Sony Unveiled a Professional RAID Line of Portable Hard Drives
One of the announcements that you might have missed from this year’s IBC trade show in Amsterdam is related to the professional RAID line of portable hard drives that …
Tag: filmmaking
Learn How We Shot 2 No Budget Features – Our Filmmaking Guide Is Now Available!
By now you’ve probably heard that me and Vlady have been working hard for the past few months to create a no-nonsense, easy to read, and practical No Budget Filmmaking Guide detailing …
Top 10 Lessons I Learned While Shooting My Debut No Budget Film
Now that we know the details of V-Log for the GH4 it’s a good time to put your gear obsession on hold for a few minutes. So if you remember, …
1 Camera, 2 Lenses, Crew of 3 or How We Made Not One, But Two Feature Films With No Money
We are super excited to announce that our filmmaking guide “1 Camera, 2 Lenses, Crew of 3 or How We Shot Not One, But Two Feature Films With No Money” in which we …
Five Filmmaking Mistakes You Should Avoid
There are so many things that can go wrong on set, that it’s literally impossible to foresee even a small fraction of them. But at the end of the day, just …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Excerpt From Our Upcoming Filmmaking Guide – The Screenwriting Process…
As with anything filmmaking related it started with an idea, which crystallised into a coherent story, which eventually ended up on paper in the form of a screenplay. I …
What Are the Optimal Audio Levels For Your Video Production?
Probably because I was an audio guy before becoming a filmmaker, I’ll never stop emphasising how important and essential aspect is sound for every video or film production. Unfortunately, throughout the …
HandJib – a Portable Handheld Jib For Your Mirrorless Camera or Smartphone
Despite the somewhat NSFW name (just Google it and you’ll see what I’m talking about) this portable handheld device is another compelling alternative for capturing a variety of smooth and stable shots by …
The Pursuit of Visual Storytelling Recreated In Our First Filmmaking Guide
I’m really glad that now Ogy and I have the opportunity to share our stories with so many great people like you through this blog. If filmmaking is your greatest passion as it …
Shooting My First Feature Film And What We’ve Been Working On For Months
I decided to something different today. This post is not about the latest 4K gear, handheld gimbal or the persistent overheating issues currently plaguing the Sony A7R II, or even my reasons …
An Interview With SNL DP Alex Buono About His New Filmmaking Workshop
Alex Buono is a dedicated cinematographer with incredibly unique experience best known for his work as Director of Photography for the Saturday Night Live film unit since 1999. “Quite frankly, when I …
How Does You Favourite Camera Handle Moire and Aliasing?
This is still a relevant question, yet the answer may surprise you. Given the fact that most of the compact mirrorless cameras available today already shoot in 4K resolution many …