canon never intended got more and more in focus of amateur filmmakers all over the world: Shooting films and commercials with a stills camera. It only took a few months and the first accessories were released. Since then a lot has happened and a lot of TV shows like “House MD” or “CSI Miami” used DSLRs on set. Philip Bloom, another pioneer in digital filmmaking, used cameras on the Lucas Film production “Red Tails”. The small body and the great image quality has fascinated international acclaimed cinematographers like Rodney Charters (“24”). In independent cinema those cameras became indispensable.

Software used in this video: Adobe Premiere Pro + Adobe After Effects