Mesmerizing 4K Time-Lapse of Earth and the Sun
You might think that creating a time-lapse from found images is an easy job. An assumption like this can not be further from the truth. When James Tyrwhitt-Drake compiled …
How does the BMCC Work as a B-Cam to the RED Epic?
Director/cinematographer Matthew Rosen has completed projects for many high-end commercial clients over the years, and recently completed some camera tests involving two well-respected digital cinema cameras on the market …
Adobe Releases Updates for Popular Creative Cloud Apps
The Adobe Suite of creative applications such as Premiere Pro, and After Effects have been some of our favourite tools here at 4K Shooters. I started using Premiere Pro …
Vimeo Already Does 4K…Sort Of
Just last week, Vimeo announced that Pro members and video on demand users can now download and upload 4K content. This feature is not available to Free and Plus members, though. …
How To Use Face Tracking In DaVinci Resolve 11
DaVinci Resolve 11 is not only one of the most powerful and popular colour grading software suites available today, but also it has become an extremely versatile editor as …
The Atomos Shogun 4K HDMI Recorder/Monitor Shipping Plus Video Walkthrough By CEO Jeromy Young
Back at NAB 2014 in April, the Sony A7s was one of the hottest cameras announced. However, it was announced that the only way to get the 4K output from …
The 4K Shooters Christmas Gift Guide For Filmmakers On Any Budget
It’s the time of the year loved by many, but most of all credit card companies. All jokes aside, Christmas time is great time to put your cameras away …
Get That Anamorphic Look With The New SLR Magic Anamorphot 2x Adapter And Get More Out of Your Camera With the Transcend 256GB UHS-I Class 3 Card
One common aspiration is being met for 4K internal shooters with another on the way in early 2015, each catering to different desires: one being to shoot for longer …
4K Camera Shootout – BMPC 4K vs. Red Scarlet
Do you remember the 3rd of November 2011? This was an essential date for the filmmaking community and the industry in general as this was the first time a manufacturer announced …
Podcast 027 – Special Guest Director of Photography Colin Elves On His Latest Work on Mogwai’s Teenage Exorcists Music Video
Podcast 027 – Special Guest: Colin Elves, DP Discusses his latest work on Mogwai’s Teenage Exorcists Music Video, Plus Thoughts on the new Odyssey7Q+ Posted by Ogy Stoilov December …
CYMATICS: Science Meets Music In An Audio-Visual Extravaganza
According to Wikipedia, the word Cymatics derives from the Greek ‘kyma’ meaning ‘billow’ or ‘wave,’ to describe the periodic effects that sound and vibration have on matter. Drawing inspiration …
AREA 48 LED – The Next Generation of LED Lights
Although cameras are the primary capture devices, light plays probably the most important role when shooting. Without proper lighting, the image might come out flat, underexposed and mainly the …
Fotodiox Pro B4 Magic Adapter for BMPCC Lets You Use Broadcast Zoom B4 2/3″ Lenses on Your Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera offer significant versatility not only because of its small footprint, but also because of the active Micro 4/3 mount, which has an inherent short …
Walking the Thin Line of the Unscripted: Directing for Documentary
Directing for the unscripted format is a delicate balance of maintaining an unbiased perspective and presenting an intriguing and engaging story. While creative editing or leading questions can help …
Convergent Design Announces New Flagship Odyssey7Q+ with 4K ProRes Recording Over HDMI for GH4, A7s and Sony FS7
Earlier today, Colorado based video equipment maker Convergent Design announced a new flagship recorder/monitor in the Odyssey Family – the Odyssey7Q+. The latest addition to their lineup of already …
Snowlight: Another Sony FS7 Short Film Shot in 4K
Sony’s recently released 4K Super 35mm sensor XDCAM camera the PXW-FS7 is not only an extraordinary 4K camera, considering the price and all the features it provides, but as we’ve already …
Atmos: Dolby’s Immersive Pan-Through Cinema Theater Solution
One of the crucial elements of major motion picture productions is the capture and creation of a powerful sound mix in helping tell their story. Surround sound technology has …
4K Laptops from Acer, Toshiba and Lenovo For Gamers, Editors and Photographers
2014 has already been a pretty crazy year for 4K devices both in the consumer and professional world. And this is not just 4K cameras I’m talking about here, …
How Reliable and Future-Proof Are Modern SSDs for Video Archiving?
One of the biggest concerns of the modern filmmaking community and the digital world, in general, is to find the most reliable and efficient way to archive our work and store the …
FootageStudio 4K Offers ProRes Transcoding On a Windows PC
Editors and video professionals working on Macs have long benefited from an industry-proven and solid ProRes workflow. It is often the codec of choice for most editors for both …