Mark August 22 in your calendar, and confirm your presence. An event organized by the Digital Cinema Society will reveal products from Canon, but also from many other names in the industry. The invitation is clear: join the Digital Cinema Society to see the latest Canon camera, the C200, featuring in-camera 4K RAW recording capability, […]
Month: July 2017
iClone 7: unmatched in the industry
It’s a tour de force that is unmatched in the industry, says Jeff Jasper, Oscar-winning team member/FX Supervisor Interstellar, referring to iClone 7, available for Windows from Reallusion, from $199.00. After months of preparation, Reallusion releases iClone 7, the biggest update ever in the iClone real-time 3D evolution. This giant leap empowers iClone users with […]
The first 30 days (or so) of Media Composer First
Well, we’re running into the first 30 or so days of Media Composer | First, the long awaited (two years) free version of Avid Media Composer, and I thought that I would give my two cents worth, as I’ve seen a lot of people chiming in on the internet, with the initial release, giving their […]
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Keslow Camera acquires Clairmont Camera
Keslow Camera’s acquisition of Clairmont Camera represents the passing of the torch, as Denny Clairmont retires, confident the buyer is the right company to honor his heritage and vision. The announcement of the acquisition comes with another one: the founder of Clairmont Cameras, one of the industry’s most respected talents in front and behind the […]
Valerian: Luc Besson’s hero drives a Lexus
Valerian, the film, picks the comic series from 1967 and mixes it with a promise of the future: the Skyjet vehicle designed by Lexus for a world set 700 years in the future. Time to look at Luc Besson’s love and a dream which started half a century ago. The first trailer from Valerian and […]
Let’s Edit with Media Composer | First – Lesson 2 – Managing Your Settings
If you’re ready to take the plunge, and start working in Media Composer | First, we’re here to help get you up and running! […]
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This Art Of The Shot: “13 Reasons Why” Director of Photography Andrij Parekh
Andrij Parekh is an NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (MFA in 2001) trained cinematographer. It was there that he was nominated for the 1998 Eastman Excellence in Cinematography Award, apprenticed on “The Yards” (2000) with Harris Savides, and received the 2001 & 2003 ASC Heritage Awards. When I researched the over twenty features Andrij shot I […]
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My multitrack crossgating audio workflow to eliminate crosstalk
Perhaps the most efficient way to resolve the problem of crosstalk in multiple microphone recordings is to use a good mixer with automatic capabilities, like the ones from Audio Technica, Behringer, Shure and Sound Devices. With those automatic mixers, the individual’s microphone who is not speaking is attenuated until s/he begins to talk. They react […]
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Pictar One: a camera grip for your iPhone
Launched recently, the Pictar One camera-grip is the ideal companion for your iPhone, if you use it a lot to take photos. Finally, there is something to hold your smartphone like a real camera. Although the iPhone camera has significantly increased in quality with each new model, the physical design of the phone has remained […]
Review: AT875R shotgun mic & AT8415 shockmount from Audio Technica
Most people think about using a shotgun mic for dialog, and mainly outdoors. However, the US$169 AT875R from Audio Technica is one of the few shotgun microphones that also works well for indoor dialog, as well as narration/voiceover. I found about it from my friend Melvin Rivera Velázquez, who uses two of them. The AT875R […]
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