A Short History of Headroom, and How to Use It
Years ago a meddling DP ruined my great shot. Here’s what I learned from that experience. I’d landed a job shooting part...
Leaving Las Vegas: LED Lights and HDR at NAB
I work a booth at NAB so I didn’t see a lot this year, but I saw enough. Here...
New User Interface and Operating System for URSA Mini: NAB 2016
Blackmagic says the new User Interface and OS for the URSA Mini cameras is like finally releasing the second...
4.6K Blackmagic URSA Mini Review
We’ve been waiting on this camera, and this sensor, for almost a year. We saw many Beta testers out...
Panasonic’s 4K DVX-200 Camera Review
In an age of DSLRs, Mirrorless, and Digital Cinema cameras who the hell would want a single-lens camcorder, right?...
In Praise of Lens Flares
I never thought I’d type those words without something knife-like poking me in the back, but my new Apple...
4.6K URSA Mini Compared To Arri Alexa
With the Blackmagic 4.6K URSA Mini now shipping we are getting a great preview of what to expect out...
Rethinking The AJA Cion
I set out to discover what tools one needs to shoot the best footage possible with AJA’s Cion. I...
Blackmagic Ships 4.6K URSA Mini and Micro Cinema Camera
It’s been a long wait and now Blackmagic announces their URSA Mini 4.6K and Micro Cinema Camera are now...
The Secret Art of White Balancing
In days of old, white balancing was easy. Now, like everything else, it’s gotten a lot more complex. Here’s...