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The Last Ice Merchant (El Último Hielero) from Sandy Patch on Vimeo.

The beauty of documentary film making is that it allows us to capture and preserve an old way of life so that future generations may watch and see professions that are no longer carried out. This documentary about the last ice merchant is an interesting look at a job that people across the world would do. I appreciate that one of these individuals took up construction and the next one took up ice cream making instead. The image of that old man holding his raspberry ice cream is a nice one.

Silent Atoll (Bassas da India) - trailer from Bart Lukasik on Vimeo.

Sounds very pleasant.

Real Beauty Sketches from John X. Carey on Vimeo.

I saw a shorter version of this on facebook and now I find a longer form version on Vimeo to share with you.

Cargo from Daniel Foeldes on Vimeo.

A zombie short film with an original premise.

A bouldering documentary about the pleasure of first ascents, keeping places secrets, the things to take in to consideration when speaking about new routes and of course the effects of the weather.

Blue Silence Rebreather from gogo on Vimeo.

Just an excuse to look at a wreck and some manta rays. The rebreather system they are using is by Poseidon.

Bitcoin Explained from Duncan Elms on Vimeo.

Sony Professional: NAB 2013 - New Camera systems for Live Sports from Sony Professional Europe on Vimeo.

With technological advancements and 4k cameras you can reduce the number of camera operators. Instead of having one central camera for the wide shot and several more to follow the action today’s technology allows for you to frame an HD signal in two 4k images. As a result rather than panning a camera physically you can pan a software camera instead. It means that one less person needs to be outdoors exposed to the weather. At the same time for conference coverage this is an interesting idea. The second interesting aspect is the sending of three signals from the venue via IP over a distance of 300km. Instead of sending an OB van to the venue you can vision mix from the studio remotely and send back the program. This broadens the market for live vision mixing. With a smaller budget you can provide some of the same services as would have been provided by an OB van, sat truck and multi person crew. It is broadening rather than undercutting the market.

Sony Professional: NAB 2013 - Introducing the new PMW-400 camcorder from Sony Professional Europe on Vimeo.

Two minutes in to this video there is a demonstration of the wireless options available with the PMW range of cameras. While filming you have remote monitoring. You can also send the data to your servers for editing.

Spoken like a Woman is an interesting look at the role that women have had in broadcasting history with the BBC. From the early days before the second world war and up until today. The sound bites are interesting.