It is not often the call to head to the Arctic is dialed. For DP and Lead Producer of Adam Savage’s “Tested,” Joey Fameli picked up the phone which led him down the line to head to the Arctic Circle aboard the Russian Icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov. Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield and his Generator Arctic team invited the […]
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One of the light fixtures that I often use is the ETC Source Four Ellipsoidal, or leko. If you aren’t familiar with them, this particular type of ellipsoidal fixture hails from the theater world, but they are also incredibly useful on a commercial or film set. Below you’ll find a basic introduction to these fixtures, […]
I recently purchased a few used Source Four ellipsoidal theater fixtures for use in my work. I’ve written about lighting with lekos before, and rent them often, but I needed a few in my own kit. They were very affordable to purchase from UsedLighting.com. Because they test and tech their used lights, UsedLighting is a […]
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Panasonic has finally announced the specs of the Lumix GH5, and for those who pay attention to this type of specs, they are quite juicy. Most of them are in an interview conducted with Panasonic this week by Newsshooter, which I have embedded in this article. Among the “wow” for internal recording on a mirrorless Micro […]
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The introduction of the EOS system, 30 years ago, meant a complete cut with the past, a decision that paved the way for Canon’s modern cameras and, in the end, was copied by other Japanese camera companies. Three decades is time enough to look back and become amazed with how much things changed. Being a […]
Very few editors cross back and forth between animation and live action. They are – at the same time – radically different processes, that also share many common ties and skillsets. One of the few who regularly works both sides of the live-action street is Gregory Perler, ACE. Perler’s filmography includes both Despicable Me movies, […]
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Intel CEO Brian Krzanich led a truly immersive VR news conference, with an audience of more than 250 people using virtual reality headsets to experience a series of travel, work and play situations powered by Intel technology. The conference, held right before CES 2017 opened its doors, represents the first time 250 people in the […]
This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Ripple Training’s Steve Martin some tips for making audio editing in Final Cut Pro 10.3 faster and easier. There are several new audio commands in version 10.3 that are very useful, but they don’t have keyboard shortcuts by default. Luckily it’s very easy to add your own, which […]
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Building a future-ready system means using a PCIe SSD like the new WD Black PCIe SSD, available in 256 and 512GB, enough for a boot drive. Expect to seem them in future computer builds. I know I will explore the option on the next machine I build, during 2017. Announced at CES 2017, the WD […]
