Best Manual Focus Techniques for Shooting Video
Autofocus continues to get better and is actually a fairly common tool to find on many productions. The benefits of allowing the camera to track your subject are obvious, …
Tag: Cinematography
5 Affordable Vintage Lenses for Filmmakers
Lenses are perhaps the biggest part of any cinematographer’s kit as they have a bigger impact on the look and feel of the image than anything else on set. …
5 Golden Hour Tricks You Might Not Know About
Golden hour is a favorite for photographers and filmmakers thanks to its ability to almost always create a gorgeous light for any subject. The lower position of the sun …
Purchasing an ARRI ALEXA Classic in 2022
One camera manufacturer absolutely dominates professional film productions: ARRI. They have been doing it since the film days and with their ALEXA series have continued to show their skills …
How to Make a DIY Deakinizer Lens
Roger Deakins, the famed cinematographer that he is, actually had a lens commissioned to create a dreamy old camera look. A good example of this lens in use is …
Everything You Need to Know About Color Temperature
In a world of raw and pretty damn good auto white balance color temperature itself doesn’t get too much attention. Shooting in raw, for stills and video, usually means …
How to Shoot on 16mm Film in 2021
It has been nearly a decade since I last shot some 16mm film. It was part of film school and I am incredibly happy to have had that experience. …
When Should You Shoot Handheld?
Sometimes a necessity, shooting handheld is more often thought of as a stylistic choice. In traditional film productions, it is far from the default. It imparts a very obvious …
Canon C300 Mark III: ISO Performance and Exposure Recovery Test
For digital cinema cameras, the Canon EOS C300 Mark III is one of the best to come out in recent times. It has a familiar form factor and only …
How ARRI Cameras Have Become the Industry Standard
Anyone who has looked at a list of the top cameras used on professional cinematic productions will see that ARRI is always present – and a big presence at …
Choosing Anamorphic or Spherical Lenses for Your Next Project
Picking a lens family or type to use on a project is a very personal choice. Everyone has a lot of opinions and favorites and while a ton of …
5 Cinematography Tricks for Better Visual Storytelling
Movement is a key advantage of video and cinema over still imagery. It looks nice and while sometimes a little motion can add a dynamic element just for fun …
Location Scouting Workflow of Roger Deakins
Pre-production is an oft overlooked aspect of filmmaking. It certainly doesn’t have the same flash as yelling “Action!” on set or looking through the viewfinder of a cinema camera, …
Why Christopher Nolan Insists on Filming Everything In Camera
Learn from professionals is always good advice. One of the most well-known working directors today has to be Christopher Nolan, especially for these epic action sequences and desire for …
10 Best Features of the RED Komodo
Despite its miniature size, the RED Komodo is a hunk, a hunk of burning love. Even though some folks might not see it as the “King”, there are a …
Sirui vs Vazen Anamorphic Lens Comparison
Sirui and Vazen produce lenses for two very different markets. Sirui makes affordable anamorphic lenses for beginners and indie filmmakers who love that magical movie look but are on …
How to Get Perfect Exposure on the Canon C200
The Canon C200 is a fantastic 12-bit Raw recording device that captures absolutely beautiful, classic-Canon colors and offers a lot of flexibility in post. Sometimes where shoots move quickly …
FiLMiC Pro 10-bit LOG V3 vs 8-bit LOGV2 – What Are the Differences?
Just when Sony and Canon started getting ahead of the game, Apple went and incorporated 10-bit LOG video capturing capabilities into the iPhone 12 Pro. I mean, most people …
Building a DIY Ronin Trinity Steadicam
Have you ever wanted something so badly, but then you saw the price tag you nearly sh*t yourself? I have. That’s how I felt the first time I saw …
How to Correctly Expose S-Log 3 on the Sony A7S III
As John Robert Wooden, the famous NCAA basketball coach, once famously said, “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it …
