Sony A7III Tip – Get 3x More Zoom with Your Full Frame Lenses
If you’ve ever used a full frame camera like the Sony A7III, you’ll know that one of the biggest advantages of having access to such a large sensor is …
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2018 Black Friday Deals for Filmmakers and Photographers
Yes, I know it is this time of the year again, so I apologize in advance. By now most of you have already been subjected to plenty of email …
Five Stunning New Premiere Pro CC 2019 Features Worth Knowing
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’d know that Adobe has released a major update to all Creative Cloud applications not that long ago, including Premiere Pro …
Pomfort LiveGrade Pro Version 4.3 Adds New LUT presets for ARRI, RED, and Sony
Pomfort LiveGrade Pro version 4.3 adds ACES 1.1 support and new LUT presets for ARRI, RED and Sony cameras Earlier in the year, Pomfort had a massive update to …
URSA Mini Pro vs BMPCC 4K – Side-by-Side Comparison
Despite having been on the market only for a couple of months, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has gained a lot of traction continuing to attract more and more …
Frame.io – Now a Built-In Collaboration Extension in Final Cut Pro X
For editors, creators, and filmmakers working with FCP X, video review and collaboration became much easier with the newly integrated Frame.io! Frame.io, the world’s most popular video review and …
Zhiyun CRANE 3 LAB Stabilizer Officially Announced
After showing off a prototype at IBC 2018, Zhiyun officially announces the Crane 3 LAB gimbal stabilizer with a 4.5kg payload, wireless monitoring, synchronous zoom/focus and more! Some of …
This Crazy Experiment Shows How to Turn Your S35 Camera into a 65MM LF Beast
Shooting with large format cameras is an emerging trend in the film industry these days. Big budget productions (typically Hollywood-level projects) have progressively begun to bask in this technological …
Secondary Timeline Editing Tip in FCPX
Most FCPX users know well that getting to grips with the Magnetic Timeline (Primary Storyline) takes some time and effort before one can unlock its full potential. What’s more, there is …
Stunning 16K HDR Film Shot with 2x Canon EOS 5Ds DSLRs
Texas-based producer, director and cinematographer Martin Lisius, best known for his high-end weather productions, has just released a new short film titled, “Prairie Wind,” a truly epic and breathtaking …
Dope Stretch Transition in Premiere Pro CC
Creating fancy transitions inside of Premiere Pro CC doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to spend a ton of cash for expensive preset packs from third-party companies that promise …
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro Firmware 6.0 Adds ISO 3200 + DaVinci Resolve 15.2 Update
Blackmagic Design just released Camera Update 6.0 firmware which improves the ISO range of the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro, adding an ISO 3,200 option in the camera that makes …
How Good is the BMPCC 4K When it Comes to Recovering from Overexposure
Even though the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K made a huge splash in the independent filmmaking community, some folks are a bit skeptical as to how well this camera …
ALEXA LF Software Update Package 4.0 Available for Download
ARRI have announced the immediate release of Software Update Package LF SUP 4.0 for the ALEXA LF camera. This firmware update provides significant new features for anamorphic shooting, advanced …
GHAlex LUT Aims to Make Your GH5/GH5s Look Like an ARRI ALEXA
While the Panasonic GH5 is touted as one of the most popular mirrorless cameras on the market these days, there is one struggle GH5/GH5s video shooters tend to encounter …
TILTA Have an INSANE BMPCC 4K Cage for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Tilta call their new BMPCC 4K cage “Tactical Assault Armor”, which sounds a bit like something ripped straight out of the RED marketing cook-book, but let’s get real here …
X-T3 vs A7III vs EOS R vs Z7 vs BMPCC 4K – Video Quality Comparison
As 2018 begins to wind down to a close, it’s interesting to look back at some of the breakthroughs and innovations that were made in the realm of camera …
In Depth Analysis: Vertical Anamorphic and Spherical Videos
The following post is a guest post by LA-based director of photography, Lidia Nikonova , who works on narrative, documentary projects, and music videos in the US, UK, Russia, Australia and France. …
Cooke Optics announce “Special Flair” Anamorphic/i SF 35-140mm Cine Zoom
Legendary British cinematography lens maker Cooke Optics just announced the addition of a 35-140mm zoom lens to its esteemed Anamorphic/i SF family, in response to the demand of cinematographers around the …
Panasonic GH5 10bit ALL-I 400Mbps vs LongGOP 150Mbps – Can You Spot the Difference?
One of the hallmark features of the Panasonic GH5 is its ability to capture proper 10-bit 4:2:2 footage internally. What’s more, there are two options you can opt for …