ART OF THE SHOT: Buddy Squires, ASC Talks About Shooting Ken Burn and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War”
He has shot more than 200 films and is a frequent collaborator with Ken Burns. Buddy Squires, ASC is an...
Hands on with DJI’s X7 Gimbal and the Inspire 2
Earlier this year I spent a month in and around Utah filming drone coverage on a show for Discovery....
Product Review: Polaroid small portable LED production light panels
I’ve been testing these small portable LED light panels from Polaroid throughout the year in various types of productions...
Building a 4K video editing PC for 2018
With 2018 at the door, some of us will start to imagine what our new computer will look like,...
5 tips for shooting 360° video
It may seem like creating a 360° video is equivalent to shooting a traditional film, just with a special...
An Interview with Two-time Oscar Winner Neil Corbould
Two-time Oscar winner Neil Corbould got his first insight into the world of special effects after following his uncle...
Review: RØDE VXLR+ phantom power to plugin power converter
Since the dawn of microphones, there have been two greatly different types of signals: balanced and unbalanced. Since the...
Train your eyes to see color, the easy way
Color awareness is a learned skill. All you really need is a car. The human brain is a funny...
Build your dynamic microphone modularly: Pyle PDMIC78 with Shure accessories
Some people call the Pyle PDMIC78 a knockoff of the Shure SM57. That description is true regarding the physical...
Review: Xume adapters, the magic of Manfrotto’s Lens Filter Suite
The concept is interesting: adapters that use magnetic strength to keep your filters in place. That’s what the Xume...
