Filmmaking insights around directing, producing, editing and plenty more
The old maxim says, “those who can do; those who can’t teach,” but Freddie Wong and his talented associates...
REVIEW: Wooden Camera’s new shoulder rig, matte box and accessory arm trio
It’s been a busy few years for Wooden Camera. The company started off selling a single little audio accessory...
That PVC Show – Editor: A job on the edge of extinction
Eric Escobar speculated about where or not what has happened in the world of print will happen in the...
The new Hollywood and independent film paradigm
A recent question submitted to the PVC mailbag was from a indie movie producer who wanted to know about...
The end of “Big Optics” in photography
In the middle of the last century, observational astronomy had hit a wall. Larger telescopes were needed to see...
Are we looking at the evolution or extinction of editing and post-production?
When we teased out Eric Escobar’s recent piece on social media, a number of people jumped on us for...
Restoration of a Piece of Television History
Previously, we explored how the invention of monochrome video tape and the FCC’s approval of RCA’s compatible color television system...
That PVC Show – Archiving, Storage and Backups
Not too long ago, Matt Jeppsen laid out how he built a 24TB RAID6 for under $2800, while Scott...
Tutorial: using any midi controller as a video controller in your editing software
Curious about how to use your midi controller into a video controller in your NLE? I’ll show you how...
When does 4K matter? What do you need to know about 8K?
The debate over the necessity and utility of 4K is mostly an academic one these days. Many professionals have...
