The large format look, continued: shallow focus and stressing old lenses
Review: Status Audio CB-1 brandable isolating headphones
If you’re a longtime reader, you have probably seen my articles about the multiple advantages of branded windscreens, as...
First Look: GoPro Fusion 360 Cam & Software
The GoPro Fusion is the long-awaited 360 VR camera that shoots a full spherical 5.2k video with seamless stitching...
Search – A Conversation with the Editors
Editors Will Merrick and Nick Johnson co-edited the film Search, which premiered last weekend at Sundance 2018. Search is...
FieldMonitor 4.5: more Sonys, focus assist
I’ve been busy enhancing FieldMonitor, my iOS app for wireless camera monitoring and control, and I haven’t come up...
Quasar Tube Photometrics
Quasar Science Q-LED tubes have a very popular new lighting option, but oddly enough Quasar doesn’t offer any photometric...
Is the G-Drive Mobile SSD R-Series a Reliable Storage Option?
There comes a time in every working filmmakers life where at the end of the day, they have to...
Razer Phone: your mobile theater experience
Available for $699.99, the Razer Phone offers an audiovisual experience like no other phone on the market. RED’s Hydrogen...
The Accidental CFO: The Section 199A Deduction
What was Congress thinking, passing major tax reform a week before the holidays when there was still some serious...
Review: RØDE AI–1 interface—preamp and A-to-D/D-to-A converter
As promised after teasing it in my recent RØDE NT1 microphone review, here is the RØDE AI–1 interface—preamp and...
The 2018 guide to Google’s VR180 cameras
Two new – official – cameras for the consumer, and one professional cinematic VR180 model were on show at...
The “large format” look: Sigma primes on a RED Monstro, in 8K
What’s the big deal about large format cinematography? Shallow focus on wide shots. It’s a big deal. One of...
Monitoring challenges when using multiple digital USB mics simultaneously
Digital USB microphones have improved in quality and multiplied in availability on the market. This can simplify systems and...
NiSi Natural Night filter, a light pollution reducer
Astronomers and astrophotographers use of filters that can reduce light pollution is normal, but now we’ve different brands offering...
The 2018 Compact Cinema Camera Shootout
There are a few things you should know about the “shootout” video that I’ve just completed, especially in light...
