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While most of us might retreat indoors at the first rumble of thunder, filmmaker Alister Chapman travels hundreds of miles to capture extreme weather conditions on video – including tornadoes, hurricanes, and lightning storms of biblical proportions. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s also started filming his exploits in stereoscopic 3D! When he dropped into our Nottingham office for a chat, we couldn’t pass up the chance to ask him a few questions about his awe-inspiring video work.

Articles

  • While most of us might retreat indoors at the first rumble of thunder, filmmaker Alister Chapman travels hundreds of miles to capture extreme weather conditions on video – including tornadoes, hurricanes, and lightning storms of biblical proportions. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s also started filming his exploits in stereoscopic 3D! When he dropped into our Nottingham office for a chat, we couldn’t pass up the chance to ask him a few questions about his awe-inspiring video work.
  • Apple recently announced a bumper batch of brand new products, including the eagerly anticipated Magic Mouse. Keen to try it out for ourselves, we spent a day getting acquainted with the little device.
  • Creativity is a great buzzword at the moment – everyone wants children to be more creative, but what does that mean? Why is everyone so bothered? What has technology got to do with it?
  • With stereoscopic 3D becoming more familiar in our cinemas, FujiFilm haven’t wasted any time in bringing their new 3D digital camera to the market. We got our hands on the FinePix W1 and put this first-of-a-kind through its paces.
  • To prove how simple stereoscopic moviemaking can be, we selected a handful of unsuspecting workers from our Marketing team and set them the challenge of creating their own stereoscopic 3D movie. Here, we give you a step-by-step guide on how they did it.
  • Tom Hughes is the video journalist for Seven TV, the longest running community TV channel in the UK. Seven broadcasts to over 140,000 homes on the Virgin Media network in North and North East Lincolnshire. Here, Tom gives us a little insight into life in the broadcast industry…

Reviews

  • Jigsaw Education Consultant, Tom Hughes, reviews the Tricaster Broadcasting Studio.
  • Jigsaw Education Consultant, Rob Williams, reviews the Nikon SB-600 Speedlite Flash.
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News

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  • Today is ‘Safer Internet Day’, which aims to raise awareness of the risks and dangers associated with careless or unsupervised use of the Internet in education.
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Case Studies

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