I have been asked by a lot of people to put together a training DVD on how to use the video mode of the Canon 5dmkII. It’s been the culmination of a huge amount of work and finally it’s now available for sale!
Its REGION FREE, NTSC and ships worldwide for a flat shipping fee.
Click here to be taken to the sale page…
With regards to the pricing, this is a specialist training DVD made in very small numbers, not a mass produced Hollywood movie. A lot of work has gone into this and it really is exception value and pretty comparable price wise to similar products on the market.
nigel
September 14, 2009 at 01:31good for you phil… looks smashing
richardvanle
September 14, 2009 at 02:49This DVD isn’t regionally encoded, right? I’m in the U.S. Just making sure before I put down my money…
Jeff Walters
September 14, 2009 at 03:10One would think if Philip can pull off what he’s done as evidenced at this site, that he might be way ahead of US encoding issues?…
pbloom
September 14, 2009 at 03:44it’s NTSC region free. It will play anywhere in the world!
richardvanle
September 14, 2009 at 11:39Jeff, regional encoding is not a “US encoding issue”. Read up on the subject.
Jeff Walters
September 14, 2009 at 14:53Richard, I’ve been working worldwide for 20 years, so I’m well aware of region codes. My point is that someone of Philip’s experience would be well aware of these issues, and handle them appropriately. Maybe I shouldn’t be posting in the wee small hours!
haojan
September 14, 2009 at 03:42And how will this translate specifically to the GH1 and possibly the D90?
pbloom
September 14, 2009 at 03:44it doesn’t. It’s specific to the 5dmKII and pretty much 95% of the 7d. I will be doing a GH1 DVD
Ron Dawson
September 14, 2009 at 04:20Great resource you’ve created here Phil. But is that really the best name you could come up with? After all the tweets for suggestions. I still like “Bloom in 5D.”
pbloom
September 14, 2009 at 11:38I liked it Ron, but we did some market research and too many people thought it was about gardening!
See you today!!
Florent
September 14, 2009 at 06:08Do you ship to france ? ^^
pbloom
September 14, 2009 at 11:37yes, it’s a flat shipping flee irrespective of where you are
GPSchnyder
September 14, 2009 at 07:34And how long will it take to get the GH1 one? Like to learn more about this little Sucker, as I am tending to buy another one for multicam shots…
pbloom
September 14, 2009 at 11:38I have to make one first. Not for some time.
Andrew Howe
September 14, 2009 at 08:405D down, GH1 in progress….
Better start planning the artwork for the boxed set
misterbignose
September 14, 2009 at 09:05philip im getting a 7d as your videos of the camera and my campatriot’s jason magbanua the perya video clearly shows its a well way capable camera. as u have mentioned that this dvd applies for 95% of the 7d, Will you advise me to wait for the 7d dvd you are to make or get this one already and allow myself to prepare until i get my hands on the 7d? is it possible to give me a price off as well when your 7d dvd is out? call me a cheapo. btw, this ships internationally right? im from the philippines. will the cart compute automatically for international shipping? thanks
pbloom
September 14, 2009 at 11:49it’s a flat shipping fee no matter where you are. There will eventually be a 7d DVD coming out. But most of it applies to this product already. I will be doing a web add on for this DVD for people who purchase this who get a 7d.
Ashley Scott
September 14, 2009 at 11:11This looks like a terrific resource for indie shooters- thanks for putting something like this together Bloom! I have (2) 7Ds on order so I’m stoked to see that 95% these DVDs will pertain to working on that camera as well. Already ordered my copy of your new DVD this morning.
Cheers-
Ash
Ken
September 14, 2009 at 20:39Just to clarify – if I buy this DVD, and later I buy the 7D, I’ll then have access to the 7D training DVD on the web???
pbloom
September 14, 2009 at 20:43No, there will be a separate DVD product at some point for the 7d, but we will make a web chapter explaining the differences between the 5dmkii and the 7d available for people who purchase the 5dmkII dvd.
Mark
October 26, 2009 at 23:35Do you know when tis will be released?
pbloom
October 26, 2009 at 23:52when what is released Mark?
Mark
October 30, 2009 at 19:48Sorry for typo, when will the additional web chapter be released for 7D owners who bought the 5D DVD
Ken
September 14, 2009 at 20:47Thanks for the quick response.
