Vertical video: a video editing solution for smartphone users
How to pick optics for the new GH5 camera/camcorder
As covered in my prior article (and likely others you will have already read), the new Panasonic GH5 camera/camcorder...
Panasonic AG-UX180 Single Lens Camera Review
There are four things the Panasonic AG-UX180 wants to be. This camera wants to be a broadcast camera, an...
DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Editing Book Review
I cannot tell a lie. It took me awhile to read the DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Editing book. Captivating prose...
With RINGR, say adiós to Skype for remote recorded audio interviews
For years, many audio storytellers have counted on Skype to create remote audio recordings with guests and co-hosts. In...
An Insider’s Perspective on the Creative World of Filmmaking
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the Filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a Filmmaker. Options include pitching...
Serving the Technical and Creative Needs of Production and Post Professionals with the Avid NEXIS | PRO
The ways in which technology has changed and impacted professionals in media & entertainment are as apparent as they...
ART OF THE SHOT: The DP of “The Fosters” Kees Van Oostrum, ASC
He is the current President of the American Society of Cinematographers and at times he shoots on the Blackmagic...
Modular and Reusable Diffusions
When I spec out a lighting and grip package, I generally request a number of 4×4 and 2×3 gel...
TLCI vs. CRI, CQS, etc.: How do they stack up?
How does TLCI stack up against the other measures of color accuracy? I’ve argued that its testing methodologies might...
Turn Any Car into a Camera Car with MotoCrane
The challenges and costs of a Russian Arm System that gets attached to vehicles during a shoot are well...
Communications Satellites
The year 2017 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the first artificial earth object to orbit this planet. Sputnik 1...
The 2017 guide to video monopods
Which video monopod is better? It depends, really. That’s why we prefer to present readers a selection of monopods...
ART OF THE SHOT: Christian Sebaldt, ASC
In 2010, Christian Sebaldt, ASC, won a Primetime EMMY and an ASC nomination for his work on “CSI: Crime Scene...
Light the background to light the foreground
Years ago, when I first lit a shot of an actor, head to toe, standing on a green screen cyc,...