Author: Shawn Steiner
Anything that can avoid me opening yet another program during my editing is great. Working in Premiere Pro and having to move over to After Effects for a single …
Newcomers to video might be shocked by the amount of monitor assists function many average screens and cameras come packed with. Beyond tools like waveforms and vectorscopes, there are …
Sony has a complete Cinema Line at this point, going from the mirrorless-like FX3, to the compact FX6, then the pro-level FX9, and peaking with the cinematic VENICE. As …
Something many owners of Blackmagic’s Pocket series seem to enjoy is building out the perfect rig. The cameras are compact enough that you can basically build them out to …
8K is shockingly real. As someone who closely follows the industry I knew it was very much on the way, but I didn’t think we would see it in …
Very little can beat a big, bright display. When you are on set and want to check your footage for color, contrast, and focus, the bigger the screen the …
It looks like the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro is in the hands of many creators and they are taking a good look at whether this “Pro” model …
When you start getting into more professional graphics, one beautiful effect is placing text behind moving objects. Done right, this look elevates production quality dramatically. There are even some …
Wireless video monitoring is the latest trend. The main reason being that the technology has just hit a point where it has become very reliable and relatively affordable, making …
Slow motion is already a super useful and much-desired tool for filmmakers. It just looks cool. Super slow motion is on a whole other level. Getting those 1,000+ fps …
There are too many excellent cameras. We have now even broken the usual 4K barriers and have Raw and high frame rate recording in all the top options. Among …
Shooting video from or of a moving vehicle can be extremely dangerous. Low-budget productions especially will end up with a filmmaker sitting in an open trunk or leaning precariously …
Color grading is a highly technical process. There are usually a few LUTs involved, some scopes to check out, color charts if you are properly set up, and that …
Sony is just churning out lenses these days. The latest is the FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Lens, and it is a beauty. It instantly became Sony’s widest prime to …
If you want to start using anamorphic glass, you only have a few options. The easiest (and priciest) is simply to buy true anamorphic lenses. An affordable alternative popped …
Until Apple unlocks the iPad ecosystem, a Mac is going to be the choice for professional apps and work. For the moment one of the best and most affordable …
Cinema may have moved (mostly) past the film vs digital debate, but that just opened the door for a new one: ARRI vs RED. These two giants of the …
Film versus digital is the filmmaking debate that just doesn’t seem to want to go away. It also very uniquely doesn’t follow the usual trend of new versus old …
Even with a plethora of gimbal options available to filmmakers at nearly every price point handheld shooting is a valuable skill. Handheld camera moves are a different aesthetic and …
Motion graphics and animation can be very time-consuming. Building out keyframes and making sure everything is just right is a tedious process that usually requires a few iterations to …