Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7s Epic Shootout & Review
Since the Panasonic GH4 was released earlier this year there have been countless reviews and shootouts. And that’s not surprising as the GH4 is kickass little camera, which was the …
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GH4 & RED Epic DJI Ronin Footage, Plus Stunning Aerials With The DJI Phantom 2 & GoPro Hero 3+ Black
2014 so far has been quite a thrilling year. New 4K camera announcements are popping up almost every month (from Sony). And if this year is remembered for anything else …
Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q – A Solid and Versatile 4K Recorder/Monitor
A high-resolution OLED Monitor with a full set of professional exposure & focus assist features, 4K Recorder and playback all-in-one. This is what the Odyssey 7Q by Convergent Design …
BMPC 4K Awesomeness: Beautiful Cinematic Blackmagic Production Camera 4K Raw Samples
The Blackmagic Production Camera (BMPC) was the first camera from Blackmagic Design to shoot 4K. It was one of the hottest cameras announced at NAB 2013 and upon its …
Nocturnal Short Film Puts The Insane Sensitivity of the Sony A7s in Action
With the advancement of sensor technology and the boundary-pushing sensitivity of cameras such as Sony A7s, the way we shoot, and the craft of cinematography is evolving and undergoing a permanent change. …
David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” 1st Feature Film Shot Entirely in 6K
David Fincher has always been one of my favourite filmmakers. It is extremely rare, if not almost impossible, in today’s filmmaking reality for a filmmaker to create intelligent films, …
Retouching Video Using Adobe Photoshop CC
Many of us still underestimate the power of the video editing features of Adobe Photoshop CC. Sure, who does actually need Photoshop when we have great NLEs like Premiere …
Ultra HD – The 4K Revolution: A Technology Primer
Earlier this year in June, the Television Academy, the organisation behind the Emmy Awards, held a fantastic conference entitled “The Ultra High Definition Revolution: A Technology Primer”. The event …
How to Set Up and Balance a DJI Ronin
Setting up the DJI Ronin 3-axis gimbal reminds me of the old days when many of us (myself included) were trying to balance our 5D mark II or 7D on …
Colour Correction LUTs in Adobe Premiere Pro and FCP X
There is a common misunderstanding about the colour look-up tables, or in short LUTs. Many people still do believe that applying a LUT to the image is like applying another …
Podcast 009 – The Week in Review: Red Dragon Dynamic Range; A7s Review Round Up and More
Podcast 009 – The Week in Review:Red Dragon Dynamic Range; A7s Review Round Up, Shane Hurlbut’s “Inner Circle”, Exclusive Footage from The URSA camera and More Posted by Ogy Stoilov August 11, …
4K Resolution And The Human Eye
We’ve come a long way in the last decade. From SD to HD, and now making a quantum leap into 4K resolutions and beyond, it sometimes makes me wonder …
Blackmagic URSA First 4K Footage By John Brawley
Australian, DP and Blacmagic Design’s “go-to” cinematographer – John Brawley go this Blackmagic Design URSA PL mount camera earlier in the week and teased some photos on Twitter, effectively putting an end to …
Awesome New Filmmaking Gear On Kickstarter – The Boda Jib & Camera Goat Dolly
Crowdfunding for creative projects has taken-off and gained significant momentum with the growing popularity of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Sponsume, among many others. Unless you’ve been without …
Setting The Right Input Level When Recording Dialogue
Like any other technical aspect of the filmmaking process, audio needs special treatment, a lot of practice and professional attitude to get professional results. Today we’ll try to give you …
RED Epic Dragon 6K Footage And Dynamic Range Test
Before Blackmagic Design threw their hat into the camera making ring, Red Digital Cinema were the original “disruptive technology” camera manufacturers. They were the new kids on the block, they …
How to Get a Perfectly Lit Black or White Background
Light is life. Without light, cinematography simply would not exist. There are many techniques on how to achieve a certain mood or look using light and how to light a scene …
The Blackmagic 4K URSA: It Exists! John Brawley Has Proof
OK, so we’ve been waiting to see production models of the 4K URSA in the wild for some time now. Sure, there’s are probably working models with beta testers …
Sony A7s Extended Video Review by Philip Bloom
Finally! We have an extended full featured review of Sony A7s, which is more than 48 minutes long. After everything we saw in the last weeks, it will be …
Sony A7s Reviews Round-up Plus New S-Log2 Footage & High ISO Comparison Video
Here’s our latest A7s Reviews round-up featuring interesting insights into both the stills and the video side of things. Check them out below. 1. Sony A7s Review and Low …