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 …
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What’s in My Bag: Filmmaker Arnaud Moro and His Experience with the BMPCC 4K
Arnaud Moro is a photographer, director and cinematographer based in Amsterdam. Originally from the south of France, he graduated in 2015 from the National School of Architecture in Marseille. With his …
Cheap Filmmaking Hacks Any Filmmaker Should Know
When you are an indie filmmaker you’ll often find that you’ll spend less time thinking about what camera or lens to use and more time trying to figure out …
How to Negotiate the Highest Rate as an Independent DP
Knowing what to charge for a project is often a mystery for many independent cinematographers and creatives. It can takes years of working and negotiating to get a handle …
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 …
The Ultimate DIY Battery Adapter
One battery type for all your devices? That just doesn’t seem possible. Apparently, with a little bit of DIY know-how, you might be able to pull this off. All …
How to Find Clients for Your New Video Production Company
Often the hardest thing about shooting video professionally is finding people who will hire you. Learning how to shoot and picking up some gear is easy, but making sure …
How Much Should You Charge as a Documentary Filmmaker?
Documentary work is an interesting area for filmmakers looking to make it a career. It doesn’t look like it’ll be easy to start making money from some of the …
How to Get Consistent Work as an Indie Filmmaker
Being on set and operating the camera are interesting and exciting times for most independent filmmakers. What isn’t discussed as much is how stressful it can be when you …
How to Pick Cameras That 10x Your Investment?
At the end of the day, a successful filmmaker is usually the one that is also a successful businessperson. Part of running a business is taking great care to …
Report: Panasonic and Leica Are Developing New Mirrorless Camera, Dropping Some Models
Japanese tech site Nikkei is reporting that Panasonic is jointly designing a new mirrorless camera with Leica that will incorporate the new L2 technology that the partnership is developing. …
6 Dirt-Cheap Filmmaking Items Under $20
Filmmaking doesn’t have to be expensive. Well, not all of it at least. Cameras and lenses and all that fun stuff will likely take up much of your budget …
Win an iPad Pro in Motion Array’s Halloween Title Sequence Challenge
Motion Array is very excited to announce a new Halloween challenge that anyone with any editing skill level can participate in. Get your creativity caps on and submit your …
5 Filmmaking Techniques to Mislead and Distract Your Audience
Film is one of the few places where you can mislead and distract your audience and have them be happy about it. When weaving together a story for a …
20 Dirt-Cheap Filmmaking Items Under $20
Every filmmaker needs a collection of dirt-cheap items that just work wonders in a pinch. It goes into the bag of tricks that get pulled out when you need …
Audi e-tron Commercial Shot Entirely on the Pocket 6K Pro
When Waiblingen-based Benjamin Studios was tasked with producing social clips to showcase Audi’s latest Etron and RS 7 models for a German dealership, the team knew that they would …
10 Ways to Make $100K a Year with Your Camera
The dream is that you can do what you love and make money doing it. For a lot of filmmakers and photographers this is actually quite possible nowadays. There …
MotoCrane Introduces RADICAL and HYPER Remote Arms
MotoCrane has just introduced two new flagship remote arms for professional filmmakers – RADICAL and HYPER. MotoCrane RADICAL is billed as the fastest, most portable, and most accessible universal …
Is the $949 M1 MacBook Air Powerful Enough for Video Editing
Apple’s M1 chips are a subject of much debate in the video editing world. The chip appears to be incredibly powerful and able to handle heavy-duty workflows – as …