Tips and Tricks on Finding the Best Camera Angles
It goes without saying, framing and composition has the power to completely change your narrative. As a filmmaker, it’s essential to understand how film language can manipulate the manner …
Is the $300 Razer Core X the Best eGPU for Mac?
More and more video editors using the latest Apple laptops for video editing, seem to be tempted by the extra processing power provided by external graphics processing units. While …
SD Express “Super-Charges” SD Cards with PCIe and NVMe for Blazing Fast Transfer Speeds of Up to 985 MB/s
Earlier today, the SD Association announced SD Express, which adds the popular PCI Express and NVMe interfaces to the legacy SD card interface, as part of their SD 7.0 specifications. This …
How to Speed Up Your FCP X Video Editing Workflow
For video editors, having an efficient and speedy workflow is essential to ensure tuneful delivery of the final video output without sacrificing quality. While many novices tend to overlook …
Sony VENICE Firmware 2.0 Officially Released
Earlier today, Sony announced that the highly anticipated Firmware version 2.0 for their top-tier Sony VENICE 6K FF CineAlta camera is now available for download a full month ahead …
ProRes RAW vs. REDCODE RAW – Which One is Better?
Less than three months ago, Apple had stunned the filmmaking community with the introduction of their latest proprietary codec ProRes RAW, promising to deliver the flexibility of Raw while …
Datavideo TLM-700K Is A New Budget 7-Inch On-Camera Monitor with 4K Support
Buying an affordable and very capable mirrorless camera or even a S35 pro camera is not really that difficult nor cash-intensive compared to just 3-4 years ago. There is …
The Essentials of Building a 4K Video Editing Workstation in 2018
This year, 2018, has brought a slew of new technologies from computer manufactures aimed at increasing performance for a wide variety of system-intensive tasks including video editing. With all …
DaVinci Resolve 15 Crash Course is Out – Enroll for FREE!
Seasoned colorist and fellow filmmaker Alex Jordan of Learn Color Grading and FilmSimplified has produced dozens of insightful color grading tutorials over the years, alongside a myriad of successful courses and numerous free resources regarding …
Rode Microphones introduce VideoMic Me-L for your iPhone
Just days ago, at VidCon, RØDE Microphones, announced the release of the new VideoMic Me-L microphone designed for iOS mobile devices, iPhone, iPad, etc. The VideoMic Me-L is a Lightning connector …
Five of the Best Monitors for Creative Professionals in 2018
When it comes to editing and color grading your footage, having a professional-grade monitor is absolutely a must, especially if you want to view and deliver your content in …
Immerse Yourself into the SONY VENICE with These 2 Presentations
Director of Photography and renowned Sony Independent Certified Expert, Alister Chapman recently took the Sony VENICE camera on an 8-day shooting trip through various locations in Nevada and Arizona. …
KinoFlo TrueMatch Firmware 3.0 adds Lighting Effects to Celeb, FreeStyle and Diva-Lite LED Lights
Kino Flo have released their TrueMatch Firmware 3.0 introducing eight new lighting effects (FX) modes, including a version of Lightning called “Frankenstein” for their Celeb, FreeStyle and Diva-Lite LED …
Closer Look at the Advanced Creative Functions of DJI Ronin-S
DJI literally shook up the independent filmmaking community with the introduction of the Ronin-S, the company’s first single-handed 3-axis gimbal designed to compete with other stabilization front-runners such as …
Five Cinematic Gimbal Shots You Can Pull Off with the Zhiyun Crane 2 or DJI Ronin-S
Gimbal stabilizers have opened the floodgates for filmmakers to achieve cinematic camera moves with a single piece of equipment, rather than using complicated setups involving a bulky crane or …
Instagram TV or IGTV is Here and so is 9 x 16 Vertical Video in all its…
If you are someone like me who was hoping that vertical “smartphone”-style video was just a fad doomed to fade away, you may want to think twice. With the …
SWIT S-1053F – a Professional 5.5-inch On-Camera Monitor Packed with Features
With the many brands and product lines available for external monitors, such as those made by Atomos and SmallHD, finding the best bang for your buck on-camera monitor usually …
New Samyang 85mm f1.4 Canon EF + Sigma Ships 5x Art Lenses in Sony E-Mount
Samyang has some really good news today for all you photographers out there with Canon DSLRs – the company just announced their latest addition to their autofocus lens range …
Sony A6500 vs Sony A7III Side-by-Side Comparison
With its ubiquitous Alpha mirrorless camera lineup, Sony has completely revolutionized filmmaking technologies, dominating the consumer and prosumer markets with hard-hitting products like the A7S II, A7R III, A6300, …
Kickstarter Gear: Aurora Aperture Power XND Mark II Variable ND Filter
The power of a well made and high quality ND filter can take your photography or videography to the next level, no doubt, but when you have to pack …