I win the 2008 RTNDA Best Videography Award!

I have been in London, England for a little getaway for about a week with no internet access (roughing it). I came home last night and a number of my former CTV colleagues had forwarded me this press release.

A short feature piece I shot, produced and edited titled "Tiny Tom Donuts" had won the 2008 RTNDA Best Videography Award.

The RTNDAs (Radio Television News Director Association) are the "Oscars" of the news world. I feel very honored to have won!

A note that the same piece placed 2nd in the NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) Regional Competition a few months ago.

A 3D Prosumer Camera - Seriously? Really? I need to upgrade my gear AGAIN...

So I thought this was a late April Fools joke at first. Panasonic is developing a 3D Prosumer camera. As you can tell by the poorly photoshopped glass on what appears to be a slightly photoshopped HVX-200 or similar model, it's still a "concept camera" for now.

It's only a matter of time before 3D starts to creep into the living rooms of the world. I recently watched "Coraline" in theatres and was blown away by the next-generation 3D technology (can't say the same for the film itself).

I know we live in exponential times, and cameras in particular seem to be obsolete before you take them out of the box. That being said... I'm not ready to replace my 1080p gear anytime soon.

If you want to check out the tech-specs and the official press release head over to Crunch Gear.