Author: Shawn Steiner

I don’t think anyone questions that you can now capture impressive footage using a phone. The iPhone in particular shines for video. Only you will need to get some …

After a decent wait, Sony added the S-Cinetone profile to the a7S III via a firmware update. If you still aren’t quite sure what this does, S-Cinetone is designed …

Tracking in DaVinci Resolve is near magic. Most of the time I just hit track and it runs through the entire clip without a single issue, perfectly tracking whatever …

Recently developed for Premiere Pro is a Scene Edit Detection feature that can automatically find cut points in a video file to help editors more quickly break up a …

Fabled ARRI colors are what many cinematographers dream to reach with their footage. Unfortunately, unless you have some serious cash or are fortunate enough to work on serious productions, …

First released in 2007, the original RED ONE Cinema Camera retailed at an at-the-time impressive price of $17,500 for the body only. You were getting high-quality REDCODE RAW recording …

Rotoscoping is fun. It hasn’t always been too easy to pull off. To just give a quick explainer of what rotoscoping is, it is when you cut out an …

When a new camera is released there are two ways the battery system can go. First, it can use the same battery as previous models, which makes upgrading a …

Among the things filmmakers never have control over is the weather. It’s unfortunate because sometimes you only have one or two days to nail some exterior scenes and it …

The greatest thing about the past decade of imaging tech is that it continues to come down in price for your average user. Latest to join this trend is …

When Adobe moved the Creative Cloud Suite to subscription-only, including Premiere Pro, among the supposed advantages was that they could drop new features all year round, instead of saving …

Building out a rig is a common theme for ultra-compact camera systems, such as the Blackmagic Pocket series. Recently, boosted by the launch of the Pocket 6K Pro – …

When you are out and about shooting clips in public areas it is probably often you’ll have a good take that could be even better if something or someone …

White balance is more important than it might seem, especially coming from a photo background. With raw photographs, you can always adjust the white balance in post without any …

One thing Blackmagic is known for is shipping perfect, bug-free products with incredible features and price points. Wait, no, I think I got that mixed up. What Blackmagic is …

RED cameras have a reputation as having respectable pricing for the features until you start adding up the costs of all the required accessories you need to start shooting. …

8K is becoming more and more of a reality. You can buy a (relatively) affordable camera, shoot and edit some 8K, and export it on a decent machine without …

The recently launched full-frame Cinema Line series from Sony seems to finally have a clear picture from top to bottom with the release of the FX3. By adding this …

It’s always great if you can learn from the best, and one of the best things about filmmaking is a lot of the tricks that filmmakers use can be …

If you haven’t heard yet, the S-Cinetone profile has made its way into a firmware update for the Sony a7S III. Promising a film-like look with improved skin tones …