New Canon C200 Accessories from Wooden Camera Available Now
After getting some sweet pro accessories from ARRI’s PCA division, the Canon C200 is now getting third party accessories from Wooden Camera. I am a huge fan of Wooden …
Blackmagic Camera 4.5 Update Gives You URSA Mini SSD Recorder Support
Blackmagic Design have announced a new firmware update for their URSA Mini cameras. The latest software update from the Australian camera and post-production accessories manufacturer adds support for the …
Quick Tip: Best Sony A6500 Picture Profile Settings for a More Cinematic Look
One of the most powerful features of advanced mirrorless cameras such as the Sony a6500 is the ability to change the camera’s picture profile on the fly. This asset …
Alternative Ways to Use the Zhiyun Crane
The Zhiyun Crane is a low-cost 3-axis gimbal stabilizer primarily designed for small cameras such as the Sony A7S II, Panasonic GH5, and others with a similar form factor. …
Kickstarter Gear: colorspike – Awesome Multi-Pattern Colour LED for Stills and Video
Bitbanger Labs are back with another awesome Kickstarter project called colorspike! When it comes to adding colour effects into complex video or stills shoots, Colorspike’s unique pattern-driven animation system …
New DJI Zenmuse X7 Super 35 Sensor Camera for DJI Inspire 2 Drone Shoots 6K RAW Up to 30fps
As the market leader in easy-to-fly drones and aerial photography systems, DJI just made another huge splash in the industry with the official announcement of the brand new Zenmuse X7 for the …
Samyang Announce AF 35mm f/1.4 FE Lens for Sony a9 and a7R II
I am sure that most of you are quite familiar with the Samyang (and their Rokinon brand, which is the same thing) of lenses have been quite popular with …
Here’s How to Build a DIY Custom Camera Rig for Just $200 (or Less)
Usually, when you buy a mirrorless camera these days, you get the camera body itself, a battery and maybe a camera strap, if you’re lucky. Meanwhile, if you want …
AtomOS 8.4 Firmware adds 2K/240fps Raw-to-ProRes and 4K Raw from Panasonic Varicam LT to Shogun Inferno
Atomos have just announced a comprehensive free firmware update for their Shogun Inferno and Ninja Inferno 4K monitor/recorders. The AtomOS 8.4 firmware release brings key features that make capturing …
Pulling Off the Perfect Green Screen (Chroma Key) in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017
It’s no secret how ubiquitous the use of green screens are in filmmaking. Whether you’re at a professional film studio pulling off a meticulously crafted alien battle scene or …
New Zhiyun Crane 2 – Bigger Payload, OLED Display, and Follow Focus
Handheld gimbal stabilizers. They are everywhere. Everyone and their grandma has one. Or two. And most producers nowadays expect cameraman to own at least a singe grip stabilizer. For …
Does Firmware V2.0 Actually Improve the GH5 Autofocus Capabilities?
Even though the Panasonic GH5 is praised for providing amazingly high-quality 4K footage in a surprisingly small form factor at a relatively low price, (arguably) the biggest weakness of …
Atomos + YouTube HDR Made Simple in Upcoming Firmware, Plus Get a FREE Sunhood with Sumo19
Atomos have been at the forefront of HDR monitoring since the introduction of their Flame series 4K recorders. Then they super-sized their HDR monitoring technology and included it with …
Seagate Announces 12TB BarraCuda Pro – the Fastest and Largest Desktop Hard Drive to Date
If you are constantly running out of disk space and want to expand substantially the available storage on your workstation, the just announced Seagate BarraCuda Pro might help you …
RED MONSTRO 8K VV Full-Frame Sensor for RED 8K WEAPON
RED just announced MONSTRO 8K VV – the replacement 8K Full-Frame sensor for their top of the range Dragon 8K VV sensor. The new MONSTRO 8K VV sensor is …
Six Essential Sony A6500 Accessories You Should Initially Start With
As one of the most popular APS-C interchangeable lens compact cameras available out there, the Sony A6500 is still the primary choice for many indie filmmakers and enthusiasts alike …
Sound Devices MixPre-10T Has All The Inputs You’ll Ever Need!
Premium audio recorders and mixers maker Sound Devices just announced a 10-input/12-track MixPre-10T recorder to MixPre Series offering expanded feature set with built-in Timecode, balanced outputs, diverse powering, and …
Placing Text Behind an Object in Premiere Pro CC
Some post-production tricks that initially seem simple to pull off usually end up being more complicated than one may think. That certainly applies to placing text behind an object, a …
Aputure Launch New (and Biggest) Light Storm LS 300D Fresnel LED to Date!
LED lighting has come a long way in the last few years and Aputure have been serving the indie filmmaking community for a few years now, producing numerous affordable …
Canon C200 Raw Footage Workflow + Free Samples for Download
It’s been almost five months since Canon officially announced their latest EOS C200 camcorder and made another huge splash in the filmmaking community. Among many of the well-known features available …