Split SDI ports, or: how to hack an Arri Mini
“My assistant says it’s impossible,” said the Steadicam operator over coffee at Arri headquarters in Burbank. “The DIT wants...
The Sony 6K VENICE Menu Simulator Online Now
Camera Assistants, Owner – Operators, and DPs the Sony VENICE Menu Simulator is online and waiting for you and...
Nashville Filmmaker’s Guild Finds A Way To Give Back With StoryGive
As creatives, we have chosen a career path to inform and entertain through the arts. We talk cameras, lighting,...
Alpha Channels: The good, the bad & the ugly
Alpha channels are the basis of digital compositing, but there are two different types – straight and premultiplied. Understanding...
The Blackmagic Design URSA Broadcast Camera
In their new camera announcement, Blackmagic Design dropped the “Mini” in the URSA Broadcast camera name. Read into it...
Panavision’s new DXL2: Monstro dialed up to “11”
Panavision’s DXL2 is a unique offering, backed by a unique color pipeline. This is not your average Monstro. When...
Blackmagic Feb 1st Broadcast New Products Announcements
Today, Blackmagic Design took the opportunity to live stream their new 2018 broadcast product updates. On-screen Blackmagic CEO, Grant...
The large format look, continued: shallow focus and stressing old lenses
I’ve been getting some play time with RED’s new Weapon camera with a Monstro sensor at Videofax in San...
Some clips from Quantel’s “Clips”
As one year finishes and another begins, it’s traditional to look back and reflect on the last 12 months....
The “large format” look: Sigma primes on a RED Monstro, in 8K
What’s the big deal about large format cinematography? Shallow focus on wide shots. It’s a big deal. One of...
