The two week workshop Digital Cinematics was the perfect chance to look at creative technologies and ideas of cinematography using large sensor digital cameras. The camera we used for filming our own footage was the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, a full-frame digital single-lens reflex camera. As Canon (2008) announced it was the world’s first DSLR with full HD video recording capabilities when it was launched on 17 September 2008. That made it possible for amateur filmmakers to shoot high-quality films without expensive camera equipment.
Canon explained the advantage of the full-frame CMOS sensor: on the one hand there is excellent performance in low light conditions and on the other hand the depth of field in videos can be controlled in a way that would not be possible with video cameras with smaller sensors (Canon, 2008).
For me it is really exciting to use this camera for the two weeks of workshop because it’s the first time I’ll be filming with a DSLR. I am looking forward to try the Canon EOS 5D Mark II during the next weeks.
Canon (2016) EOS 5D MkII. Available at: https://cpn.canon-europe.com/de/content/product/cameras/eos_5d_mkii.do (Accessed: 05 October 2019).
header photo: Lanteigne, C. (2008) Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera. Available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canon_EOS_5D_Mark_II_with_50mm_1.4_edit1.jpg (Accessed: 10 December 2019).
Documentation of MEDI512 "Experiment" 
