Production
How bright is your light?
When Mole-Richardson launched its biggest, 3000-watt LED, there was much rejoicing – finally, a real LED movie light, with...
Post Production
Is too much Resolution too much of a good thing?
For decades, the push for resolution in electronic cameras was practically a war, a way of life, an epic...
Production
The upgrade treadmill
Given the resources put into upgrading film and TV equipment in the last couple of decades, it’d be easy...
Production
A cheat’s manifesto part 4: All that glitters is good
Having now spent well over a century trying to improve the performance of photo gear, it seems strangely appropriate...
Post Production
ProRes for iPhone 13?
What sort of camera has seen the most development over the last decade or two? Big-chip options for single-camera...
Production
A cheat’s manifesto part 2: Backlight is best light
One of the rules of coarse cinematography is not to make wonderful images, but to make images that nobody...
Production
A cheat’s manifesto part 1: Macro is easy
Purists might say there’s no such thing as cheating at camerawork; if it looks good, it looks good, and...
Post Production
Cinema was 1.5K resolution
It’s easy to get people nodding in agreement about resolution in 2021. Point out that the drive for more...
Production
Daredevil Filmmaking
There are a few ways to make lots of money in film and TV at the moment. The thing...
Production
Lens hacking
Often, people who can’t afford a set of Sigma Classic primes will ask whether a set of low-cost stills...
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