After 3-axis gimbal stabilisers literally flooded the market, some mini crane manufacturers are desperately trying to attract the attention of independent filmmaking community with some bold and innovative design ideas …
The casting of my debut feature film “Bandit”, turned out to be a bit more complicated than I expected at first… Initially, when I was writing the first few …
Back by popular demand – Blackmagic Design brings back the world’s best SD and HD broadcast quality converters available now for only $195/£129! If you remember, last Summer, Blackmagic had …
The new kid on the block in the world of professional cinema cameras – Kinefinity is already well-known for its affordable and reasonably priced cameras the KineRAW S35, KineMINI and …
Canon may not give you the latest and greatest in their cameras before anyone else, they are more likely to sit back and wait – then strike when the …
Regardless of the hardware configuration and the processing power, your workstation provides it’s always recommended to optimise it for the software you mostly work with, especially if you are using applications that take a …
Welcome to my series of posts in which I share my experience with the Sony RX10 II, which I recently bought. Today I want to share some Slog-2 footage I shot …
With all that 4K resolution and beyond becoming a reality for more and more productions, there are new demands for more powerful hardware resources and computing power that can handle …
As our filmmaking guide is just around the corner, I’m going to give you another update by sharing more insights on how I actually managed to put together my …
Cameras these days come and go. Blink and you’ll probably miss a new camera announcement. But in the over-abundant sea of choice, it’s not easy for manufacturers, especially those …
Having a light-weight and portable, but also dependable and high-quality LED light these days is hard to find. The ones who tick all the boxes are usually quite expensive. …
Filming immersive car action scenes with numerous cameras attached to fast-moving vehicles has always been an integrated part of every high-octane car chasing sequence. Yet, capturing these shots has been quite challenging and …
Knowing a bunch of useful editing tips and tricks is always an excellent way to enhance your post-production workflow and power up your skill set. There is a simple, yet super …
SmallHD, makers of the awesome 5-inch monitors the 500 series, have some great news for those who are new to the world of 3D LUTs. The innovative US-based manufacturer just …
Do you remember the vigorous debate a couple of years ago whether the Canon DSLRs were capable of delivering true 1080p videos and how many lines they were actually able …
The big announcements by Canon at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas was of course the highly-anticipated successor the Canon EOS C300, named appropriately in Canon style to the EOS …
No matter if you are still using your good old Canon DSLR or the latest compact mirrorless camera for capturing your timelapse sequences, chances are you probably experience the same …
As with anything filmmaking related it started with an idea, which crystallised into a coherent story, which eventually ended up on paper in the form of a screenplay. I …
It’s a good day not just for firmware updates today, but also for good news from the Blackmagic Design team. The company released Camera Update 2.6 earlier today, and …
Anamorphic shooting has always been a common aspiration for many independent filmmakers. Fortunately, with the popularity of the mirrorless compact cameras and recently released anamorphic adapters and lenses this type of workflow becomes …
