Why I’m Going to Miss Film
For the first time in probably four years, I actually worked with–and handled–film today. It hit me that this...
Blackmagic’s camera – The dark art of digital cinematography (part1)
Blackmagic Design attracted a huge amount of attention with their plans to release a digital camera. John Brawley, an...
Blackmagic’s camera – The dark art of digital cinematography (part4)
Blackmagic Design attracted a huge amount of attention with their plans to release a digital camera. John Brawley, an...
Blackmagic’s camera – The dark art of digital cinematography (part3)
Blackmagic Design attracted a huge amount of attention with their plans to release a digital camera. John Brawley, an...
Blackmagic’s camera – The dark art of digital cinematography (part2)
Blackmagic Design attracted a huge amount of attention with their plans to release a digital camera. John Brawley, an...
LIGHTING: Reinventing the Cooking Show for Driscoll’s Berries
I don’t watch a lot of cooking shows, but the ones I see are not lit the way I...
CAMERAS: Avoiding the Big Gotcha When Shooting High Speed at Night
Adam Wilt and I presented a talk about the new Sony FS700 camera to an audience at CineGear 2012....
BEHIND THE SCENES: Smoke in the Woods with the Canon 5D
When production companies ask me to shoot spots on the Canon 5D MkII I don’t flinch anymore. Sure, it’s...
Fill Light: The Underdog of Lighting
The day I stop learning about lighting will be the day my EKG goes flatline. There’s an extraordinary amount...
VFX Tell the Story in California State Fair Spots
A bit of prior planning, some clever visual effects and a new RED software build help a talented production...
