Preview: the Mini XTC 9250-XL
Just in time for NAB, the 9250-XL is everything that a producer could want in a camera. The revolution...
Cooke Anamorphic Lenses Bring Class and Character to a Clean Digital World
I remember the first time I worked in anamorphic. I’d landed a job as “A” camera operator on a...
ART OF THE SHOT: 2nd Unit DP Jacques Haitkin “Kong Skull Island”
If you are a fan of the 1984 hit horror film “A Nightmare On Elm Street” then you have...
URSA Mini Pro: Blackmagic reveals new audio specs
After Blackmagic announced its new URSA Mini Pro camera with lower audio noise and flatter frequency response, I asked...
ART OF THE SHOT: “Bad Santa 2” DP Theo Van de Sande
One of Theo Van de Sande most recent films was the second edition of the Bill Bob Thorton film...
Three Variations on Lighting a Single Shot Commercial
I love a challenge, as that’s when I get to do my best work. One of these spots was...
Shooting 2x Anamorphic On The Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K
One of the more interesting features found on the URSA Mini 4.6K and URSA Mini Pro, for me at...
Polishing the Talking Head Interview
I’m constantly experimenting with common lighting setups and trying to make them better. There is no more common lighting...
Blackmagic Announces URSA Mini Pro and Accessories
In a youtube live streamed press conference Blackmagic CEO Grant Petty displayed a few new items. Yet, this was...
Flicker: Why On-Set Monitors Fail Us
While working as a young second camera assistant on a film TV series in the 1990s, I noticed the...
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