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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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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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 […]
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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The newest stars from Sigma in terms of prime lenses, the 14 and 135mm are available for individual purchase or as part of lens sets created with cinematographers in mind. Sigma announced the availability of the two new lenses, full named Sigma Cine FF High Speed 14mm T2 and the Sigma Cine FF High Speed […]
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Sigma entered the CINE market last year, offering now a total of 10 lenses for cinematographers. A family which will grow in the future, with anamorphic lenses pointed as a possibility. During an interview made by Sigma Canada, Kazuto Yamaki, Sigma’s CEO, said that “since we announced the CINE lenses, many customers asked if we […]
Canon USA has opened a new high-tech service and support center at 3400 Olive Ave. in Burbank, CA. It is open from 9-5, Monday through Friday, to walk-ins and CPS members alike. “Canon Burbank” comes on the heels of the company closing their smaller, less equipped location on Sunset Blvd, and aims to validate their […]
William Hoy, ACE got into the editor’s seat on feature films back in the mid-‘80s. One of his first major feature films was Dances With Wolves. Since then he’s edited a string of box office and critically acclaimed hit films: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Patriot Games, Se7en, The Man in the Iron Mask, […]
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The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) announced that the Society is working with the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) on a joint pilot specification project on IMF. The aim of the partnership and joint pilot specification project is to create an Interoperable Master Format (IMF) specification for broadcast and online. SMPTE ST 2067, […]
Martini is free for a limited time. Not the cocktail, but the storyboarding plug-in for different NLEs. The regular price for a 1-year Martini subscription is $49.95. Martini is a post-production plug-in that brings the creativity of visualization into video editing. Compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, and Magix […]
