Author: Shawn Steiner
DJI just keeps on pushing out more and more drones and further expanding their lineup. There might just be a drone for everyone now. The latest release, the Mini …
If you haven’t checked them out yet, The Slow Mo Guys have some of the best and most entertaining footage for, you guessed it, ultra-slow-motion footage. They tend to …
That whirring of a drone’s propellers has meant, for me at least, that you might as well forget about audio. Generally, you will only be pulling out the drone …
Getting decent lighting when working outside at night is a challenge. The most common options are hauling around loads of stands or batteries or simply getting lucky and being …
Getting a clean key off a green screen is heavily dependent on how you shoot it. Taking the necessary steps and precautions to create a nice, evenly illuminated background …
Rigging up a camera is always a fun adventure. One of the more fun experiences it getting something setup on the outside of a car to pull off those …
A great thing about mirrorless cameras are their small size and handholdable form factor. It’s also the worst thing about them for video production. The small size does have …
Proxies are thrown around a lot in filmmaking conversations though if you are new to the editing world you might not have had a chance to dip your toes …
Something that everyone should build up over time is a collection of different effects or plug-ins to keep on hand to speed up your edits and also gain some …
Compound clips are a very useful feature that doesn’t get a lot of fanfare. It’s quite simple but super useful as it allows you to group a variety of …
Filmmaking is a collaborative endeavor. There are practically no experiences in video production are are completely independent and with the connected world we live in today there is always …
The latest mirrorless flagships are all capable of recording advanced video, including things like raw or even 8K. Each one is unique and offers its own set of features …
Gimbals are great tools and can create that silky smooth footage you always want. However, they can be rough on your arms since holding that much weight that weight …
Monitors are getting interesting. We are now getting a variety of displays with 4K resolutions, HDR, and at great sizes. Those with Apple computers looking for a similar Apple …
Autofocus continues to get better and is actually a fairly common tool to find on many productions. The benefits of allowing the camera to track your subject are obvious, …
Among the mysteries of video editing is just how large the final edit will be after export. Adobe and other NLE developers have made some nice tweaks to their …
In the run up to NAB 2022, Blackmagic Design got a jump on things with a live stream to announce a wave of new cloud-focused hardware tools. They also …
Lenses are perhaps the biggest part of any cinematographer’s kit as they have a bigger impact on the look and feel of the image than anything else on set. …
No longer is the only choice in action cameras the GoPro. With DJI and Insta360 in the market with unique offerings you might have a long debate over exactly …
At this point is is safe to say that the latest Macs equipped with the more powerful Apple Silicon chips are good. But just how good are they? The …