With the implementation of the S-Log2 profile in the A7s, Sony has finally fulfilled one of the highest demands of professional shooters and enthusiasts alike for enhanced control over the …
Shooting day for night makes a lot of sense in many shooting scenarios, especially for small independent productions. Probably you don’t have the resource to hire a team for night …
OK, so now that Christmas is behind us, and we’ve (sort of) sobered up, maybe feeling a little depressed after seeing the latest credit card bill, hoping the wife …
As independent filmmakers very often we have to cope with various situations where there is a demand for managing multiple responsibilities as directors, cinematographers, editors, sound recordists and more all-in-one type of …
Podcast 029 – Interview with Sebastian Pichelhofer from Apertus, Developers of the AXIOM Beta 4K Open-Source Camera Posted by Ogy Stoilov December 29, 2014 In Episode 029 of the …
Getting stable and fluid footage from inexpensive gear has long been desired by filmmakers on a budget. Up until recently there weren’t many viable options that offered this, so …
The Photokina trade show this year offered a few surprises such as the first 4K camera from Samsung – the NX1, and the Panasonic 4K smart phone, or smart camera if …
Shooting green screen has become an expected part of the current film production environment. Whilst films such as Avatar combine live-action with computer generated characters thus resembling to a …
At the end of October, Panasonic began shipping their new hope in tackling the digital cinematography market, their Varicam 35 4K camera. Earlier in the year, we had a chance …
Digging around through the hundreds of options for DSLR gear these days can be frustrating as there is just so many choices out there. From wireless follow focus options …
Many releases coming out these days for independent and small-budget productions favour the technical teams, but what about the talent? The people behind “The Parrot” look to share the …
2015 is just around the corner, and we are about to wrap up another really successful year for filmmaking. We’ve seen much new favourable gear throughout the year that has …
Gear manufacturers targeting compact and DSLR form-factor style cameras have been quite busy in 2014 cranking out bits and pieces to make our lives on set much easier. Creative …
Three months ago Avid upgraded their existing intermediate codec DNxHD by adding DNxHR codec flavours that now support resolutions higher than HD. The new capabilities of the codec are based on an architecture …
The AJA Cion has easily been probably the most awaited 4K camera in 2014. Announced earlier in the year during the premier industry gathering at NAB 2014, the AJA …
Samsung surprised many of us this year at Photokina, when they announced their first 4K mirrorless camera – the Samsung NX1. The new 4K offering from Samsung is yet another alternative …
Working with Raw inside the different NLEs requires a certain approach that varies from application to application. For instance, in Premiere Pro, you can work directly with Raw files …
Podcast 028 – Interview with Producer Yana Georgieva – Tips on How To Produce a No Budget Feature Film and Discussion On Her Latest Crowdfunded Web Series “KOSMOS” Posted …
Just recently the Colorado-based Convergent Design announced a new top monitor/recorder in their existing line-up, amply named the 7Q+, much to the surprise of some and at a time coinciding …
Chicago-based Magnanimous Media recently tested the worth of Metabones’ pricey and desirable Speed booster lens adapters against their direct “dummy” adapter counterparts, for EF and Nikon adapters aimed at …
