Please label tapes and disks: An open letter to DPs, camera ops, DITs
Man, there are a lot of high definition formats out in the world today. Just to spell them out...
Black Glimmerglass and Hollywood Black Magic Filter Tests
World-class camera assistant Mako Koiwai recently shot a camera test with two new sets of diffusion filters: Black Glimmerglass...
Diffusion Confusion
Digital filters are awesome for post image manipulation if you have enough bits to throw away. Glass filters, though,...
Web video: The Top-Ten Things I Wish I Knew About Final Cut Pro…Ten Years Ago.
I don’t know how I missed this video when it was posted back in March at the great editing...
Using the ND .90 Filter as a Preproduction Tool
During my last round of far red filter testing with the Sony F35/EX1/EX3, director of photography and testing cohort...
3 tools for panning and zooming in Final Cut Pro
Today a friend asked me what’s the best option for creating the Ken Burns style effect for panning and...
Online Video Delivery with Kyte
Author and video podcaster Richard Harrington discusses online video distribution with Cody Smith from kyte.com at NAB 2009.
After Effects Tips 5: Going for a Scroll
It seems such a simple idea: a banner scrolls across the top or bottom of your comp, repeating the...
Have You Ever Screwed up a Live Feed?
I’ve made a few errors in my day, and when you’re working with a live feed, you can be...
Why Does Blue Hurt So Much?
I never thought I’d worry about when to use an 80A filter. Designed to allow daylight film use under...