Anamorphics and Blackmagic’s URSA Mini: NAB 2016
Found in the new UI is the option to turn the 16:9 4.6K Super 35mm sized sensor into a...
Arri Talks New Softbank Features: NAB 2016
Great, easy to use, lights make production run smoother. Last year, at NAB 2015 Arri introduced us to their...
4.6K Blackmagic URSA Mini Review
We’ve been waiting on this camera, and this sensor, for almost a year. We saw many Beta testers out...
4.6K URSA Mini Compared To Arri Alexa
With the Blackmagic 4.6K URSA Mini now shipping we are getting a great preview of what to expect out...
Updates to Blackmagic Video Assist and DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic announces updates to their Video Assist and to DaVinci Resolve. Some of the updates include h265 encoding and...
Location Lighting Tips: Faking the Sun
As a director of photography I often find myself in circumstances that are not always in my control, and...
Location Interview Lighting Tips: HMI Lights & Looking into the Lens
I recently shot a series of location interviews that will be used as the narrative backbone for a client’s...
Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 12.1 Update Available Now
Blackmagic Design announces DaVinci Resolve 12.1 update immediately available. I’ll detail the avalanche of new features and updates here....
Blackmagic Video Assist Review
With the $459.00 SDI/HDMI Monitor/Recorder does Blackmagic have a hit of a product with the Video Assist on their...
LUTCalc: Trials, errors, and a full-range LC709A LUT
After much experimentation, and a bit of failed hacking, I’ve come up with a good full-range Cine-EI LUT for...