Cinematography Tips and Tricks: Cheap Zooms, Monitor Gamma, and Flicker
The 411 on 333 Exemption
The potential for filming with drones is nearly limitless. What’s more is the potential economic impact drones have. The...
Video Snapshot for lazy editors
When, recently, Scott Simmons tested the Fastcut software I had written about before – read his article, Automatic video...
KEEP CALM: The FAA and sUAVs/Drone Rules (Final UPDATE)
With the publishing of Jack Nicas and Andy Pasztor’s speculative and interpretive article in the Wall Street Journal in the fall of...
Movi, the 4K streamcorder that simulates nine 720p cams while switching live
At CES, the well known CDN (content distribution network) Livestream introduced the innovative Movi 4K streamcorder which can replace...
Filming Tyler Fernengel’s BMX Session
Alex Horner is a director/DP based out of Minneapolis. He’s most drawn to authentic stories that connect with the...
Simplifying and improving the color matching process for DITs and cinematographers
At IBC this year, Teradek announced that they were looking to solve the countless color-matching problems DIT’s and cinematographers...
Review: Project Fi, son of Google Voice
I became a heavy user of Google Voice many years ago. I even ported my mobile phone number there....
Location Lighting Tips: Faking the Sun
As a director of photography I often find myself in circumstances that are not always in my control, and...
FiLMiC Pro reaches Android after years on iOS
For those unfamiliar, FiLMiC Pro is a renowned under US$10 app for iOS (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) and...
Why we should only use worldcams
In a recent article, I covered the differences between the words camera, camcorder, streamcorder and worldcam. Fortunately, there are...
Dual Pixel AF: is it a game changer for autofocus?
Real cinematographers focus by hand… or hire a focus puller who knows exactly how to focus lenses. But what...
JVC clarifies key details in the GY-HM170 camera/camcorder
I recently published a detailed article comparing the JVC GY-HM200 with the Sony PXW-X70. Since then, I updated that...
JVC GY-HM200 versus Sony PXW-X70: Let’s compare them carefully.
(UPDATED ARTICLE) As covered in several prior articles, the Sony PVW-X70 is a true worldcam that can shoot 50...
Camera, camcorder or streamcorder? What’s the difference?
A friend asked me yesterday why I had used the term camcorder in a recent article. Another asked about the term worldcam....