I don’t know if I should put my money towards this OR toward the F-Stop Academy training. When will more info on the Academy be available?
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daniel dunn
September 17, 2009 at 12:36Philip,
as many others have wondered and even asked about, I’m interested in the DVD and the F Stop course. Should I just go for both, or is there a combo deal coming, or should I go for one or the other? Thanks as always, I enjoyed your last Critics with Steve, it looks like you two enjoy each other in a brother sort of way, egging each other on.
My good Denver friend Karl was in your last WEVA vid, nice work. Looking forward to more.
Mark
September 17, 2009 at 18:49Any change of a download version? Just watermark the whole thing with my name/customer/nummer(the whole screen) i will buy it anyway .
pbloom
September 18, 2009 at 16:36i think that would be too difficult Mark. Need to be done for each individual.
Carl
September 18, 2009 at 15:02Hi Philip and Den,
I got my DVD last night, thanks for the speedy shipment, going over so much stuff covering all the bases. It’s Great!
I do have one question and it is related to exposure. I’m new at this so if the answer is simple setting please don’t beat me over the head. Here’s my question;
When I set the camera up the way you describe (or any other way), in manual mode with the power switch all the way up, when I hit live view I get a constant exposure. The moment I start recording the exposure seems to go down or up depending on where I am the lens. I know there is an exposure lock, and I often us it.
Can you explain why this is and how it works? Is this some type of gain? As I’m in manual the ISO, f-stop, and shutter are set why is the exposure adjusting itself if not locked ( Why doesn’t MANUAL Lock you in? ) , what is going on inside the camera and how is that possible gain affecting my outcome.
Thanks for your help in advance and keep the DVD’s coming!
Regards,
Carl
pbloom
September 18, 2009 at 16:35what firmware do you have on the camera Carl?
Carl
September 18, 2009 at 23:29Hi Philip,
I’m using 1.1.0, yet I figured out what was wrong.
For some reason when I registered my custom settings and picture style the live view settings were set to “exposure simulation” when I changed that to “Movie Display” the auto exposure or gain vanished.
It’s amazing how when you register the settings, the camera picks up everything under the hood at that moment.
Thanks for the great DVD! And bring the F-Stop Academy to New York City ASAP!
Carl
Ashley Scott
September 20, 2009 at 20:03Got the DVD this weekend and have been pouring over it- terrific job. Very informative and straight to the point! Really enjoyed the story of how you got interested in the 5D in the first place- seems like a lot of us have a similar story of the moment we decided that “less is more” in regards to cameras.
You mentioned not shooting above 1600 iso on the 5D… how is the 7D stacking up in terms of lowlight? Are you still able to produce clean images going up to 1600 or do you see the need to limit the iso to around 800?
Thanks again Bloom! Cheers-
Bo Parker
September 20, 2009 at 22:18Just curious as to how much this covers about lens selection for shots, composition and some lighting tips. I’m interested in the technical aspects of the camera but I find a lot of time materials are geared toward the gear and less toward technique. I find it’s easy to use these cameras as a crutch and get way better footage than I deserve to get in a shoot because of sexy depth of field or great light sensitivity. I’d like to learn a good bit more about shot composition other than someone just saying “rule of thirds.” I use this and I do get out and shoot for practice but perfect practice makes perfect. Philip, love your work and shooting style. That’s why I ask. Thanks,
paul Studd
September 23, 2009 at 13:12Hi there
Ordered a copy on 16th september. Have heard noting other than from paypal (receipt.)
Guess it is on it’s way?
kind regards
paul
pbloom
September 24, 2009 at 21:03it is, let me know when it arrives.
Philip
October 7, 2009 at 22:29Will there be a PAL version?
Philip
October 7, 2009 at 23:28I’ve realised the DVD will play on my Mac as the DVD is region free, so NTSC in a PAL part of the world should be just fine.
Alberto MARTINEZ
October 11, 2009 at 02:05Hi Philip. One question about the DVD 5D contents. You have explain the importance of using a VARI ND filte. I didn´t know that it exist. But when I start to found it on internet I only found one manufacturer, http://www.singh-ray.com What do you recomend? This one or another?
Thanks again.