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Filming smooth driving footage on a tight budget
Last August I had the opportunity to DP a documentary feature film directed by my good friend Kendal Miller....
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The Cinematography of Prisoners
Prisoners was a tense, dramatic movie. I remember being almost exhausted after watching the film for the first time....
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Areca 8050 Thunderbolt RAID Review
About six months ago, I had a 20 Terabyte problem. I had a shelf of external hard drives of...
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Ten Commandments of Making
At the 2014 Maker Faire, mythbuster and creative Adam Savage spent some time talking about what it takes to...
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Stocking Stuffers for Shooters and Cinematographers
With Christmas fast approaching, here are ten stocking stuffer gift ideas for the filmmaker. These are all tools I...
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Daily Inspiration – NOMOS Glashuette
Sometimes you have to whisper to get someone's attention. I was struck by the clean simplicity of this short...
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Working in the field with the Editshare Field 2
Last fall I produced a large video project for a large youth summer camp based in the Ozarks. This...
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KinoGrip Wooden Camera Grips
Wood handgrips have come back in to vogue lately. There's something lovely about a warm wooden grip when operating...
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PVC Experts & Answers Webinars: Inside the Mind and Gear Bag of DP Matthew Jeppsen
DP Matthew Jeppsen talks through the kind of problems and solutions he runs into as a DP on a...
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How to Calculate Light Output Through Diffusion
Recently I was looking for a formula that would allow me to calculate how much light output I would...