Tag: Cinematography

In a little over a year, Canon has released 3 professional cinema cameras that are uniquely positioned in an already complex and crowded camera market. The C500 II (released …

A special fact about the spectacular image sensors that power the ALEXA, ALEXA LF, and the ALEXA 65 is that they are all exactly the same. Despite the size …

You can endlessly toy and tinker, trying to add textured, cinematic lighting to an otherwise flat and boring scene, plugging countless lights into every outlet, setting up modifier after …

Now that you’re growing as a filmmaker, you’ve probably started noticing there are a whole lot of cameras out there that can shoot some amazing video. The Canon C70 …

Sometimes when you upgrade to the next-gen, you’re going to see a drastic improvement, and other times it just isn’t really worth it. Fortunately, Sony has always pushed their …

The software sorcerers over in Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve team are always cooking up tasty new tricks to improve the user experience and the functionality of their killer color grading …

If you twist, spin, pan quickly, or take a ride in a bumpy car, you know that there is a serious problem in the world of cinematography.  It affects …

With the release of the A7S III, Sony has proven that the lines that separate DSLR and Mirrorless cameras from full-bodied ‘Cinema’ cameras have vanished forever. This camera packs …

Results count in the world of filmmaking and even seasoned professionals have a low-tech trick or two up their sleeve to get that crucial shot in a pinch and …

The fact that we could even be comparing a $5,995 camera like the RED Komodo to a $35,000 monster of a camera like the RED Epic-W speaks volumes about …

There are so many similarities and a lot of differences between the Sony A7S III, the Sony FX6, and the Sony FX9 that if you’re trying to figure out …

Being number two can mean a lot of different things. If you’re in a race, you lost. If you are a pencil, you totally won – nobody really uses …

Gyro stabilization is becoming a standard for Sony cameras. Every new camera they’ve released from the FX9 to the A7C has incorporated this fantastic, new method of post stabilization. …

The introduction of the Canon C70 was a shock and delight for loyal Canon shooters who have been begging the company to be more adventurous and take the lead …

When you’re looking for the best of the best camera, there are few who would dispute that an ARRI, RED, or Canon system is going to be the one …

Unlike the trailblazer days of the original Red One, the Red Komodo is entering a market that is loaded with competition in every possible direction. This camera has been …

Lenses are like glasses; if you’re seeing the world through a bad set, everything you see is going to look like crap. Fortunately, the DZOFilm Pictor 20-55mm, Angenieux Optimo …

Now that the Komodo is out of beta and the black editions are finding their way into customer’s hands, there are a lot of first time Red users gaining …

John Lennon once said “A mistake is only an error, it becomes a mistake when you fail to correct it”. Fortunately for us, we live in the computer age …

Blackmagic has been pushing harder and harder in the short time it has been developing cameras to not only make a system that can capture the best image possible …