New RED Collective and RED Tech videos

New RED Collective and RED Tech videos

RED expanded the RED Collective series with a new video, dedicated to Scott B.S. Choi. The company has also launched four new RED TECH videos. Scott B.S. Choi rocketed onto the global scene as the man behind the lens of the music video sensation Psy’s “Gangnam Style.” Through his collaboration with Psy and other popular […]

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Canon lenses dominate Big Game

Canon lenses dominate Big Game

Canon’s iconic white lenses filled the sidelines from the opening kickoff to the final whistle during the Big Game in Houston. On February 5th, top sports photographers from across the country gathered in Houston to cover the Big Game between the teams from New England and Atlanta. Canon says that 75 percent of the professionals […]

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Samyang: new XEEN 20mm T1.9 Cinema Lens

Samyang: new XEEN 20mm T1.9 Cinema Lens

Sold under the brand names of Rokinon or Samyang, depending where you get it, the XEEN is a family of cinema lenses that continues to grow. Now there is a XEEN sitting between the 16 and 24mm: the 20mm T1.9. According to the information provided “the 24mm x 36mm negative size allows XEEN lenses to […]

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Sorenson Squeeze Integration

Let's Edit with Media Composer - Sorenson Squeeze Integration 1

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a great viewer question about Sorenson Squeeze, and how it can interact directly with Avid Media Composer, to automate the process of squeezing (compressing) exports right from your Media Composer timeline! […]

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Blackmagic Announces New ATEM, Web Presenter, and More

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During a live-streamed press conference, Blackmagic Design’s Grant Petty showcased a handful of new products for broadcasting over the air and the web. The live-stream itself was also a way to showcase one of their new product announcements: the Blackmagic Web Presenter. The rest of the products announced all work within a broadcast realm. Below […]

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Lion is king at ASC Awards

Lion is king at ASC Awards

Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS earned the coveted Theatrical Award for best cinematography in a motion picture for “Lion” at the 31st Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards for Outstanding Achievement. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the art of filmmaking. Since its charter in 1919, the ASC […]

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Big Game 2017: Sony slows it down

Big Game 2017: Sony slows it down

Slow motion returns to the Big Game this year, but Sony cameras will cover the game at varying frame rates, so no detail is left out in the end. As in years past, Sony professional cameras and production equipment will be supporting the big game this Sunday in and around NRG Stadium in Houston.  Sony […]

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The Lume Cube gets a Light-House

The Lume Cube gets a Light-House

Lume Cube introduced its new light modifying system, a form-fitting aluminum housing and three Magnetic Diffusion Filters. The kit will be available in March but you can pre-order it now. And look at other new filters, grids and diffusers available to use with the Light-House. The Lume Cube Light-House is the starting platform for expanded […]

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ART OF THE SHOT: The DP of “The Fosters” Kees Van Oostrum, ASC

Oostrum

He is the current President of the American Society of Cinematographers and at times he shoots on the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K for  Freeform/ABC “The Fosters.” Yep, you read that right. A man who could use any camera and at times he chose the URSA Mini 4.6K. I bet you, like me, want to know […]

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ART OF THE CUT with Oscar Nominated “Moonlight” editor Joi McMillon

ART OF THE CUT with Oscar Nominated "Moonlight" editor Joi McMillon 2

Today Art of the Cut speaks with Joi McMillon who was recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Editing for the film Moonlight which she co-edited with Nat Sanders. Her previous experience includes editing the TV show Girls and several short films, including one for the director of Moonlight, called Chlorophyl. HULLFISH:  When was principal […]

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