Panasonic LUMIX BS1H: a new cinema camera in a compact body
Canon RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye: a world’s first for VR capture
The world’s first digital interchangeable dual fisheye lens capable of shooting stereoscopic 3D 180° VR imagery to a single...
Post|Production World is online and free
The Post|Production World conference is a staple of NAB Show and while we were planning to move full speed...
Manfrotto MOVE: a whole new way to move cameras
Manfrotto announced MOVE, claiming it is the lightest Quick Release System on the market for dynamic users. The system...
Cinematic Mode, the future of iPhone cinematography, and ProRes on a phone
By now, you’ll have likely seen an article or social post about Cinematic Mode, the new computational background blur available...
The upgrade treadmill
Given the resources put into upgrading film and TV equipment in the last couple of decades, it’d be easy...
Review: Maono AU-WM820 wireless microphone system under US$100
Here is my review of the AU-WM820 wireless system. The kit includes a transmitter, receiver, charging cables and a...
REVIEW: Rotolight Titan X1 & X2
Recently I was tasked with reviewing the Rotolight Titan X1 and X2 LED Panels, the highlight feature of which...
Building your own editing PC – a complete guide
Building my own editing PC was always something I thought was just a little but outside of my abilities,...
Dear Hollywood: If We Don’t Speak Up Now, The Industry As We Know It Will Never Be The Same (It’s Gut Check Time)
Author’s Note: I originally wrote and published this article at my site Optimize Yourself (as part of my ongoing...
Review: two years using a Shoulderpod G2 smartphone grip
Since 2019 that my smartphone grip of choice is the Shoulderpod G2, usable just as a stable support for...
Adventurer and filmmaker Renan Ozturk on why he uses Teradek
Taking tools built for Hollywood sets and using them in harsh outdoor environments is normal practice for adventure filmmaker...
Unlock the hidden 25p mode in your current iPhone’s camera app
Since my first articles in ProVideo Coalition magazine in 2008, the elusive 25p (aka 25 fps) framerate has been...
Art of the Frame Podcast w/ “Monsters of Man” Writer, Director & DP Mark Toia
The Art of the Frame Podcast brings in-depth conversations with the top creators of your favorite films and shows...
A cheat’s manifesto part 4: All that glitters is good
Having now spent well over a century trying to improve the performance of photo gear, it seems strangely appropriate...