9 Extremely Challenging to Shoot Film Scenes
There’s nothing more inspiring and entertaining than a perfectly executed practical effect or stunt in a film. Actually, filmmaking is the only art form that goes way beyond the realm …
Affordable and Blazing Fast 10 Gigabit NAS For Your Editing Bay
Reliability and efficiency of your storage media are a crucial and extremely important component of every day-to-day post-production workflow and a primary reason for making the right purchase decision when it comes to …
The TILE Light is an Awesome Premium LED Light that Fits in Your Pocket
You might remember the Scorpion Light, which we told you about last year. It’s a really versatile and portable LED light made by Blind Spot Gear after a successful …
An Easy Trick to Achieve More Cinematic and Natural Look of Your Footage In DaVinci Resolve 12
Generally, if you want to colour grade your footage more professionally and achieve a certain more stylized look you should approach every part of your image that needs to be colour graded separately. For …
DJI Phantom X – Is This The Future of Consumer Drones?
Chinese tech giant DJI, largely responsible for bringing ready-to-fly unmanned aerial platforms to the masses, as well as providing cinematographers and video creators around the world with easy to balance …
5 Simple Tips For Shooting Motion Controlled Timelapse Videos
With virtually limitless ways to move your camera, motion controlled timelapse videos can be a great asset for your production. They can not only leverage your productivity but can also add …
Here’s Some More Panasonic DVX200 4K V-Log Footage
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot with the Panasonic DVX200 for a couple of days. I did post my initial impressions here, you can read …
Learn All About the Sony FS5 In This Presentation
The Sony PXW-FS5 was one of the key product announcements at this year’s IBC Show in Amsterdam. The “mini FS7” as it has already been dubbed by some, sports …
Test Footage & Feature Comparison Between the Canon C300 MKII and the Sony FS7
The new Canon C300 Mark II and the Sony FS7 are extremely popular cameras among filmmakers, cinematographers and broadcasters around the globe these days and the buzz they are creating increases …
6 Tips and Tricks to Reduce Weight and Improve the Performance of Your Gimbal
The 3-axis gimbal stabilizers are still in great demand among independent filmmakers and seasoned professionals and for a good reason. They create beautiful floating camera moves that previously were reserved for …
Canon C300 Mark II Alternative Power Solutions from Wooden Camera
One of the major new features in the new Canon C300 Mark II camera is the fact that it can shoot 4K internally (finally). Even the top end Canon …
The Sony 4K Channel Presents: How to Use the FS7 Smart Grip
Sony recently launched their Sony 4K Creators YouTube channel, which is dedicated to building a community of Sony 4K Creators in which Sony will curate the best 4K content created on …
Here’s How You Can Build a DIY Dirt Cheap Wireless Monitor
Wireless monitors are a must-have accessory and an essential asset for every production. Unfortunately, even the entry-level systems available on the market these days tend to be quite expensive and way out of most independent …
Sony RX10 II and RX100 IV Firmware Update 1.20 Released + ROXOR Stabiliser News
Sony has just released a firmware update for both the super slow-mo premium bridge camera RX10 II and the pocket rocket RX100 IV. Firmware version 1.2 fixes a focus …
Sony PXW-FS5 Presentation Plus A7R II and A7S II Tech Talk from PhotoPlus 2015
PhotoPlus Expo 2015 just took place in NYC this past week. It is the largest photography and imaging trade show in North America with over 21,000 attendees including, but …
Convergent Design’s Apollo is the First Truly Portable HD Multi Camera Recorder/Switcher
It seems that the tedious and overwhelming nature of multi-camera live stream recording is about to become a thing of the past. Convergent Design have just announced Apollo, the industry’s …
Colour Balancing and Colour Correcting Footage in DaVinci Resolve 12
Colour balancing is an essential aspect of every colour correction workflow and a mandatory step before plunging deeper into more advanced colour processing and further tweaking. Every colour grading piece …
New DJI Osmo Setup and Tutorials Videos
Earlier this month DJI announced their next foray into the world of eradicating shake and unwanted movement from videos with their integrated 4K camera and single hand gimbal called …
How to Manage Clips with Different Frame Rates in FCP-X
Occasionally, editors and filmmakers have to deal with clips that come not only in various frame sizes but also with different frame rates while being part of the same project. Most NLEs manage project settings …
Quantum Dot Sensor Technology – It’s Kind of Like Film?
Chasing the film look was something that is in a way reminiscent of the Dawn of the DSLR revolution, which opened the floodgates, for better or worse, to shallow …