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...
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...
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...
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...
An Insider’s Perspective on the Creative World of Filmmaking
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the Filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a Filmmaker. Options include pitching...
Light the background to light the foreground
Years ago, when I first lit a shot of an actor, head to toe, standing on a green screen cyc,...
Golf Channel’s Sony PetaSite Storage
With the help of Sony, NBC’s Golf Channel can tee up the archive, drive home the petabytes and nail...
VR and 360 Video Workshop In The Nashville Area
When CBS’s 60minutes added 360 video capture for one of their stories I knew we were solidly on the...
“Too Much Headroom!” The Joy of “Unconventional” Compositions
I’m a huge fan of the TV series Mr. Robot. Not only does it have one of the deepest and...