Cine Gear Expo 2016 fell on two of the hottest days in Los Angeles all year, but if you could brave the heat, you’d find a lot of great new gear that’s either just now shipping, or about to. Here are some of my favorites…. MovCam 3 Channel Lens Control 16×9, the U.S. distributor for Movcam, was […]
I have a love/hate relationship with most matte boxes. I love them when I need them. I hate them when they get in the way. How many of you have found this happen to you too? What happens? Sometimes it comes down to weight, or size, or whatever thing blocking you from picking up the […]
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Back in the days of civil society the milkman would swing by and leave the milk at your doorstep. Years later the crate that carried the milk has become an indispensable tool on movie sets the world over. So what’s the big deal about a plastic box? Here are the highlights: They’re stackable without sliding around […]
A digest of last week’s news is a selection of some of the news from week 22 from 2016 related to the worlds of photography and video, covering multiple topics, always rounded up with a reading suggestion. SmallHD “Studio” editions at Cine Gear Hot on the heels of SmallHD’s daylight-viewable HDR production monitors the company […]
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Today, Art of the Cut discusses cutting the long running hit TV series, “Grey’s Anatomy” with its lead editor, Joe Mitacek. Mitacek has cut about 50 episode of “Grey’s” and has also cut Shonda Rhime’s “Scandal.” He’s been an editor on “Grey’s” for seven years and started as a post assistant on “Boston Public” in […]
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Production professionals at every level are used to dealing with gels and manually adjusting their setup to get the right feel and tone. It can be a cumbersome and time-consuming process, which often forces creatives to make compromises. The Skypanel from ARRI can help ensure the desired look and feel that can be achieved in […]
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One of the bigger announcements to come out of NAB was G-Tech’s release of the G-RACK 12, which won multiple awards at the event. Cine Gear 2016 gave us the opportunity to explore a few of the key features of this product to find out what makes it unique. The G-RACK 12 is a centralized […]
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The two new CINE lenses from SLR Magic, with focal lengths of 35 and 75mm, were officially introduced during the 2016 edition of Cine Gear Expo, in Los Angeles. The SLR Magic CINE family of lenses continues to grow. Now the Sony E-mount line up gains two new references, which will be available from authorized […]
Some people call them IVR (Interactive Voice Response). Others just call them an interactive phone system, and some jokingly call them a “phone maze”. I just updated mine to its third generation. For a large business that has many employees, it’s a mechanism to direct calls to the the proper department or individual, without the […]
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In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe gives Avid Media Composer editors the scoop on anther great, FREE resource, and that is 4KFree.com, from Rampant Design Tools. 4KFree.com will give you almost 100 free elements from across the Rampant Design Tools library, which will take any project you’re working on to the next level! […]
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