Halloween 2017 movie recommendations
“Terror is smelling a corpse, while horror is finding it.” Gothic fiction defines these terms as very different things,...
Art of the Shot: Mindhunter cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt
Shot with a tailor-made RED camera, the RED XENOMORPH, auteur David Fincher chose cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt to helm camera...
Current thoughts on current lenses
Near perfect lenses are easy to find these days. The problem is… I don’t want them. I want lenses...
Affordable-ish Pro Cine Prime Lenses
Ten years ago if you were “indie”, you kludged together some fast still prime lenses for your cinema camera...
Reality: it’s completely overrated
There’s no such thing as a reality show, only unreality shows. The more unreal, in some cases, the better....
Three New 4K Camcorders With Fast Auto Focus Announced By Sony
Small, light-weight and with killer Auto Focus the three newest members of Sony’s camcorders club were announced today. Sony...
Art Of The Shot: “Menashe” Cinematographer Yoni Brook
In this version of Art of the Shot, I had the opportunity to talk to “Menashe” cinematographer Yoni Brook....
Sony Unveils VENICE, its Full-Frame Flagship Cinema Camera
This is a Sony first; releasing a camera with a name, VENICE. It’s a Full-Frame digital motion picture camera...
Vintage Lens Tests on Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro by Jody Eldred and Todd Fisher
A museum of cinema artifacts is the birthplace of this lens test. Todd Fisher, son of Debbie Reynolds and...
Sigma Cine Zoom Lens Review: 18-35mm and 50-100mm
Is there a better subject for a shooter than their own three-month-old baby? During these early months of fatherhood, Sigma...