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I find that whenever a new camera system comes onto the market it is treated with a degree of skepticism. Will a new manufacturer be able to build something that can compete with the long-established competition? Will it live up the promises of the advertising blurbs? Will
Sony Mirrorless Cameras have been frontrunners in the camera market for a few years now. The various ‘A’ ranges have come in at different price points from the incredibly popular A7 models up to the expensive, stills-focussed A9’s. At the cheaper end, we find the A600’s and
It’s finally here, the Panasonic DC-S1, a Full Frame, mirrorless camera that has built great anticipation in the stills and video community but also has many worried that it heralds the end of Micro 4/3’s. Will the S1 find the popularity that Panasonic has gained for its
Colour correction was always considered to be a specialist domain until recent years when it not only became accessible to all users with an NLE but essential for working with modern digital cameras. One of the most powerful and best priced tools for basic and advanced colour
Genuinely innovative design is a wonderful thing particularly when it is found somewhere unexpected. Tripods have been around forever but never seemed to change that much despite all their shortcomings. While we were all excited about the latest cinema primes, a new gimbal or drone, Sachtler released
3-axis gimbals are an incredibly popular tool for filmmakers looking to achieve smooth movement with their camera but while offering a lot they are rather heavy and carrying them for a long period of time is tough. Here is a simple idea to help take some of
Not everyone is using a 4K mirrorless camera or a S35 interchangeable lens camcorder, and especially those specialising in live events, or event filming and documentary frequently look towards a more classic, all-in-one camcorder solution. Sony have been making such camcorders for lots of years, and last
Atomos commences trading on the Australian Currency Exchange after completion of $6m IPO Atomos Limited is now a public company trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:AMS). I am sure all of you are quite familiar with their market-leading, disruptive, and affordable recorder/monitors such as the Ninja V, Shogun
Getting monetary support and access to grants when you are an emerging filmmaker is not an easy task, regardless of background or location. However, the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) and Pond5 are seeking to change that. Earlier in December, TFI and popular stock video footage platform Pond5 announced
Savage Stock launched just weeks ago and caught my eye as an exciting new subscription-based platform for royalty-free music and video designed to help creators, indie producers, filmmakers and just about anyone find the right high-end, polished 4K and 8K footage for their projects. Many of you
Some of you may be familiar with Lutify.me the brain child of Goran Ljubuncic, a fashion and commercial photographer and director based in Tel Aviv, Israel, who’s aim back in 2016 was to create a place, where creative professionals and enthusiasts can purchase high quality, industry-standard 3D LUTs at
Just in time for the Christmas holiday season, popular grading tool FilmConvert have teamed up with market leading video app for iOS FiLMiC Pro to announce that FilmConvert has just released updated profiles for their LogV2 implementation on iPhone XS/XS Max/XR smartphones. FiLMiC LogV2 and FilmConvert make
For the past four and a half years, it has been just me and my compadre and the website co-founder and co-owner Vlady Radev. The time has come for us to expand our team, so we need your help. Over these last few years, 4K Shooters has
The Canon C300 Mark II has been around for a while, and even though it is a camera that is often under-appreciated and misunderstood. Yes, it may not be an ARRI Alexa (but what camera other than the ALEXA really is?), it may not have the 4K/60p
“Sage” is the winner of the Panasonic EVA1 “Share Your Vision” short film contest for non-fiction, directed and shot by filmmaker Gabe Dinsmoor. Shot with the Panasonic EVA1, “Sage” is a tells the story of Errika Bridgeford, an activist who founded the Ceasefire Movement, which organizes ceasefire
Director Simon Smyth and DoP Balazs Bolygo BSC, HSC recently shot a short film with the Sony VENICE 6K Full-Frame camera. “Shadow” demonstrates extensive capabilities of the top dog CineAlta camera, with impressive dynamic range and low-light performance due to its dual native sensitivity. The Sony VENICE
MotionTribe, the collaborative rental platform with over 3,000 audiovisual professionals, is releasing the beta of the V2, it’s biggest update to date; while also expanding in more countries! You may recall MotionTribe – one of the few online marketplaces dedicated to helping video professionals, production companies and
Esteemed audio maker Rode Microphones recently announced their all-in-one podcasting production studio – the RODECaster Pro, and now they have also released some really useful demo videos and tutorials to get you started and help you get the best out of the unit. Some of these videos
Being a one-man band can be frustrating and difficult when the pressures of operating a 2nd camera, or sound on your own get to you on a busy shoot. We’ve all been there, the budget is too tight, the client has “all of a sudden” decided to
Just in time for the Christmas holiday shopping season DJI announced the DJI Osmo Pocket, a tiny 3-axis gimbal stabilized camera that can record 4K/60p video. Some of you may recall a few months back there were rumours of DJI possibly working on an action camera to
