A Guide to Shooting HDR TV: Day 1, “What is HDR TV?”
This is the first installment of a six-part HDR “survival guide.” Over the course of this series, I hope...
Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro Review
Is this the best camera made my Blackmagic Design? I think there might be a good case for it...
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...
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...
Blackmagic Design URSA Studio Viewfinder Review
Red, Blue, or Green. Sometimes just monitoring in a primary color helps a cameraperson nail the shot. In the...
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...
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