The Power of Shaping Hard Light
I wanted to continue my instruction on shaping light techniques with using specific grip equipment that will take your look and...
OPINION
5 Things a Filmmaker Should know About Color Management
Color management for video post production is a subject rarely covered by the popular mainstream blogs and is less understood by...
BBC Review: Is Fantastic Four really a mess?
How decadently bloated is our summer-movie culture? It's so inflated that less, on occasion, really can feel like more. Josh Trank,...
Zoom F8 – A Serious Field Recorder for Filmmakers and Sound Designers
The Zoom F8 Multitrack Field Recorder is a serious portable recorder on a budget. This professional unit's feature set is ideal...
Graava is a Smart Action Camera That Can Edit Your Footage For You
Have you ever wished for a video camera that could somehow sift through all your footage and tease out only the...
DJI Phantom 3 Standard is a US$799 Entry-Level Camera Drone for Newbies
DJI today announced its new Phantom 3 Standard, an entry-level camera drone that carries a smaller price tag and a smaller...
Samyang/Rokinon are Coming Out with a Set of True Cine Prime Lenses
Samyang/Rokinon are well-established for their affordable low-end full-frame 35mm cine primes. But now they're looking to take on the likes of...
This Simple Editing Technique Will Make Your Scenes More Dramatic & Powerful
Film editing is, by its very nature, a study in manipulation. On a surface level, we manipulate the order of events...
A new set of affordable MFT Cinema Primes: Veydra MFT Mini Cine
Do you have a micro four-thirds system and a desire to shoot with video-oriented lenses? Is your budget on the smaller...
Sony A7R II first test footage shot with Zeiss Batis and Touit lenses
Sony surprised many people, myself included, when they announced the video specifications of the a7R II. I had expected it to...
If You Hate the Eyecup on the Panasonic GH4 or Canon C100, Here’s a Solution
If you've ever used an ENG camera or a higher-end cinema camera, you'll know how important a good eyecup can be....
New Canon Full-Frame 35mm Camera Sees in the Dark with 4 Million Max ISO
Canon just announced the ME20F-SH, a full-frame 35mm camera with the ability to reach an astonishing 4,000,000 ISO. The new 1080p...