Portable Rig, Dolly and Cage on Kickstarter

Portable Rig, Dolly and Cage on Kickstarter 1

LOKI is the name of the new product launched on Kickstarter this August. It’s a modular camera rig that’s ultra-portable, modular and robust, the result of over one year of production of countless prototypes, aiming to find the perfect balance of strength, weight and functionality. With over one month to go, the Kickstarter project […]

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Run & Gun Shooting with a Blackmagic URSA

Run & Gun Shooting with a Blackmagic URSA 2

It’s no understatement, the Blackmagic URSA is a “husky” camera. Some could even say it needs to go on a diet, but should all those extra pounds keep you from shooting with it, absolutely not. […]

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Ryan Mah: a Leica for black & white video

Ryan Mah: a Leica for black & white video 4

Three Leica cameras and four lenses were used in a recent video produced by Black Rhino Creative. From the film itself to the behind the scenes and stills, all was shot with black and white in mind. Presented last May, the Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) is a return to the origins, according to Leica. […]

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Siân Fever, short-form aficionado

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Siân Fever knew that she wanted to work in video production when she was just a teenager. She watched loads of MTV and countless behind-the-scenes videos with famed music video director Joseph Kahn talking about his work. She knew her path would involve film school after hearing raves about it from a friend. […]

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‘Summer of Style’ Continues with Thousands of New Style Effects from Rampant Design

‘Summer of Style’ Continues with Thousands of New Style Effects from Rampant Design 6

Continuing their updates from earlier this summer, Rampant Design have added even more options to their custom designed Style Effects which professionals at every level continue to utilize. We’ve covered the opportunities effects like 4K flares open up, but a quick look at the current and new options from Rampant will help you realize just […]

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Frame.io updates add over 100 new features and improvements

Frame.io updates add over 100 new features and improvements 7

Earlier this year we talked with Frame.io co-founder/CEO Emery Wells about what made Frame.io different, and it was enlightening to hear that their goal was to both change the way people think about their workflow and to make things simpler for them. With the release of Frame.io 1.1 as well as an update to their […]

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Appending a node to multiple clips in Resolve 12

Appending a node to multiple clips in Resolve 12 8

In this episode Alexis Van Hurkman explains how to save a ton of time applying a grade to selected clips in the timeline. DaVinci Resolve 12 allows you to append a Node to your selected clips and have that node’s properties appended to each clip.  […]

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Feature Request: A Notepad built into non-linear editing applications

While editing very large job the other day I had an idea for a new NLE feature that would be a great addition our editing applications. How about a notepad built into each NLE that lets an editor take project specific notes that would open up and travel with a project. Seems simple enough. I can’t believe none of […]

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Kylie Flavell, intoxicated by possibility

Kylie Flavell, intoxicated by possibility 9

Kylie Flavell has the tenacity and talent to make her dreams come true. When it comes to making her hot travel TV shows, including Hooked Up—which has 1.5 million YouTube viewers per episode—she does it all as host, producer, camera operator, editor, color grader, lighting engineer, sound engineer, post-production specialist, and distributor. To help her accomplish […]

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