Setting up your on-set monitor: what to look for, and what to avoid
A few years ago, when high quality LCD monitors didn’t exist, I found myself in the wonderful position of...
Canon Announces The C700 Full-Frame Digital Camera
Less than two weeks before NAB 2018 Canon announces the EOS C700 FF, the “FF?” Well, it stands for...
THE SONY PXW-Z90 4K SINGLE LENS CAMERA REVIEW
My quick overall opinion on the Sony PXW-Z90 is this little 4K camera is a straight-up documentary / ENG/...
Blackmagic Design Updates URSA Broadcast Firmware
As the Blackmagic Design URSA Broadcast makes its way into the hands of shooters and studios BMD has taken...
The film look: what is it, and why are there two of them?
The film look is an elusive thing. Everyone has their favorite flavor, but there are two basic, yet opposite,...
Alexa 65 shows that large format TV makes a difference in “Altered Carbon”
I’m eight episodes in to Netflix’s Altered Carbon, and I’ve officially become a believer in large format TV cinematography....
Your camera MAY have a color gamut: further musings on camera color pipelines
My last article resulted in some new input on color gamuts. Here’s what I think I know now. Before...
Your camera does not have a color gamut
Yes, it’s true: your camera has no color gamut. Don’t believe me? Good, ’cause I’m going to try to...
Split SDI ports, or: how to hack an Arri Mini
“My assistant says it’s impossible,” said the Steadicam operator over coffee at Arri headquarters in Burbank. “The DIT wants...
The Sony 6K VENICE Menu Simulator Online Now
Camera Assistants, Owner – Operators, and DPs the Sony VENICE Menu Simulator is online and waiting for you and...