Opening titles: commercials that sell a series
The art of the opening title sequence is flourishing like never before. The best ones contain clues, “Easter eggs,”...
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Three beautiful TV shows you probably aren’t watching
I’ve worked on episodic television. I know how fast it moves. That’s why I’m amazed at how good recent...
Current thoughts on current lenses
Near perfect lenses are easy to find these days. The problem is… I don’t want them. I want lenses...
Affordable-ish Pro Cine Prime Lenses
Ten years ago if you were “indie”, you kludged together some fast still prime lenses for your cinema camera...
Reality: it’s completely overrated
There’s no such thing as a reality show, only unreality shows. The more unreal, in some cases, the better....
X-Particles Paint Streaks
X-Particles Paint Streaks Welcome to the X-Particles Paint Streaks video tutorial. I decided to mix things up a bit...
The Electronic Side of Color Media
In our previous installment, we looked at the history of color in film. Film color evolved over the years...
Defining “The Cinematic Look”
Many of us talk about “the cinematic look” without defining what it is. Here’s my take. For a Mother’s...
Lenses: My Likes, Dislikes, and the Return of the Cooke Speed Panchro
Every lens has a feel and a purpose. Some reproduce the world perfectly, some imperfectly. They all have their...