Helium Cine iPhone Cage Kickstarter Nearly Funded
Brandon Hoe of Helium Cine kicked off a Kickstarter campaign for their iPhone chassis, or camera cage if you will. The idea is to help the iPhone become a more user-friendly camera for shooters. Think...
View ArticleThe Panavision Millennium DXL: Light Iron and RED create a winning new look...
My invitation to a mysterious press event was nearly one of the biggest surprise announcements of the year. That morning Panavision showed their new camera, the Millennium DXL, to the ASC, and by early...
View ArticleIs the film industry dying? I respond to an article that says it is.
An article at Adobe Spark says the film industry is spiraling into obscurity. Do you agree? I encourage you to read it and then come back so we can chat further. Read it? Good. Well, that was...
View ArticleBlackmagic Micro Cinema Camera Review
It’s small. It shoots raw. It’s the Blackmagic Micro Cinema. This is definitely one of the smallest cameras I’ve shot on to date except for shooting with the GoPro or DJI OSMO. What those other two...
View ArticleLarge Price Drop for Canon C300 Mark II and C100 Mark II
I love saving money. I’m sure you love saving money just as much as I love saving money. Now you can save more money if you buy the Canon C300 Mark II or the C100 Mark II. Actually, you can save a lot...
View ArticleBlackmagic 4K Production Camera Firmware 3.4 Announced
It was the last thing I thought Blackmagic would do. I thought they would focus nearly all of their efforts on furthering the 4.6K URSA Mini and the 4K URSA Mini software but I was wrong. It happens...
View ArticleBlackmagic ATEM Switcher Updated to 6.9
Blackmagic released update 6.9 for their ATEM Switcher. This update adds adaptability to the multi-view by adding new features like VU Meters and the ability to swap program and preview windows. Any...
View ArticlePanasonic AJ-PX230 Camera Review
Panasonic continues to deliver what Broadcasters are looking for with the single-lens AJ-PX230 camera. Simple, easy to use by a layman/laywoman feels like the theme of the AJ-PX230. For a 1080HD only...
View ArticleWhy We Need More Women In Film and Television
This past weekend had the potential to be big news for Women in Filmmaking. The latest version of “Ghostbusters” had its opening weekend in the theaters with its all-female lead cast. Many will watch...
View ArticleBlackmagic 3G-SDI Arduino Shield Shipping
Get your DIY on with Blackmagic’s 3G-SDI Arduino Shield. The Arduino is built to help creatives and engineers build their own custom controllers for cameras and other SDI devices. In the past, if...
View ArticleWooden Camera’s URSA Mini Side Plate and Wireless Adapter
There are times when a company releases the one product which will make your life a little easier as a shooter. For me, it is the Wooden Camera Wireless Side Plate Adapter for the URSA Mini. See, I...
View ArticleBlackmagic Continues To Make Impact In Hollywood
Blackmagic Design gear used to help make more than 20 films this summer. Yes, your little pocket camera has been used on some of this year’s biggest action films. From the latest “Jason Bourne” film to...
View ArticleDeveloping An Awareness of Color
Color awareness came slowly to me, but now I can’t escape it. Read on, and follow me down the rabbit hole. This article started out as an analysis of how different cameras see color, but evolved into...
View Article28 Days of Cinematography Insights Redux – Day 1 – Is it better to have...
In what was essentially a combination of Scott Simmons’ #28daysofquicktips and my own AMA, I answered questions throughout the month of September last year on a daily basis. The PVC team wanted to...
View ArticleBlackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras Used On “Jason Bourne”
Size, dynamic range, and color found in the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera, and Pocket Cinema Camera, help elevate Blackmagic’s smallest digital cinema cameras to become the go-to POV and crash camera...
View Article28 Days of Cinematography Insights Redux – Day 4 – What makes the Sony F55 so...
In what was essentially a combination of Scott Simmons’ #28daysofquicktips and my own AMA, I answered questions throughout the month of September last year on a daily basis. The PVC team wanted to...
View ArticleBlackmagic Announces Public Beta for URSA Mini User Interface & OS
The public beta for testing and trial has opened up for the Blackmagic URSA Mini’s new User Interface and Operating System. At NAB 2016 Blackmagic CEO Grant Petty called this update the other half of...
View ArticleBen-Hur Uses Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras For Opening Sequence
For the opening sequence of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount Pictures’ epic “Ben-Hur” 2nd unit DP Sergei Kozlov turned to Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras for his camera of choice. Again, and again...
View ArticleKodak’s Shoot Film Workshop
In a dark abandoned home, the late afternoon sunlight broke up the darkness inside and lit up the copious amounts of dust and haze accumulated from years of disuse. Suddenly, the door burst open to a...
View ArticleSony Z150 Camera Review
Is the Sony Z150 one of the lowest priced professional 4K camcorders on the market? For a brand new single-lens 4K camera, it is actually not the lowest priced camera. For camcorders with a 1″ sensor,...
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