View Full Version : HBO's "Life According to Sam" filmed on Canon C300


Terry Nixon
November 1st, 2013, 04:22 PM
HBO has a new doc "Life According to Sam" that was filmed with the Canon C300:
http://www.lifeaccordingtosam.com

Here's a Canon video that interviews the filmmakers Sean Nix & Andrea Nix Fine of Fine Films:
https://vimeo.com/groups/canonc300camera/videos/77414989

"Life According to Sam" is available on HBO On Demand, HBO GO and will air on the following dates:
HBO: Documentaries | Life According to Sam | Home (http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/life-according-to-sam#/documentaries/life-according-to-sam/index.html)

Sat Nov 2 1:30PM CT HBO EAST
Sat Nov 2 4:30PM CT HBO WEST
Mon Nov 4 3:45PM CT HBO2 EAST
Mon Nov 4 6:45PM CT HBO2 WEST
Mon Nov 25 8:55AM HBO SIGNATURE WEST
Mon Nov 25 11:55AM HBO SIGNATURE WEST

Mark Dobson
November 2nd, 2013, 02:27 AM
Thanks for posting this link.

This looks like a fine, well crafted and inspiring documentary.

I'd love to find out what lenses Sean Nix used with the C300 and also how he handled the sound. Either way it looks beautifully filmed. But what really stands out is the level and quality of access and the relationship that the filmmakers developed with Sam, the subject of the documentary and his family.

I guess those of us in the UK will have to wait for it to be broadcast here, maybe it will be released on one of the channels on Sky TV and I notice it might be available on an Apple Tv Box.

Mark Koha
November 8th, 2013, 11:17 AM
Im starting to see lots of websites with the video backgrounds like that. They are pretty cool.

Terry Nixon
January 12th, 2014, 03:13 PM
Just read in the news that Sam Berns passed away Friday.

Below is an inspirational TED Talk that Sam gave in 2013.

My philosophy for a happy life: Sam Berns at TEDxMidAtlantic 2013
My philosophy for a happy life: Sam Berns at TEDxMidAtlantic 2013 - YouTube