Tag: BMCC
Things are changing in the full-frame mirrorless landscape. Panasonic and Blackmagic have released some notable new cameras this year, both elevating the L-Mount. There are now two highly capable …
The dreadful black sunspot artifacts produced by the Blackmagic Cinema Cameras can be a very frustrating issue when shooting in harsh bright sunlight conditions. Typically, the problem appears when …
Generally, camera dolly systems are still the most popular way of getting those beautiful horizontal smooth shots still widely used in the various film, broadcast and commercial productions. They also provide the ability to replicate the …
Utilizing timecode for synchronizing to merge separate video and audio files in post production can be an extremely efficient and time-saving method for every professional production, especially when it’s applied correctly. Having a basic …
Blackmagic Design has just released firmware update 2.1 earlier today. The renegade Aussie company continues its commitment to improve the functionality of their 1st generation cameras as well as …
2015 may be the year of 4K, and while it may sound a bit prophetic, the signs are all here, but there’s no doubt that 2014 was the year …
Podcast 035: Shooting My Debut Feature Film on the BMCC and Only One Lens Posted by Ogy Stoilov February 9, 2015 In Episode 35 of the 4K Shooters Podcast, …
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 …
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 …
Colour grading is becoming an increasingly important skill to use in independent filmmaking, and cameras that can capture a large dynamic range are in demand now more than ever. …
Despite the more intensive system and storage requirements, shooting in raw gives us a ton of options, the most flexibility and the highest possible image quality out of the camera. It is …
Throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, D.A. Pennebaker and his wife Chris Hegedus created some of the most prolific music films of the counterculture era, inspiring an untold amount of …
Lens choice today is not as easy as it used to be in the film days. Back there wasn’t much of a choice when you could choose between shooting 35mm …
There’s plenty of cages and rigs on the market for the latest generation of 4K and HD digital cameras such as the GH4, A7s, Canon C100/C300 and the 4K …
Slowly but steadily, Metabones, who are well-known for their innovative and extremely reliable optical adaptors, continue to expand their products line with some new items. At the end of …
Blackmagic Design just released the latest firmware update 1.9.7 for their camera line. The latest firmware adds the much awaited in-camera SSD and SD card formatting in HFS+ (Mac) …
Podcast 014 – New Sony PXW-FS7 4K XDCAM, BMD Announces PL mount version of the Cinema and Production Cameras, and Acqusition eyeon Software at IBC 2014 Posted by Ogy Stoilov September …
Camera design has come a long way. Some things have changed, while others stayed the same. The design of high-end digital cinema cameras such as the ARRI Alexa and …
It was a matter of time before Blackmagic Cinema Cameras were spotted on a big Hollywood set. Recently Blackmagic Design announced that Blackmagic Cinema Cameras EF were used to capture complex …
Blackmagic Design just released Camera Utility 1.9.3 – another part of their massive firmware update rollout, which stared with Camera Utility 1.8 back in June. Then a few weeks later in July …