Review: RØDE Vlogger Kit-USB C Edition
Noclip: documenting video games like nobody did before
Noclip is more than just another YouTube channel. It’s a video producer with a core team of two, making ...
Lighting the Extremes: What Kind of Opportunities Does Aputure Enable for Productions?
If I’m not working in the camera department or as a project manager/producer, I often get asked to work...
Preparing Yourself To Cover Inauguration Protests
Cover the news these days, and you are a target. By now, most of us saw the video of...
Zoom.us establishes 25p as worldwide framerate—Best practices?
Thanks to a panelist on Alex Lindsay’s Office Hours, I discovered (and later verified myself) that Zoom.us has established...
PVC Podcast Eps 31: Doing it all – “Monsters of Man” Director Mark Toia on Self-Distribution and Financing Your Film
On todays episode of the PVC podcast, guest hosts Matt Jeppsen and Dean Friske chat with director Mark Toia...
48 kHz Alliance Warning label is born
Just as in the past, we have seen enslaving practices from video camera and mobile telephone manufacturers, now we...
PodTrak P4 & P8: Will Zoom unlock them, free or for a fee?
Many of you have read my recent reviews of two new Zoom audio products, the ZDM-1 dynamic studio microphone...
LED video walls. Amazing technology, not all the same
Mandalorian. There, now we’ve established what we’re talking about because if there was ever an example of a particular...
The End of 2020 and the Beginning of 2021 in Production and Post – PVC Roundtable Discussion
We detailed how filmmakers should approach work in the midst of COVID-19 and what it means to stay safe...
PVC Podcast Eps 30: The PVC 2020 Camera Wrap-Up
2020 was quite the year in many ways for everyone. As unabashed camera geeks, we saw 2020 not only...
2×4, 24p, 30p, billion and podcast: Five abused terms
How many misunderstandings occur when someone says (or writes) an inappropriate word or term? How often are people confused...
The World Heritage tests new Canon Cinema EOS 8K camera
The new 8K Canon EOS Cinema camera is being tested and a new video from “The World Heritage” documentary...
The Cinematography of FATMAN // Johnny Derango Interview
Recently I was given the opportunity to interview Cinematographer Johnny Derango (Small Town Crime, Lost on Purpose), who returns...
Making Virtual Production a reality for independent films
Virtual Production is becoming a practical solution for mainstream productions that need to consider social distancing and budget. A...