Updates to Blackmagic Video Assist and DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic announces updates to their Video Assist and to DaVinci Resolve. Some of the updates include h265 encoding and...
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...
Location Interview Lighting Tips: HMI Lights & Looking into the Lens
I recently shot a series of location interviews that will be used as the narrative backbone for a client’s...
Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 12.1 Update Available Now
Blackmagic Design announces DaVinci Resolve 12.1 update immediately available. I’ll detail the avalanche of new features and updates here....
Blackmagic Video Assist Review
With the $459.00 SDI/HDMI Monitor/Recorder does Blackmagic have a hit of a product with the Video Assist on their...
LUTCalc: Trials, errors, and a full-range LC709A LUT
After much experimentation, and a bit of failed hacking, I’ve come up with a good full-range Cine-EI LUT for...
Hacking Alexa’s Rec 709 LUT into a Sony FS7/F5/F55
A new, free app gives us the power to mix and match LUTs—even between cameras! This is what happened...
Fury Rig: From Mad Max Fury Road to Your DSLR
Although many dismiss DSLRs as serious filmmaking tools, producers of movies like Mad Max: Fury Road use DSLRs as...
TLCI and Camera Color: What a Difference a Prism Block Makes
TLCI’s developer says prism cameras and single sensor cameras respond to color in the same way. Thanks to Panasonic,...
In a Parallel Universe, AJA’s Cion is Amazing
RedShark News lives in a world where the AJA Cion is the best thing since sliced bread. In this...