Reflections — Sinema Showoff! Class of 2020 and 2021: First Edition
The first run of the revived Sinema Showoff! finally concluded last week. Four sessions. Two months. About a month and a...
OPINION
A Film Festival First-Timer’s Take On SeaShorts Film Festival 2020
With the end of the SeaShorts Film Festival, I thought I would give my opinion on the festival as a first-time...
GEAR TALK: Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Review
The Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMDPCC 4K) has started shipping, although in relatively small numbers. I managed...
TUTORIAL: 5 Essential Cuts You Should Master as a Film Editor
As an editor, if you want to make the cut, then you've got to know your cuts. Editing is an arduous,...
ARRI ALEXA Mini vs Panasonic GH5s Side-By-Side Comparison
There's a common misconception in the filmmaking community that the more you spend on a camera, the better image quality you...
Aputure Announces The Long-Awaited Amaran MX and F7 LED Lights
Aputure announced two new small LED lights "“ the Amaran AL-MX "“ the highly anticipated successor to the popular Amaran-M9, and the Amaran AL-F7,...
Sinema Equipment Preview: Zoom F4
Trailing on last year's release of the F8, Zoom has announced their newest multitrack field recorder; the F4. This 6-input/8-track field...
Panasonic GH5 Official: 4K/60p Video, 6K/30p, and 10bit 4:2:2 Internal
At Photokina 2016, Panasonic announced the development of their new flagship mirrorless camera the LUMIX DMC-GH5, which will have some highly...
Samyang Announce New 20mm T1.9 Full-Frame Wide Angle Lens
Samyang continues their Summer Blockbuster announcements with a new super-fast 20mm f/1.8 wide-angle lens and 20mm T1.9 cine prime version. The...
Learn the Basics of Using Histograms in This 2-Minute Video
Histograms can be extremely helpful tools for exposing images-if you know how to use them. If you're a new filmmaker, chances...
Film Review: ‘Suicide Squad’
We have, of course, met super-powered comic book character team-ups before: X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four. But "˜Suicide Squad' is our first...
Film Review: “˜Jason Bourne’ Was So Bad, It Made Me Retroactively Reconsider My Love of the Franchise
In interviews, Greengrass and Damon talk about the topical motivations for bringing back the iconic character, including the changing norms around...