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Defining “The Cinematic Look”
Many of us talk about “the cinematic look” without defining what it is. Here’s my take. For a Mother’s Day outing, my spouse, in-laws and I went…
Lenses: My Likes, Dislikes, and the Return of the Cooke Speed Panchro
Every lens has a feel and a purpose. Some reproduce the world perfectly, some imperfectly. They all have their place, but I have come to appreciate “imperfect” over…
SmallHD talks Big Production Monitors: NAB 2017 Video
SmallHD started with… well small HD on-camera monitors. Now, the North Carolina company has moved up to full-sized HDR Production monitors for on-set viewing, editors, and…
Canon Announces 70-200mm T4.4 Compact-Servo Zoom: NAB 2017 Video
At NAB 2017, Canon showed off the newest member of their Compact-Servo the 70–200mm. The new compact-servo 70–200mm T4.4 EF lens combines 4K optical performance…
Panasonic Press Announcements at NAB 2017
Panasonic announced a new camera to the VariCam line-up. Will it be at NAB 2017? Nope, you will have to wait until Cinegear Expo in June to get your…
Filmmaker Friday with Filmmaker Alex Orchilles
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Options include pitching an idea, or a commission through screenwriting, casting, shooting, editing…
Preview: the Mini XTC 9250-XL
Just in time for NAB, the 9250-XL is everything that a producer could want in a camera. The revolution has begun… Don Starnes directs and photographs movies…
Cooke Anamorphic Lenses Bring Class and Character to a Clean Digital World
I remember the first time I worked in anamorphic. I’d landed a job as “A” camera operator on a feature film’s additional photography unit…
Three Variations on Lighting a Single Shot Commercial
I love a challenge, as that’s when I get to do my best work. One of these spots was easy, one was moderately difficult, and one was hard…
Polishing the Talking Head Interview
I’m constantly experimenting with common lighting setups and trying to make them better. There is no more common lighting setup than that of the talking head interview. Here…
