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There’s been lots of buzz in the industry about hybrid DSLRs, so I suppose it was just a matter of time before someone organized an event around these cameras. The Collision Conference, scheduled for August 28 and 29 in Los Angeles, is billing itself as “the first conference to focus on hybrid video/DSLR photography and cinematography.”
One of the keynote speakers for this inaugural event is Vincent Laforet, who made the short film Reverie with a Canon 5D Mark II. “I will admit this camera has brought me back the closest to the feeling I had at the age of 15 when I had my first camera and a few rolls of Tri-X to burn through. Simply put, it’s so much fun,” Vincent wrote at his blog back in November.
Here’s a video of Vincent talking about making Reverie.
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Other speakers include Shane Hurlbut and Liam Finn. Shane—a director of photography who has used DSLRs to shoot webisodes for Terminator: Salvation, among other projects—will deliver a speech called “Catch the Wave: How Still Photography Changes the Way We Make Movies,” which will center on the 5D. Liam used a Panasonic GH1 with cinema lenses and Hot Rod Camera’s PL mount adapter to shoot the feature-length film Rejouer. “The idea that a little camera can only make a little movie is dead,” says Liam.
The Collision Conference was organized by Image Mechanics, Redrock Micro (which manufactures “cinema accessories” for filmmakers on a budget) and the LA Film School. Here’s how they’ve laid out their mission in their press release: “The Collision Conference will bring timely and important information to photographers and filmmakers interested in creating content with hybrid cameras capable of capturing both still and video images. Seminars addressing the merging of the two disciplines will be presented along with an exhibition to showcase the latest products relating to this rapidly-emerging market. Attendees will leave this event armed with the latest information and tools to prepare their businesses to withstand the coming challenges as traditional photography collides with filmmaking.”
For more details and to register, go here.
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