Opening titles: commercials that sell a series
The art of the opening title sequence is flourishing like never before. The best ones contain clues, “Easter eggs,”...
Art of the manual white balance
White balancing a camera is only half the story. Now we have to white balance our lights. Back in...
Three beautiful TV shows you probably aren’t watching
I’ve worked on episodic television. I know how fast it moves. That’s why I’m amazed at how good recent...
Canon Compact Zoom Lens Review: 18-80mm and 70-200mm
When I started this career I was told to never ever, under no circumstances, use a camera’s autofocus. Just...
Halloween 2017 movie recommendations
“Terror is smelling a corpse, while horror is finding it.” Gothic fiction defines these terms as very different things,...
Blackmagic’s ATEM Television Studio Pro HD Review
I sat in my office and stared at the brown cardboard box holding Blackmagic’s new ATEM Television Studio Pro...
MegaBots’ Giant Fighting Robots Web Series Captured on Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras
I love hearing news about small cameras stepping up into big rolls. Today, Blackmagic shared a story about Micro Cinema...
Current thoughts on current lenses
Near perfect lenses are easy to find these days. The problem is… I don’t want them. I want lenses...
Filmtools Filmmaker Friday featuring Filmmaker Geenah Krisht
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Filmtools decided...
Filmtools Filmmaker Friday featuring Filmmaker Matt Bendo
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Filmtools decided...
