Roy Wagner ASC Shoots Film “Stand!” With Blackmagic Design Cameras

Stand

Cinematographer Roy H. Wagner, ASC shot the upcoming musical drama “Stand!” using several URSA Mini Pro cameras for principal photography, along with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K for select shots. The story of “Stand!” revolves around the general strike that occurred in Winnipeg in 1919, an event that inspired such modern causes as the Occupy […]

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Sony Introduces Two Laser Projectors

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Sony is bolstering its laser projector line-up with the introduction of two new installation models, the VPL-FHZ75 and VPL-FHZ70. The new additions cater to the increased market demand for immersive and high brightness projection in midsize environments such as schools, corporations, churches, museums, and entertainment installations. Sony Introduces Two Laser Projectors Offering WUXGA resolution and color light output […]

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Sony 4K PTZ BRC-X1000 and BRC-H900: REVIEW

Sony BRC-X1000

Sometimes you cannot get a camera and a camera operator in the right position to get the shot. For an undefined number of reasons sometimes a production has some sort of limitation. For example, in the Oscar-nominated documentary “Free Solo” the filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi, who shared their experiences shooting “Free Solo” in this ART […]

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Nvidia Quadro GPU powers Oscar nominees for Best Visual Effects

Nvidia Quadro GPU, powers Oscar nominees for Best Visual Effects

What do Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, First Man, Ready Player One and Solo: A Star Wars Story have in common? They all used NVIDIA Quadro GPUs for visual effects. Nvidia seems to be setting a trend: the Oscar nominations are in…and, for the 11th year in a row, Nvidia Quadro GPUs are behind every […]

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Enter the 48 kHz Alliance

Enter the 48 kHz Alliance 1

Thanks to a recent —and extremely rare— inaccurate public statement by Rob Walch, I was catapulted into creating the new 48 kHz Alliance. For decades, I have been a 48 kHz evangelist. In 2016, I published the article All audio production & distribution should go 48 kHz, to which I often link in my workflow […]

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Building a photo and video editing DREAM MACHINE for 2019

Building a photo and video editing DREAM MACHINE for 2019

Choosing the right CPU for Premiere Pro is not an easy task and with modern GPUs DaVinci Resolve seems to be the herald of a new era. Here are some tips to build your 2019 DREAM MACHINE. Building a new photo and video editing computer in 2019 offers new options that were not available when […]

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