Tag: Cinematography

Learn from the professionals is always good advice. One of the most well-known working directors today has to be Christopher Nolan, especially for this epic action sequences and desire …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …