Vocas Preview New ALEXA Mini & Sony FS7 Accessories We’ll See at NAB 2015
NAB is just around the corner and companies are eager to get their press releases out for upcoming products to be unveiled at the show. As usual, camera manufacturers …
How To Remove Unwanted Bits and Pieces From Your Shots Using Adobe After Effects
How many times you wish you had a reliable tool that can remove the annoying wall lettering from a certain shot, just like you normally would do while editing a …
Universally Adjustable BeastGrip Pro Lets You Adapt Photo Lenses to Your Smart Phone
Smart phones nowadays are so popular and capable that they are putting point and shoot cameras out of business. There’s commercials, promos and ENG type of work being shot …
The Essential Things You Need To Know About Using an Easyrig
There are many shooting scenarios and situations where using an Easyrig can be quite beneficial and does make a lot more sense for your project, especially when working with a heavier …
Podcast 042: Why I Bought a Canon C100 & What I Expect to See at NAB 2015
Podcast 042: Why I Bought a Used Canon C100 & What I Expect to See at NAB 2015 Posted by Ogy Stoilov March 30, 2015 In Episode 42 of …
SmallHD 502 Packs A 1080p SDI/HDMI Resolution Monitor With 3D LUTs In The Size of An iPhone Screen
SmallHD make some awesome monitoring solutions for DSLR shooters and large sensor camcorders. I’ve been a big fan of their DP4 EVF/monitor and their DP6 monitor. And even though …
Odyssey 7Q+ Gets 4K/UHD to 2K/HD SuperSampling via HDMI to GH4/Sony A7s Plus More ProRes Flavours
Convergent Design just released the latest firmware update for their Odyssey family monitor/recorders. Firmware version 5.10.100 (download link in the bottom of the article) adds the very welcomed Apple …
How to Make Your Editing More Efficient and Effective
Many professionals tend to believe that editing is one of the most important aspects of the creative process, the one that actually picks up the pieces and brings the story to live. On …
What is a Timecode and How to Utilize it
Utilizing timecode for synchronizing to merge separate video and audio files in post production can be an extremely efficient and time-saving method for every professional production, especially when it’s applied correctly. Having a basic …
Canon’s New 4K Fixed Lens Camera Makes a Surprise Appearance with Jackie Chan
Canon seems to be waking up and letting us get a glimpse of what is yet to come at NAB in April and later in 2015. In prior conversations, …
Detect and Correct Dead Pixels Using the Cortex 2.0
Dead pixels are a common issue that many filmmakers face and need to deal with eventually, no matter whether they are using an entry-level DSLR or a high-end digital cinema camera. Those bright …
The Origin – New Gimbal Stabiliser with 4th Axis Dampening Needs Your Support
US-based Eeyeconic Inc, are crowdfunding a new gimbal stabiliser that has a pretty unique feature compared to others. The Origin, as they call it, features a 4th axis dampening …
Three GoPro Stabilizers for Getting Smoother Professional Shots
As with any other camera system, the best way to make your GoPro images look more professional, steadier and smoother is by using a stabilizer. Due to the small physical …
ShareGrid Gives Filmmakers the Option to Rent Each Other’s Gear
Owning your gear is great, but there’s always that project that comes along that requires the extra bit of kit you’d have to hire. Some DP’s I know own …
Sony FS7 and Odyssey 7Q DaVinci Resolve Workflow
Besides the numerous onboard recording options and codecs the Sony FS7 provides such as XAVC (up to 4K at 60p), MPEG2 422(HD) and the recently added ProRes HQ & 422 (HD), the camera …
DJI Ronin 3-Axis Gimbal Price Reduction – New Version Coming to NAB?
It’s been almost a year since we first got a glimpse of the DJI Ronin 3-axis handheld gimbal stabiliser. Unveiled at NAB 2014 in Las Vegas, the DJI was …
Samsung NX1 and Panasonic GH4: Side By Side Comparison
The Samsung NX1 and Panasonic GH4 continue to draw the attention of the filmmaking community and DSLR shooters, in particular, being one of the most popular affordable 4K mirrorless cameras on …
Podcast 041: Billy Campbell from Blind Spot Gear About Lighting Interviews, his Scorpion Lights, and Plans for NAB 2015
Podcast 041: Billy Campbell from Blind Spot Gear About Lighting Interviews, his Scorpion Lights, and Plans for NAB 2015 Posted by Ogy Stoilov March 16, 2015 In Episode 41 …
GOLav Wearable Microphone for GoPro Hero4 Cameras
The GoPro cameras are so awesome, yet so small and capable of yielding incredible pictures and video in a size I still cannot fully fathom. Pick it up, stick it …
FOR-A Set to Reveal a Lighter/Smaller FT-ONE-S Super Slow-Mo 4K Camera at NAB 2015
The world of ultra slow-motion is usually reserved for specialised productions, industrial applications and big budget commercials/promos but not really limited to live events, incredibly creative music videos, and anything …