New CINE Batteries For ALEXA Mini and RED Weapon from Anton Bauer at IBC 2015
IBC 2015 is just around the corner and with just a bit over a week left to the start of Europe’s premiere broadcast technology show, Anton Bauer have a …
Enhance Your Interview Editing Workflow by Using the Smooth Cut in DaVinci Resolve 12
The latest release of the Blackmagic Design’s leading post-production software DaVinci Resolve 12 is now an even more powerful non-linear editing platform than its previous iteration with full blown NLE features, which will …
FilmPower Tease the Nebula 4200 – A New 5-Axis Gimbal Stabiliser for DSLR’s and Mirrorless
FilmPower made the single hand/pistol grip gimbals popular in the filmmaking community with their highly successful Nebula 4000 3-axis gimbal stabiliser. The Nebula 4000 success quickly spawned a few …
An Affordable Motorised Mini Jib from Digislider for Your Time-Lapse Workflow
After 3-axis gimbal stabilisers literally flooded the market, some mini crane manufacturers are desperately trying to attract the attention of independent filmmaking community with some bold and innovative design ideas …
Casting Nightmares on My First No Budget Feature Film
The casting of my debut feature film “Bandit”, turned out to be a bit more complicated than I expected at first… Initially, when I was writing the first few …
The Blackmagic Design 3G Mini Converters Are Back at Only $195
Back by popular demand – Blackmagic Design brings back the world’s best SD and HD broadcast quality converters available now for only $195/£129! If you remember, last Summer, Blackmagic had …
Apple ProRes is Now Officially Supported by Kinefinity’s KineStation
The new kid on the block in the world of professional cinema cameras – Kinefinity is already well-known for its affordable and reasonably priced cameras the KineRAW S35, KineMINI and …
Canon Launches World’s Widest 4K 2/3-inch Portable 12x Zoom Lens – the CJ12ex4.3B
Canon may not give you the latest and greatest in their cameras before anyone else, they are more likely to sit back and wait – then strike when the …
How to Optimise the Overall Performance of DaVinci Resolve 12
Regardless of the hardware configuration and the processing power, your workstation provides it’s always recommended to optimise it for the software you mostly work with, especially if you are using applications that take a …
Sony RX10 II First Impressions Part II: 4K XAVC S & Slog-2 Findings
Welcome to my series of posts in which I share my experience with the Sony RX10 II, which I recently bought. Today I want to share some Slog-2 footage I shot …
Five 4K Editing Desktop Workstations For Your Consideration
With all that 4K resolution and beyond becoming a reality for more and more productions, there are new demands for more powerful hardware resources and computing power that can handle …
How I Shot My Debut Feature Film “The Sixth Day” on a Shoestring Budget
As our filmmaking guide is just around the corner, I’m going to give you another update by sharing more insights on how I actually managed to put together my …
Sony RX10 II First Impressions: Super Slow Mo & S-Log2
Cameras these days come and go. Blink and you’ll probably miss a new camera announcement. But in the over-abundant sea of choice, it’s not easy for manufacturers, especially those …
Now You Can Buy The Revolutionary Scorpion LED Light in the US (Buy 4 Get 2 Extra FREE Lights)
Having a light-weight and portable, but also dependable and high-quality LED light these days is hard to find. The ones who tick all the boxes are usually quite expensive. …
Take Your Car Action Shots To the Next Level With the RigMount XL Camera Gimbal Mount
Filming immersive car action scenes with numerous cameras attached to fast-moving vehicles has always been an integrated part of every high-octane car chasing sequence. Yet, capturing these shots has been quite challenging and …
Liven Up Your Editing By Creating a Whip-Pan In Adobe After Effects or Premiere Pro
Knowing a bunch of useful editing tips and tricks is always an excellent way to enhance your post-production workflow and power up your skill set. There is a simple, yet super …
SmallHD Gives You 7 Free 3D LUT’s and an In Depth LUT Tweaking Tutorial
SmallHD, makers of the awesome 5-inch monitors the 500 series, have some great news for those who are new to the world of 3D LUTs. The innovative US-based manufacturer just …
Shooting 4K Video For Online Distribution – Is it Worth it?
Do you remember the vigorous debate a couple of years ago whether the Canon DSLRs were capable of delivering true 1080p videos and how many lines they were actually able …
New Footage from the Canon XC10 4K Hybrid Camera
The big announcements by Canon at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas was of course the highly-anticipated successor the Canon EOS C300, named appropriately in Canon style to the EOS …
How Well Does DaVinci Resolve 12 Handle Raw Files From Your Timelapse Sequences
No matter if you are still using your good old Canon DSLR or the latest compact mirrorless camera for capturing your timelapse sequences, chances are you probably experience the same …