How to Film Cinematic Shots in Any Location
Whether you are an independent filmmaker, documentarian, or corporate videographer there is a high likelihood that you will end up shooting in a location that you aren’t familiar with …
Tag: Cinematography
Here’s an Easy Way to Film Yourself with Camera Movement
Being a one-man band has a lot of advantages. It also has a ton of disadvantages. Filmmaking is generally considered to be a collaborative medium and if you have …
7 Tips on Getting Cinematic Images in Boring Locations
You can always hop on a plan with the perfect equipment and a model to go shoot in an exotic destination that makes your job easy. Most of the …
How to Film Modern LED Displays Such as Monitors and TV Screens
We can love the look of modern LED displays that we use with our computers as as our TVs, but the second you have a screen in one of …
How to Make Any Location Look Cinematic
Most of the time filmmakers don’t have the advantage of picking the perfect space and shooting at the perfect time when the light is illuminating your scene and subject …
How to Get Optimal Exposure for Dark Skin Tones Using False Color
False color can be one of the most helpful exposure tools you can use. It is also extremely confusing the first time you load it up. It works by …
ARRI ALEXA vs RED KOMODO vs Sony a7S III vs Canon R5 C Side-by-Side Comparison
Almost every week I point out that there are an unbelievable amount of excellent cameras out there covering a wide range of price points. Why not take a bunch …
How Do Different Focal Lengths Impact Your Footage
Many aspiring filmmakers and photographers start their journey with a basic camera paired with a kit lens. This is usually a standard zoom with a fairly slow aperture range. …
How to Pull Off a Long Take with Hidden Cuts
Long takes, or “oners,” have gotten a fair amount of recognition over the past few years. Some movies even take the concept to the natural end and make an …
What’s a Hybrid Anamorphic Lens?
Anamorphic imaging is known for its very distinct style and some specific optical effects that the lenses create. It’s this charm that makes them so loved. Usually this does …
ARRI ALEXA 35 Closer Look and Test Footage
ARRI just dropped their next-generation Super 35mm camera – the ALEXA 35. This is a huge deal. The biggest news of this launch is that ARRI is using the …
Meike vs Canon Cine Lenses – What are the Differences?
Cinema lenses have become widely available and with that availability comes a wide range of options. That wide range has come to pricing as well. Today, we have seemingly …
Shooting on a 12-Year-Old ARRI ALEXA Classic in 2022
As tech pushes forward, it is only natural that the last-gen just get cheaper and cheaper. That doesn’t mean they aren’t good. One thing for those interested in cinema …
Best Manual Focus Techniques for Shooting Video
Autofocus continues to get better and is actually a fairly common tool to find on many productions. The benefits of allowing the camera to track your subject are obvious, …
5 Affordable Vintage Lenses for Filmmakers
Lenses are perhaps the biggest part of any cinematographer’s kit as they have a bigger impact on the look and feel of the image than anything else on set. …
5 Golden Hour Tricks You Might Not Know About
Golden hour is a favorite for photographers and filmmakers thanks to its ability to almost always create a gorgeous light for any subject. The lower position of the sun …
Purchasing an ARRI ALEXA Classic in 2022
One camera manufacturer absolutely dominates professional film productions: ARRI. They have been doing it since the film days and with their ALEXA series have continued to show their skills …
How to Make a DIY Deakinizer Lens
Roger Deakins, the famed cinematographer that he is, actually had a lens commissioned to create a dreamy old camera look. A good example of this lens in use is …
Everything You Need to Know About Color Temperature
In a world of raw and pretty damn good auto white balance color temperature itself doesn’t get too much attention. Shooting in raw, for stills and video, usually means …
How to Shoot on 16mm Film in 2021
It has been nearly a decade since I last shot some 16mm film. It was part of film school and I am incredibly happy to have had that experience. …