Seven Steps for Lighting a Scene from Barry Andersson

Seven Steps for Lighting a Scene from Barry Andersson 1

Barry Andersson has written for PVC before, as well as putting on a few webinars, and now he is taking his training expertise on the road. Barry’s Practical Filmmaking Tour is bringing two-day immersive workshops (there are ticket options to attend for less time if your schedule doesn’t allow two full days) to cities around the […]

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Panavision takes Millenium DXL to Poland

Panavision takes Millenium DXL to Poland

New Panavision T Series anamorphic lenses, two workshops,  a mobile post-production system, the unique Millennium DXL  and other offerings mark Panavision’s exhibiting space at the European film festival. Unveiled earlier this year, the Panavision Millennium DXL was developed through an unprecedented collaboration of three companies, bringing together large-format optics and modular accessories from Panavision; an […]

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Definitive Guide to Editing With DaVinci Resolve Released

Editing

Blackmagic releases the official hands-on guide to editing with DaVinci Resolve 12.5. DaVinci Resolve, arguably one of the most popular dedicated color correction programs, has “dabbled” in editing with an ever increasingly complex feature set. I have, on occasion, edited in DaVinci Resolve 12.5 but I could definitely use more training, which is the exact […]

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Exploring Autumn colors at 1600 ISO

Autumn colors at 1600 ISO

Coming from transparency film to digital, 100 ISO was my “safe” value all the time. It’s hard to change when you’ve worked that way for decades, but I am learning, I am learning. I’ve discovered I can photograph my subjects at 1600 ISO and be happy with it. The lessons learned in video apply to […]

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Final Cut Pro X 10.3 Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Final Cut Pro X 10.3 Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue 2

Here we are some 1.5 years since the last Final Cut Pro X update and this one is a big one. There has been a lot of talk and speculation over the last several months about when, where and if FCPX would get an update. Those of us who use FCPX on a regular basis […]

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FlexTilt Head 2, a NEW tripod head for DSLRs

Flex-Tilt Head 2, a NEW tripod head for DSLRs

Conceived with DSLRs in mind, edelkrone’s FlexTilt Head 2  is, according to the company, the ultimate pan & tilt solution to frame your shots easily and freely. From “the ultimate tripod head solution” in 2015,  to the suggestion made above, the FlexTilt Head 2 received one additional joint that makes it, says edelkrone, much more […]

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Flixel announces Cinemagraph Pro 2

Flixel announces Cinemagraph Pro 2 for macOS

A mix of stills with animation, Cinemagraphs are one of the hottest trends in web design, moving from a technical curiosity to advertising tools. Now creating them becomes easier, with Cinemagraph Pro 2. Available only for Mac, although a version for Windows 10 was suggested to me as viable in 2015, Cinemagraph Pro, winner of […]

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Avid acquires Nexidia technologies

Avid acquires Nexidia technologies

Wish you had simple tools that will find every clip that contains certain words in seconds? Or in an automated manner ensure that your captions, languages, and video descriptions are of a higher quality? Now you can, with Avid. And that’s just the beginning. The addition of dialog and audio analysis product and technologies from […]

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