ART OF THE SHOT: Claudia Raschke, DP for Oscar Nominated “RBG”
Now that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have nominated the documentary “RBG” for an Oscar for...
Lens dynamic range: coatings, contrast and color
There was a time in the distant past when I thought of lenses as transparent glass. Film and digital...
Quick Look: Tokina Cinema Vista 50mm T1.5
Cinema Vistas are Tokina’s line of no-compromise, full-frame cine lenses. Five T1.5 primes from 18mm to 85mm are currently...
Review: The Canon XF705 4K Camcorder
The Canon XF705 is the flagship XF camcorder for Canon and it deserves the placement admirably. The 1″ sensor...
Review: BenQ PD2700U Monitor
I’ve been working on a lot of coloring projects recently, and at Adobe MAX the subject came up when...
Review: Canon C700 FF Cine Camera, Part 2
Operation For the most part, operating the...
Bohemian Rhapsody: Cooke Speed Panchros lenses used for the first act
To capture the idealistic energy of Freddie Mercury and his future bandmates, Tom Sigel, ASC, used mostly a 40mm...
Review: Canon C700 FF Cine Camera, Part 1
Canon’s C700 FF is a full-frame version of the C700, Canon’s first “conventional” Cinema EOS camera. Unlike the C100,...
Review: Simply Sound SS-1 pre-preamp, like elevator shoes for dynamic mics
This is a review of the SS-1 pre-preamp from The Simply Sound Company from Salt Lake City (Utah, United...
ART OF THE SHOT: “Free Solo” Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
There are times when you watch a film or a documentary and you cannot pull your gaze away. This...
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