ZEISS Milvus 1.4/25 for DSLR filming

ZEISS Milvus 1.4/25 for DSLR filming

The ZEISS Milvus 1.4/25 is the latest focal length to be added to ZEISS’s largest range of lenses for full-frame single-lens reflex cameras. The wide-angle focal length makes it ideal for everything from landscape to video. ZEISS continues to expand its family of Milvus lenses, now with the ZEISS Milvus 1.4/25, which was developed for […]

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Does the HP ZBook x2 achieve the impossible Dream(Color)?

Does the HP ZBook x2 achieve the impossible Dream(Color)? 1

Longtime readers of my articles know that I strongly prefer matte screens, and can’t stand glare or reflections for serious work. If you read my 2016 article How do you prefer your display: color, matte or touchscreen? For now, pick only 2 of the 3… (link ahead), you know that it has been imposible to […]

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Current thoughts on current lenses

Current thoughts on current lenses 6

Near perfect lenses are easy to find these days. The problem is… I don’t want them. I want lenses with character. A while back I wrote this article on my lens likes and dislikes. Consider this an update. There may be some repetition, but hopefully I’ll have some new tricks and tips to add. FLARE Not […]

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Broaman entry-level Repeat8-NANO at NAB NY

Broaman entry-level Repeat8-NANO at NAB NY

Introduced at IBC 2017, the compact Repeat8-NANO series of media converters is an affordable, entry-level solution within the BroaMan portfolio. Discover it at Clear-Com’s booth at NAB NY. Clear-Com, a leader in real-time communications and connectivity solutions, is broadening its current portfolio of audio and video networking solutions from BroaMan with the Repeat48 Series, Route66 […]

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ASC honors student filmmakers

ASC honors student filmmakers

The younger generation of cinematographers is the promise of an exciting future, said ASC President Kees van Oostrum during the ASC Student Awards ceremony, an annual event started in 1999. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced the winners of its annual Student Heritage Award, a competition designed to highlight the work of emerging talent, […]

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Blackmagic’s Cintel Scanner Brings Film From “Water Ski Capital of The World” Back To Life

Blackmagic's Cintel Scanner Brings Film From "Water Ski Capital of The World" Back To Life 7

Rolls and rolls of film will be going through a Blackmagic Design Cintel Scanner and DaVinci Resolve Studio for Paul Gerrish, of Cypress Gardens Treasure. Gerrish is expected to scan close to 6,000 reels of 16mm and 35mm film from the 1930s through to the 1980s. Cypress Gardens Treasure has acquired the film and photo […]

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Sony expands HXC Series with new HXC-FB80

Sony expands HXC Series with new HXC-FB80

The new HXC-FB80 portable camera expands Sony’s HXC product line-up and shares many common features with the current HXC-FB75. Sony says it is a “future-proof” path to 4K and HDR production. Sony’s recent announcement of the new HXC-FB80 portable camera and HXCU-FB80 camera control unit (CCU), is a sign that the company’s is listening to […]

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Classic Course: Adding Lighting Effects in Post

Adding Lighting Effects in Post

In addition to our more glamorous broadcast and film work, we created a lot of corporate or “industrial” videos as well. We enjoyed this work, because we often found we had more creative freedom (aside from the Dilbert-like corporate messaging we’d usually have to insert), they paid reliably, and were often repeat clients. Inevitably, we’d […]

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You can watch an archive of the #AskAvid – An Evening With Avid event

You can watch an archive of the #AskAvid – An Evening With Avid event 9

On Thursday evening, October 12th Avid partnered with Keycode Media for a Facebook livestream event called #AskAvid – An Evening With Avid. It was a two hour presentation with a panel of Avid employees and executives, including Avid President Jeff Rosica,  as they sat down with Keycode Director Of Technology  and 5 THINGS host Michael Kammes […]

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ART OF THE CUT with the editors of “The Crown”

ART OF THE CUT with the editors of "The Crown" 10

I felt like I had this Art of the Cut conversation sitting down to tea with two brilliant colleagues. I have been watching The Crown on Netflix and the editing plays such a great part of developing the rich character studies, drama and social commentary that makes the series so much more than a “behind-the-scenes” […]

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