We had a project come to us recently that required the transfer of ¾ inch videotape to digital files. To those for whom analog videotapes have become a mysterious relic akin to Egyptian hieroglyphs, let it be known that much of our cultural heritage still exists only on this medium. The equipment used to retrieve it […]
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Sometimes you have to whisper to get someone's attention. I was struck by the clean simplicity of this short film about the process of making a NOMOS Glashütte Swiss timepiece. There are no flashy camera moves, no stirring emotional score. Just understated, clean compositions that get out of the way and let the content shine through. […]
Do you want a chance to help build a better camera? Then read this: Apertus, an open source camera project, will soon kick off their crowd-funding campaign where they will be looking for early adopters and developers for their upcoming Axiom Beta Camera. One just has to be willing to put down their money on […]
Transmedia development and production methods have been embraced by entertainment and advertising industries around the world, but can these techniques be used to provoke real discussion, inspire, or even motivate audiences to take action? Jeff Gomez, CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment, is best known for producing transmedia around such blockbuster pop culture properties as Avatar […]
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Both AJA and Blackmagic showed cameras at NAB 2014, as I covered in other articles. All of these new cameras offer some type of SDI connector for studio use, and all can shoot the matching framerates for 720p (50p & 59.94p), but none of these cameras (even those specifically marketed for studio use) includes 720p […]
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ProVideo Coalition writers Scott Simmons and Matthew Jeppsen talked through what they saw and what they didn’t see at NAB this year during a live webinar. The guys told us what technology and tools they saw at the event and discussed what these things mean to individuals and to the industry as a whole. They […]
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It has been said that 90% of good cinematography is pointing the camera at something that looks good, and for me a large part of that equation means shooting the right time of day for the right location. I have used Helios for a while to help determine when and where I should be for […]
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Fiilex introduced the new Q500 (AC) at NAB 2014 this year and I got a chance to try it out at the show. Since then, I got a review unit to shoot with in the studio and am very pleased with the results! When I recently did a review on the Fiilex P-Series LED Lights in […]
