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Art Adams

Art Adams is a cinema lens specialist at ARRI, Inc. Before that, he was a freelance cinematographer for 26 years. You can see his work at http://www.artadamsdp.com.

Art has been published in HD Video Pro, American Cinematographer, Australian Cinematographer and Camera Operator magazines, and has written for ProVideo Coalition since its inception. He is an active member of the International Cinematographers Guild and a former member of the Society of Camera Operators (SOC).

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CAMERAS: Some More Thoughts on the Zacuto Shootout, as Posted to DVXuser

Posted on August 20, 2012

I learned recently that there was a thread discussing the Zacuto tests on DVXuser and my articles were mentioned....

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CAMERAS: The Zacuto Fallout Continues

Posted on August 19, 2012

What’s more important than technical accuracy? Making sure your test speaks for itself. When others speak for you–especially if...

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LIGHTING: One Exposure Formula to Rule Them All

Posted on August 17, 2012

This industry is full of little tricks that, when properly employed, can make us all look like inhumanly fast...

LIGHTING: The Most Common Light Leaks, and How to Stop Them 5

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LIGHTING: The Most Common Light Leaks, and How to Stop Them

Posted on August 1, 2012

I prefer contrasty soft light for most of my work, and while I’m not averse to hard light accents...

CAMERAS: The Canon C300 and IR 10

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CAMERAS: The Canon C300 and IR

Posted on July 31, 2012

Single-sensor cameras fall into two camps: those that are sensitive to far red, and those that are sensitive to...

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PHILOSOPHY: On the Subject of Freebies

Posted on July 31, 2012

Everyone starts out working for free. That’s the only way those in the industry can find out whether you’re...

CAMERAS: Hands-on with the RED ONE of 1922 19

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CAMERAS: Hands-on with the RED ONE of 1922

Posted on July 31, 2012

The Bell & Howell 2709 is a very old camera. In this case, the one I’m looking through turned...

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CAMERAS: Sony FS700 Dynamic Range Presentation

Posted on July 1, 2012

Sony recently asked Adam Wilt and I to speak about the new FS700 camera at CineGear. My portion of...

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LIGHTING: Reinventing the Cooking Show for Driscoll’s Berries

Posted on June 20, 2012

I don’t watch a lot of cooking shows, but the ones I see are not lit the way I...

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Why Color Meters Don’t Work with LEDs

Posted on June 16, 2012

Color meters view the world through three narrow colored filters: one red, one green, and one blue. Those tiny...